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Tetraporobrachia composita ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Hagiastridae : Tetraporobrachia : Tetraporobrachia composita | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Hagiastridae : Tetraporobrachia : Tetraporobrachia composita | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Generic Name | Tetraporobrachia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Tetraporobrachia composita Carter, 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 212 - 206 Ma Late/Upper 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) | E. Carter. 1993. Biochronology and paleontology of uppermost Triassic (Rhaetian) radiolarians, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada. Memoires de Geologie 11:1-175 |
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1993 | Tetraporobrachia composita Carter |
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!