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Quadricaulis ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Ormistonellidae : Quadricaulis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Latentifistularia : Ormistonellidae : Quadricaulis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Quadricaulis Caridroit & de Wever, 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Marine Micropaleont. 11 (1-3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 290 - 269 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 252 - 251 Ma Phanerozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. Caridroit and P. De Wever. 1986. Some Late Permian radiolarians from pelitic rocks of the Tatsuno Formation (Hyogo Prefecture), southwest Japan. Marine Micropaleontology 11:55-90 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Nazarovella gracilis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 56 | 290 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Nazarovella scalae ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 27 | 265 Ma Permian | 252 Ma Permian | |
| Quadricaulis femoris ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 265 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Quadriremis inflata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 28 | 273 Ma Permian | 252 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1984 | Nazarovella De Wever and Caridroit |
| 1985 | Quadriremis Nazarov and Ormiston |
| 1986 | Quadricaulis Caridroit and De Wever |
| 2000 | Raciditor Sugiyama |
| 2001 | Nazarovella De Wever et al. p. 106 |
| 2001 | Quadricaulis De Wever et al. p. 106 |
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2002 | Nazarovella Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Quadriremis Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2009 | Quadriremis O'Dogherty et al. |
| 2015 | Raciditor Thassanapak p. 12 |
| 2017 | Quadricaulis Noble et al. p. 466 |
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!
