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Hsuidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Hsuidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Hsuidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Hsuidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 237 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper 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) | E. A. Pessagno, Jr. and P.A. Whalen. 1982. Lower and Middle Jurassic Radiolaria (multicyrtid Nassellariina) from California, east-central Oregon and the Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C. Micropaleontology 28(2):111-169 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Hsuum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 668 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Linaresia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 21 | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Parahsuum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 765 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Pseudohsuum ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Semihsuum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 22 | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Transhsuum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 83 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1982 | Hsuidae Pessagno, Jr. and Whalen |
| 1997 | Hsuidae Hull |
| 2001 | Hsuidae De Wever et al. p. 264 |
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!
