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Palaeosaturnalis liassicus

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Saturnalidae

Taxonomy
Palaeosaturnalis liassicus was named by Kozur and Mostler (1990). Its type locality is Mt. Kirchstein, sample L1, which is in a Hettangian basinal (siliceous) limestone in the Kirchstein Formation of Germany.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. dotti, P. fluegeli, P. karnicus, P. tetraradiatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Palaeosaturnalis liassicus Kozur and Mostler

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familySaturnalidaeDeflandre 1953
subfamilyHeliosaturnalinaeKozur and Mostler 1972
genusPalaeosaturnalisDonofrio and Mostler 1978
speciesliassicus

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.

†Palaeosaturnalis liassicus Kozur and Mostler 1990
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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 Middle Hettangian to the top of the Pliensbachian or 201.40000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Germany (Bayern) Palaeosaturnalis liassicus (type locality: 94833)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5China (Heilongjiang) Palaeosaturnalis liassicus (96059)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Hungary Palaeosaturnalis liassicus (87047)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Türkiye Palaeosaturnalis liassicus (33672)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Canada (British Columbia) Palaeosaturnalis liassicus (94293 94294 94297 94298 94374 94375)
Middle Hettangian - Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Canada (British Columbia) Palaeosaturnalis liassicus (94285)
Late/Upper Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Palaeosaturnalis liassicus (94300 94301)
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Philippines Palaeosaturnalis liassicus (51813 51814 51815 51816)
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Palaeosaturnalis liassicus (94305 94306)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Türkiye Palaeosaturnalis liassicus (33673 33674 33675 33676 33677 33678)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Mexico (Baja California Sur) Paleosaturnalis sp. A (33558 33559 33563 33565)