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Periphaena delta

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Coccodiscidae

Taxonomy
Periphaena delta was named by Sanfilippo and Riedel (1973). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. heliasteriscus, P. tipyramis, P. decora, P. heliasteriscus, P. tripyramis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Periphaena delta Sanfilippo and Riedel p. 523 figs. pl. 8, figs. 11, 12
2003Periphaena delta Sanfilippo et al. p. 55

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyCoccodiscidaeHaeckel 1862
subfamilyCoccodiscinaeHaeckel 1862
genusPeriphaenaEhrenberg 1873
speciesdeltaSanfilippo and Riedel 1973

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.

†Periphaena delta Sanfilippo and Riedel 1973
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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: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07North Pacific Periphaena delta (243859 243860 245050 245183)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Cyprus Periphaena delta (90893 90894)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03North Pacific Periphaena delta (245177)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Cyprus Periphaena delta (90889 90890 90891)