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Provisocyntra ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spongentactiniidae : Provisocyntra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Entactinaria : Entactiniidae : Provisocyntra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Provisocyntra Nazarov & Ormiston, 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Micropaleontology (N Y) 33 (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1987 | Provisocyntra Nazarov and Ormiston |
| 2001 | Provisocyntra De Wever et al. p. 181 |
| 2002 | Provisocyntra Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2017 | Provisocyntra Noble et al. p. 446 |
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!
