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Riedelius ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Foremanellinidae : Riedelius | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Foremanellinidae : Riedelius | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Riedelius | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 199 - 191 Ma Early Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 168 - 152 Ma 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) | P. De Wever. 1982. Nassellaria (Radiolaires polycystines) du Lias de Turquie. Revue de Micropaleontologie 24(4):189-232 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Riedelius microceras ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Riedelius orthoceras ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Riedelius patulus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Riedelius williami ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 191 Ma Early Jurassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1982 | Riedelius De Wever |
2001 | Riedelius De Wever et al. p. 241 |
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!