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Japonisaturnalis ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Parasaturnalidae : Japonisaturnalis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Parasaturnalidae : Japonisaturnalis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Japonisaturnalis Kozur & Mostler, 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Geol. palaont. Mitt., Innsbruck 2 (8-9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 170 - 168 Ma Middle 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) | 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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| Japonisaturnalis diplocyclis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Japonisaturnalis japonicus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Japonisaturnalis yehae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parasaturnalis diplocyclis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 23 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Parasaturnalis yehae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Spongosaturnalis diplocyclis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1972 | Japonisaturnalis Kozur and Mostler |
| 1981 | Japonisaturnalis De Wever |
| 2002 | Japonisaturnalis Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Parasaturnalis 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!
