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Eucyrtidium
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Theoperidae : Eucyrtidium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Eucyrtidiidae : Eucyrtidium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Eucyrtidium 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (50%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper 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 |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Eucyrtidium acuminatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eucyrtidium annulatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eucyrtidium anomalum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eucyrtidium calvertense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eucyrtidium carnegiense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eucyrtidium cienkowskii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eucyrtidium delmontense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eucyrtidium dictyopodium species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eucyrtidium elongatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eucyrtidium erythromystax species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eucyrtidium frizzelli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eucyrtidium hexagonatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eucyrtidium hexastichum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eucyrtidium matsumotoi species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Eucyrtidium plummerae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eucyrtidium teuscheri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Eucyrtidium Haeckel, 1881 | GBIF | genus | Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Theoperidae : Eucyrtidium |
| Eucyrtium Bronn & Roemer, 1854 | GBIF | genus | Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Theoperidae : Eucyrtium |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1847 | Eucyrtidium Ehrenberg |
| 2001 | Eucyrtidium De Wever et al. p. 278 |
| 2002 | Eucyrtidium 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!
