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Obesacapsula ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Spongocapsulidae : Obesacapsula | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Spongocapsulidae : Obesacapsula | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Obesacapsula Pessagno, 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Micropaleontology 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 168 - 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 105 - 94 Ma Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Obesacapsula breggiensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Obesacapsula bullata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 57 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Obesacapsula cetia ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 76 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Obesacapsula morroensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 30 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Obesacapsula polyedra ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Obesacapsula rotunda ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Obesacapsula rusconensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 103 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Obesacapsula verbana ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 44 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1977 | Obesacapsula Pessagno |
| 1997 | Obesacapsula Hull p. 94 |
| 2002 | Obesacapsula Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 1977 | Obesacapsula Pessagno |
| 1997 | Obesacapsula Hull p. 94 |
| 2002 | Obesacapsula Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
