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Arcanicapsa
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Sethocapsidae : Arcanicapsa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Sethocapsidae : Arcanicapsa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Arcanicapsa Takemura, 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Palaeontographica (A) 195 (1-3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 183 - 182 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) | W. Kiessling. 2005. Unpublished radiolarian data and taxonomic expertise. |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Arcanicapsa adrianae species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 22 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1986 | Arcanicapsa Takemura |
| 2006 | Arcanicapsa O'Dogherty et al. p. 443 |
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!
