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Gongylothorax

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Sethocapsidae

Taxonomy
Gongylothorax was named by Foreman (1968) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bajo-u K Maes-u]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Sethocapsidae by Hull (1997); and to Nassellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Gongylothorax Foreman
1997Gongylothorax Hull
2002Gongylothorax Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familySethocapsidaeHaeckel 1881
genusGongylothoraxForeman 1968

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.

G. Gongylothorax Foreman 1968
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†Gongylothorax favosus Dumitrica 1970
†Gongylothorax siphonofer Dumitrica 1970
†Gongylothorax szeligoviensis Widz and De Wever 1993
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 Early/Lower Toarcian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 184.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Japan G. sp. A (51710)
Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Japan G. oblongus (51712 54166)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Japan G. oblongus, G. siphonofer (51713)
Middle Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian168.2 - 161.5Oman G. sakawaensis (125385)
Bathonian - Oxfordian168.2 - 154.8Spain G. favosus (131819)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Italy G. favosus (89646) G. favosus, G. siphonofer (47163) G. marmoris, G. favosus (47164)
Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Germany (Bavaria) G. favosus (66976)
Late/Upper Callovian - Early/Lower Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Philippines G. favosus (52070)
Late/Upper Callovian - Early/Lower Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Germany (Bavaria) G. favosus (66978 67000) G. oblongus (66991) G. sp. C, G. favosus (66995)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Romania G. favosus (78677 78707)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Romania G. favosus (78705)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Romania G. favosus (78678)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Antarctica (Antarctic Peninsula) G. favosus (51834 51835)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Antarctica (Antarctic Peninsula) G. favosus (51833)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Italy G. siphonofer (47167)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06USA (California) G. oblongus (50741)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) G. favosus, G. siphonofer (83083)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Japan G. favosus (131595 131823) G. favosus, G. szeligoviensis (131673)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Philippines G. baumgartneri, G. sp. 1, G. favosus (51153)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Oman G. sp. A (47178)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.8Poland G. siphonofer (60290 60308 60310)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Oman G. werbeeki (125286)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Germany (Bayern) G. annulatus (95842)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Japan (Hokkaido) G. sp. A (96036 96041)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Czechia G. maguraensis (67451)