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Stylosphaera
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Actinommidae : Stylosphaera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Stylosphaeridae : Stylosphaera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Stylosphaera Ehrenberg, 1846 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Ehrenberg, Christian G. 1846. Über eine halibiolithische, von Herrn R. Schomburgk entdeckte, vorherrschend aus mikroskopischen Polycystinen gebildete, Gebirgsmasse von Barbados. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preußischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1846: 382-385. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (50%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 237 Ma Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Stylosphaera angelina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stylosphaera datura species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stylosphaera fairchildi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stylosphaera gonioxyphos species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stylosphaera hastata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Stylosphaera hexaxyphophora species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stylosphaera hexaxyphopora species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stylosphaera losbanosensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stylosphaera magnaspina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stylosphaera megaxyphos species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stylosphaera melpomene species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stylosphaera minor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stylosphaera simplex species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stylosphaera trixyphophora species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1847 | Stylosphaera Ehrenberg |
| 2001 | Stylosphaera De Wever et al. p. 118 |
| 2002 | Sphaerostylus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Stylosphaera Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
