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Lithocampe
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Theoperidae : Lithocampe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Lithocampida : Lithocampe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Lithocampe Ehrenberg, 1839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Ehrenberg, Christian G. 1839. Über die Bildung der Kreidefelsen und des Kreidemergels durch unsichtbare Organismen. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1838: 59-147. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (25%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 190 - 183 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) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Lithocampe andersoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lithocampe cryptocephala species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Lithocampe eureia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lithocampe marinae species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Lithocampe marylandica species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Lithocampe minuta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lithocampe modeloensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lithocampe platycephala species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lithocampe sacramentoensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lithocampe uephelos species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1904 | Lithocampe Martin p. 450 |
| 2002 | Lithocampe 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!
