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Suna harperi

Protozoa - Xiphostylidae

Taxonomy
Neotripocyclia harperi was named by Pessagno et al. (1989). Its type specimen is USNM 424138 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Neotripocyclia.

It was recombined as Suna harperi by Kiessling (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Neotripocyclia harperi Pessagno et al. p. 204 figs. Pl. 6, figs. 9, 14, 11, 17-20, 26-27; Pl. 7, fig. 22
1989Neotripocyclia harperi Pessagno and Yang
1995Suna harperi Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
superfamilyActinommaceaHaeckel 1862
familyXiphostylidaeHaeckel 1881
genusSunaWu 1986
speciesharperi()

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.

Suna harperi Pessagno et al. 1989
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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 Callovian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 165.30000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian165.3 - 161.5USA (California) Neotripocyclia harperi (51654 51655 51656 51657 51658)
Callovian - Early/Lower Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8USA (California) Neotripocyclia harperi (51659)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8USA (California) Neotripocyclia harperi (51661)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Antarctica (Antarctic Peninsula) Suna harperi (51836)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Antarctica Suna harperi (46971 51826)