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Theocapsomma ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Carpocaniidae : Theocapsomma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Carpocaniidae : Theocapsomma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Theocapsomma Haeckel, 1887 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Rep. Voy. Challenger Exped., Zool. 18 (2), | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. Chiari, M. Marcucci, and M. Prela. 2002. New species of Jurassic radiolarians in the sedimentary cover of ophiolites in the Mirdita area, Albania. Micropaleontology 48(S1):61-87 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Theocapsomma amphora ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 39 | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Theocapsomma ancus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Theocapsomma brevithorax ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Theocapsomma comys species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Theocapsomma teren species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1887 | Theocapsomma Haeckel |
| 2001 | Theocapsomma De Wever et al. p. 258 |
| 2002 | Theocapsomma Chiari et al. |
References
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!
