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Opisthokonta
Source Data |
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Rank | unranked clade (PBDB) | ||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Opisthokonta | ||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 255,536 | ||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 39,728 (16%) | ||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 635 - 580 Ma Neoproterozoic | ||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | S. M. Adl, A. G. B. Simpson, and M. A. Farmer, R. A. Andersen, O. R. Anderson, J. R. Barta, S. S. Bowser, G. Brugerolle, R. A. Fensome, S. Frederico, T. Y. James, S. Karpov, P. Kugrens, J. Krug, C. E. Lane, L. A. Lewis, J. Lodge, D. H. Lynn, D. G. Mann, R. M. McCourt, L. Mendoza. 2005. The new higher level classification of eukaryotes with emphasis on the taxonomy of protists. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 52(5):399-451 |
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Animalia kingdom | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1,166,482 | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Fungi kingdom | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 103 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 0 Ma Extant | |
Choanozoa phylum | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Choanomonada unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Mesomycetozoa unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Microsporidia unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1987 | Opisthokonta Cavalier-Smith |
2005 | Opisthokonta Adl et al. p. 401 figs. Table 1 |
References
Adl S. M., Simpson A. G. B., et al (2005) The new higher level classification of eukaryotes with emphasis on the taxonomy of protists, Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 52 5, 399-451 |
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!