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Ammodiscus parapriscus

Ammodiscidae

Taxonomy
Ammodiscus parapriscus was named by Ho (1959).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. infimus, A. planus, A. turbulensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Ammodiscus parapriscus Ho p. 408 figs. Pl 2, figs 3-6
2013Ammodiscus parapriscus Kolar-Jurkovšek et al. p. 217 figs. 5A-D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAmmodiscoidea(Reuss 1862)
familyAmmodiscidaeReuss 1862
genusAmmodiscusReuss 1862
speciesparapriscusHo 1959

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: agglutinatedg
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: herbivoref
Created: 2007-11-25 06:01:21
Modified: 2007-11-25 08:01:21
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1988

Age range: base of the Spathian to the top of the Fassanian or 251.30000 to 235.00000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2China (Guizhou) Ammodiscus parapriscus (114759 114760 116909 116915 116917 116919)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Slovenia Ammodiscus parapriscus (154676 154677 154678 154679 154680 154681 154682 154683 154684)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2China (Guizhou) Ammodiscus parapriscus (114736)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0China (Guizhou) Ammodiscus parapriscus (117072)