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Sethocapsa
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Sethocapsidae : Sethocapsa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Sethocapsidae : Sethocapsa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Sethocapsa Haeckel, 1882 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Haeckel, E. H. P. A. 1882. Entwurf eines Radiolarien-Systems auf Grund von Studien der Challenger-Radiolarien. Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft herausgegeben von der medizinisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena 15: 418-472. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (5.6%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 222 - 216 Ma Late/Upper 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) | W. Kiessling. 1995. Palökologische Verwertbarkeit oberjurassisch-unterkretazischer Radiolarienfaunen mit Beispielen aus Antarktis, Oman und Südalpen. Unpublished Ph.D. University of Erlangen, Germany |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Sethocapsa accincta species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Sethocapsa cometa species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Sethocapsa dorysphaeroides species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 74 | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Sethocapsa fabii species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Sethocapsa hexagona ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Sethocapsa kaminogoensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 71 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Sethocapsa leiostraca species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 120 | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Sethocapsa nakaensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Sethocapsa orca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sethocapsa pseudouterculus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Sethocapsa simplex species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 23 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Sethocapsa sphaerica species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 156 Ma Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
| Sethocapsa subcrassitestata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Sethocapsa taukhaensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Sethocapsa trachyostraca species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 92 | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Sethocapsa uterculus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 48 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Sethocapsa zinckeni species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 156 Ma Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Sethocapsa zweilii species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1881 | Sethocapsa Haeckel |
| 1995 | Sethocapsa Kiessling |
| 1997 | Sethocapsa Hull p. 92 |
| 2001 | Sethocapsa De Wever et al. p. 253 |
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!
