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Eucyrtidiidae
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Eucyrtidiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Eucyrtidiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Eucyrtidiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 19 (23%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 235 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) | 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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| Artocapsa genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Artophormis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Buryella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 39 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Calocyclas genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Calocycloma genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Clathrocycloma genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 58.7 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Cymaetron genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Cyrtocapsa genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 115 | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Cyrtocapsella genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Eostichomitra genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Eucyrtidium genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 30 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Gigi genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 25 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Guexella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 174 Ma Middle Jurassic | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Lantus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 137 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 182 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Lithopera genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Milax genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Phalangites genus | listed (PBDB) | 25 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Phormocyrtis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Pseudoeucyrtis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 303 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Schaumellus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Solenotryma genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 49 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Stichocapsa genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 349 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Stichocorys genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Stichomitra genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 474 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Vistularia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1847 | Eucyrtidiidae Ehrenberg |
| 2001 | Eucyrtidiidae De Wever et al. p. 278 |
References
| De Wever P., Dumitrica P., et al (2001) Radiolarians in the sedimentary record, London (Gordon & Breach Sc), 1-533 |
| The Paleobiology database - via World Register of Marine Species |
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!
