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Lychnodictyum

Protozoa - Nassellaria

Taxonomy
Lychnodictyum is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Nassellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Lychnodictyum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
genusLychnodictyum

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: 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 Rupelian to the top of the Zanclean or 33.90000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (132 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian - Rupelian37.71 - 27.3North Pacific L. audex (244152 244153 244154 244155)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3North Pacific L. audex (244782 244785)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.04North Pacific L. audex (244778)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98North Pacific L. audex (260471 260472 260473 260475 260477 270777 271760 271764 272390 272392 272398)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63North Pacific L. audex (260468 271759 272389)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Indian Ocean L. audex (259310)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63North Pacific L. audex (245293)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63North Pacific L. audex (260445 260447 260448 260450 260454 260456 260457 260458 260459 260460 260461 260462 260463 260465 270769 270772 271751 271753 271754 271756 271757 272380 272381 272383 272384 272387)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.98 - 5.333North Pacific L. audex (260441 260442 260443 272379)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63North Pacific L. audex (245226 245227 245228 245229 245280 245281 245282 245283 245284 245285 245286 245287 245288 245289 245290 245291 245292)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246North Pacific L. audex (245225 245279)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246North Pacific L. audex (245222 245223 245224 245270 245271 245272 245273 245274 245275 245276 245277 245278 245501)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333North Pacific L. audex (260398 260399 260400 260402 260408 260411 260412 260415 260419 260422 260423 260429 260431 260435 260437 260438 260440 269341 269342 269343 269344 269345 269350 269353 270750 270751 270754 270757 270760 270761 271737 271739 271742 272373 272376 272377)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333North Pacific L. audex (245267 245268 245269)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.63 - 2.58North Pacific L. audex (269339)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333North Pacific L. audex (245221)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Ecuador L. audax (90838 90840)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6North Pacific L. audex (245220)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58North Pacific L. audex (266891 269338 270745)