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Bipedis hiberniaensis

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae

Taxonomy
Bipedis hiberniaensis was named by Carter et al. (1998). Its type locality is S8-5-QC-574 Kunga Island, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian basinal (siliciclastic) limestone/siltstone in the Sandilands Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Bipedis hiberniaensis Carter et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyUltranaporidaePessagno 1977
genusBipedis
specieshiberniaensis

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.

Bipedis hiberniaensis Carter et al. 1998
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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 Late/Upper Hettangian to the top of the Late/Upper Sinemurian or 201.40000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Canada (British Columbia) Bipedis hiberniaensis (34142)
Late/Upper Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Bipedis hiberniaensis (type locality: 94378)
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Philippines Bipedis hiberniaensis (51813)
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Bipedis hiberniaensis (94305 94380)
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Bipedis hiberniaensis (94423)