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Tertoniidae
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Tertoniidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Tertoniidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Tertoniidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 151 - 145 Ma Late 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. Dumitrica and P. Zügel. 2003. Lower Tithonian mono- and dicyrtid Nassellaria (Radiolaria) from the Solnhofen area, southern Germany. Geodiversitas 25(1):5-72 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Tertonium genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Toritenum genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2003 | Tertoniidae Dumitrica and Zügel p. 48 |
References
Dumitrica P., Zügel P. (2003) Lower Tithonian mono- and dicyrtid Nassellaria (Radiolaria) from the Solnhofen area, southern Germany, Geodiversitas 25 1, 5-72 |
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!