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Ceratoikiscidae ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Ceratoikiscidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Albaillellaria : Ceratoikiscidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Ceratoikiscidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 466 - 450 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 345 - 331 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. De Wever, P. Dumitrica, and JP Caulet, C. Nigrini, M. Caridroit. 2001. Radiolarians in the sedimentary record. London (Gordon & Breach Sc) |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Campanulithus ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Ceratoikiscum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
Circulaforma ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Eoalbaillella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Gansuceratoikiscum ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Glanta ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Helenifore ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Holoeciscus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Kappaforma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Lapidopiscum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Nazarovites ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Neoholoeciscus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Protoceratoikiscum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Protoholoeciscus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Raphidociclicus ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Xiphocladiella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Proholoeciscus Li, 1995 | GBIF | genus | Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Proholoeciscus |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1969 | Ceratoikiscidae Holdsworth |
1986 | Holoeciscidae Cheng |
1995 | Proholoeciscus Li |
1999 | Ceratoikiscidae Aitchison et al. p. 154 |
2001 | Ceratoikiscidae Buckman and Aitchison p. 363 |
2001 | Ceratoikiscidae De Wever et al. p. 92 |
2003 | Ceratoikiscidae Wang et al. p. 138 |
2003 | Holoeciscidae Wang et al. p. 138 |
2004 | Ceratoikiscidae Feng et al. p. 380 |
2017 | Ceratoikiscidae Noble et al. p. 423 |
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!