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Hindeosphaeridae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Hindeosphaeridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Entactinaria : Hindeosphaeridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Hindeosphaeridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 222 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. De Wever, P. Dumitrica, and JP Caulet, C. Nigrini, M. Caridroit. 2001. Radiolarians in the sedimentary record. London (Gordon & Breach Sc) |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Hindeosphaera ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 44 | 260 Ma Permian | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Muelleritortis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 122 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Mulderella ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Parasepsagon ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 39 | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Pseudostylosphaera ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 360 | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Sepsagon ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 34 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Tritortis ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 75 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1981 | Hindeosphaeridae Kozur and Mostler |
| 2001 | Hindeosphaeridae De Wever et al. p. 192 |
References
| De Wever P., Dumitrica P., et al (2001) Radiolarians in the sedimentary record, London (Gordon & Breach Sc), 1-533 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
