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Turanta morinae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Tripedurnulidae : Turanta : Turanta morinae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Tripedurnulidae : Turanta : Turanta morinae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Generic Name | Turanta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Turanta morinae Pessagno & Blome, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 182 - 176 Ma Early Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 168 - 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | K. Yeh. 2009. A Middle Jurassic radiolarian fauna from South Fork Member of Snowshoe Formation, east-central Oregon. Collection and Research 22:15-125 |
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
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| 1982 | Turanta morinae Pessagno and Blome |
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!
