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Plicaforacapsa
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Sethocapsidae : Plicaforacapsa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Sethocapsidae : Plicaforacapsa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Plicaforacapsa O'Dogherty, Gorican & Dumitrica, 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Micropaleontology (New York) 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | L. O'Dogherty, M. Bill, and S. Gorican, P. Dumitrica, H. Masson. 2006. Bathonian radiolarians from an ophiolitic mélange of the Alpine Tethys (Gets Nappe, Swiss-French Alps). Micropaleontology 51(6):425-485 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Plicaforacapsa catenarum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Plicaforacapsa elegans ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2006 | Plicaforacapsa O'Dogherty et al. p. 443 |
References
O'Dogherty L., Bill M., et al (2006) Bathonian radiolarians from an ophiolitic mélange of the Alpine Tethys (Gets Nappe, Swiss-French Alps), Micropaleontology 51 6, 425-485 |
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!