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Atalantria ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Parvicingulidae : Atalantria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Parvicingulidae : Atalantria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Atalantria Cordey & Carter, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Article title: Atalantria, new name for Atalanta Cordey and Carter 1996 (Nasselaria, Radiolaria). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 201 - 199 Ma Early Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 190 - 183 Ma Early 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) | F. Cordey and E. S. Carter. 2007. Atalantria, new name for Atalanta (Nasselaria, Radiolaria). Micropaleontology 53(5):430 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Atalantria emmela ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 24 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Atalantria epaphrodita ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 21 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 197 Ma Early Jurassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1996 | Atalanta Cordey and Carter |
2002 | Atalanta Whalen and Carter |
2005 | Atalanta Carter and Hori |
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!