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Spyrida

Protozoa - Nassellaria

Taxonomy
Spyrida was named by Ehrenberg (1847). It is extant.

It was assigned to Nassellaria by O'Conner (1994).

Subtaxa
Trissocyclidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Spyrida Ehrenberg
1994Spyrida O'Conner p. 338

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
suborderSpyridaEhrenberg 1847
suborderSpyridaEhrenberg 1847

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subor. Spyrida Ehrenberg 1847
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Fm. Trissocyclidae Goll 1968
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G. Acanthodesmia Müller 1857
G. Cantharospyris Haeckel 1882
G. Nephrospyris Haeckel 1887
G. Phormospyris Haeckel 1882
G. Tholospyris Haeckel 1882
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Invalid names: Tristylospyris Haeckel 1887 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicap
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: passively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: omnivorep
Created: 2005-01-28 01:13:47
Modified: 2005-01-28 03:13:47
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 1999

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pliensbachian to the top of the Holocene or 192.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 168.2 Ma

Collections (282 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian - Bajocian192.9 - 168.2Russian Federation Acanthodesmia sp. 1 (30679)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9South Pacific Tristylospyris triceros (258857 258858 258859 258860 258861 258864)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71North Pacific Tristylospyris triceros (244224)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71South Pacific Tristylospyris triceros (254227)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9South Pacific Tristylospyris triceros (254220 254222)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71North Pacific Tristylospyris triceros (244046 244426 244427 244653 244654 244816 244818 245148 245149 245696)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9North Pacific Tristylospyris triceros (244045 244150 244177 244465 244466 244650 244651 244652 244815 245145 245146 245564 245566 245695 245814)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Peru (Ica) Tristylospyris triceros (84654)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9South Pacific Tristylospyris triceros (247351 247352 254217 254219)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9North Pacific Tristylospyris triceros (244044 244148 244164 244165 244166 244167 244168 244169 244170 244171 244172 244173 244174 244175 244176 244222 244223 244460 244461 244462 244463 244464 244647 244648 244649 244666 244667 244668 244801 244802 244803 244804 244805 244806 244807 244808 244809 244810 244811 244812 244813 244814 245142 245143 245537 245538 245539 245540 245541 245542 245543 245544 245545 245807 245808 245809 245810 245811 245812 245813)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9South Pacific Tristylospyris triceros (247927)
Priabonian - Rupelian37.71 - 27.3North Pacific Tristylospyris triceros (244147 244153 244154 244155 244156 244157 244158 244160 244161 244162 244163 244221 244458 244459 244658 244659 244660 244661 244662 244663 244664 244665 244800 245530 245531 245532 245533 245534 245535 245536 245805 245806)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3North Pacific Tristylospyris triceros (244215 244216 244217 244218 244219 244220 244449 244450 244451 244452 244453 244454 244455 244456 244457 244641 244642 244643 244644 244645 244646 244784 244785 244786 244787 244788 244789 244790 244791 244792 244793 244794 244795 244796 244797 244798 244799 245513 245516 245517 245518 245519 245520 245521 245522 245523 245524 245525 245526 245527 245528 245529 245559 245560 245561 245562 245691 245803 245804)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.04North Pacific Tristylospyris triceros (244778)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333North Pacific Phormospyris stabilis (266896) Phormospyris stabilis, Tholospyris sp. (266893 266894 266895)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Southern Ocean Acanthodesmia spp. (259941 259943)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6North Pacific Nephrospyris renilla (245266)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6North Pacific Nephrospyris renilla (245264 245265)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58North Pacific Nephrospyris renilla (269334 269335 269336 269337 270743 270744 270745 270746 270747 271729 271730 271731) Phormospyris stabilis (262429 262430) Tholospyris kantiana, Tholospyris sp. (262428) Tholospyris sp. (262427 262434 266891 266892)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Southern Ocean Acanthodesmia spp. (252133)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117North Pacific Nephrospyris renilla (269333 270742 271728)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8North Pacific Nephrospyris renilla (245262)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774North Pacific Nephrospyris renilla (245261)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117North Pacific Nephrospyris renilla (269331 269332 271726 271727 272372) Phormospyris sp., Tholospyris sp. (264861) Phormospyris stabilis (264862 264871 264873 264874) Phormospyris stabilis, Phormospyris stabilis (248425 253647) Tholospyris scaphipes (267595 267598) Tholospyris sp. (264865)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0North Pacific Tholospyris scaphipes (260319 260320 260835 261417 261418 261419 261420 261422 261424 261763 261764 261765 261766 261767 261768 261941 261942 261943 262276 267660 267661 267665 267669)
NN191.9 - 0.42North Pacific Phormospyris stabilis, Tholospyris sp., Tholospyris baconiana (266887 266889)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774North Pacific Nephrospyris renilla (245260)
NN210.29 - 0.0North Pacific Nephrospyris renilla, Phormospyris stabilis, Tholospyris sp. (266882 266883) Phormospyris stabilis, Tholospyris sp. (266884) Phormospyris stabilis, Tholospyris sp., Tholospyris baconiana (266886) Tholospyris sp. (266885)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117North Pacific Phormospyris stabilis (255100 255101)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Southern Ocean Acanthodesmia spp. (249970)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0North Pacific Tholospyris scaphipes (242466 242467 242468 242469 242470)