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Pentactinocarpidae ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Pentactinocarpidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Entactinaria : Pentactinocarpidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Pentactinocarpidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 209 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | U. K. Tekin. 2002. Late Triassic (Late Norian-Rhaetian) radiolarians from the Antalya Nappes, Central Taurides, Southern Turkey. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 108(3):415-440 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Busuanga ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Lobactinocapsa ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pentactinocapsa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Pentactinocarpus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 93 | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Pentactinorbis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1978 | Pentactinocarpidae Dumitrica |
2002 | Pentactinocarpidae Tekin |
2014 | Pentactinocarpidae Takahashi and Miyake p. 288 |
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!