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Pyloniidae

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Pyloniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Pyloniidae Haeckel
1961Pyloniidae Loeblich and Tappan
2001Pyloniidae De Wever et al. p. 148
2007Pyloniidae Sharma and Takahashi p. 822

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyPyloniidaeHaeckel 1881
familyPyloniidaeHaeckel 1881

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.

Fm. Pyloniidae Haeckel 1881
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Subfm. Dipylissinae Dumitrica 1988
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G. Dipylissa Dumitrica 1988
Subfm. †Palaeotetrapylinae Dumitrica 1988
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G. †Palaeotetrapyle Dumitrica 1988
G. Phorticium Haeckel 1881
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Phorticium polycladum Tan and Tchang 1976
Phorticium pylonium Haeckel 1887
Invalid names: Phorticium macropylium Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium]
Subfm. Pylodiscinae Haeckel 1887
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G. Hexapyle Haeckel 1881
G. Larcopyle Dreyer 1889
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Larcopyle cervicornis Haeckel 1887
G. Pylodiscus Haeckel 1887
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G. Pylolena Haeckel 1887
Subfm. Pyloniinae Dumitrica 1989
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G. Larcospira Haeckel 1887
G. Octopyle Haeckel 1881
G. Pylospira Haeckel 1887
G. Spirema Haeckel 1887
G. Tetrapyle Haeckel 1858
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Tetrapyle octacantha Müller 1859
Invalid names: Pylonium Haeckel 1881 [synonym]
G. Trizonium Haeckel 1887
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Invalid names: Echinosphaera Hertwig 1879 [replaced], Trizonites Haeckel 1887 [synonym]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Holocene or 66.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma

Collections (647 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66New Zealand (Marlborough) Palaeotetrapyle muelleri (95902 95907)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9South Pacific Larcopyle polycantha (258857)
Eocene - Oligocene56.0 - 23.04South Pacific Larcopyle polycantha (258856)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71South Pacific Larcopyle hayesi (254232)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9South Pacific Larcopyle hayesi (254222)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9South Pacific Larcopyle hayesi (247925 247926)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Southern Ocean Phorticium polycladum (253178 253179 253180 253182)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333North Pacific Larcopyle polycantha (250717 250720 256994 256995 256997 256998 256999 258457 258467 258468 258469 258470 258471 258473 258475 258476 258481 258482) Larcopyle pylomaticus (256990) Phorticium pylonium (258455) Pyloniidae indet. (266412)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58North Pacific Larcopyle quadrangula, Tetrapyle octacantha, Phorticium pylonium (257601)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Japan Larcopyle polyacantha, Larcopyle weddellium, Larcopyle sp., Pyloniidae indet. (236002)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Southern Ocean Larcopyle nebulum (247627 247628) Larcopyle weddellium, Larcopyle nebulum, Phorticium polycladum (259939) Phorticium polycladum (247921 258881 258882)
Neodenticula kamtschatica7.67 - 3.665North Pacific Larcopyle polycantha, Larcopyle pylomaticus (250544 250546) Larcopyle pylomaticus (250549)
Neodenticula kamtschatica - Neodenticula koizumii - Neodenticula kamtschatica7.67 - 2.65North Pacific Larcopyle pylomaticus (250543)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6North Pacific Larcopyle buetschlii (261142 261144 261147 261149 261150 261151 261157)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Southern Ocean Larcopyle weddellium (252133) Phorticium polycladum (247909 252127 258878)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58North Pacific Larcopyle buetschlii (266560 266561 268115) Larcopyle buetschlii, Pyloniidae indet. (266408 266562 266563 268116) Larcopyle polycantha (251012 256987 258443) Larcopyle polycantha, Larcopyle pylomaticus (247893 247894 247895 247896 247897 251004 251010 256988 258435 258436 258446 258447 260049 260051 260052 260053 260054 260056 260057 260059) Larcopyle polycantha, Larcopyle pylomaticus, Phorticium pylonium (251009 251014 256989) Larcopyle polycantha, Larcopyle pylomaticus, Pyloniidae indet. (251005 251006) Larcopyle polycantha, Phorticium pylonium (258441) Larcopyle pylomaticus (247889 247890 247891 251003 251007 251011 251013 251017 251018 251019 258434 258437 258438 258442 258444 258445 260055 260058) Larcopyle pylomaticus, Phorticium pylonium (247892 251015) Larcospira quadrangula, Octopyle stenozona, Hexapyle dodecantha (266890 266891) Larcospira quadrangula, Phorticium pylonium (262428) Octopyle stenozona, Hexapyle dodecantha (266892) Phorticium pylonium (262429 262430 262431 262432 262433 262435 262436) Phorticium pylonium, Pylospira octopyle (262426 262434) Pyloniidae indet. (266564) Tetrapyle octacantha, Phorticium pylonium (262427)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117North Pacific Larcopyle polycantha, Larcopyle pylomaticus (251002) Larcopyle pylomaticus (247888)
Neodenticula koizumii - Neodenticula kamtschatica3.665 - 2.65North Pacific Larcopyle polycantha, Larcopyle pylomaticus (250541 250542) Larcopyle polycantha, Larcopyle pylomaticus, Pyloniidae indet. (250539) Larcopyle pylomaticus (250540)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58North Pacific Larcopyle buetschlii (260549 260550 260554 261134 270055)
Neodenticula koizumii2.65 - 2.0North Pacific Larcopyle polycantha (250537)
C22.61 - 1.78North Pacific Larcopyle pylomaticus (254196 254197 254199 254200 254201) Larcopyle pylomaticus, Larcopyle polycantha (254198 254202)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8North Pacific Larcopyle buetschlii (270038 270050)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Southern Ocean Larcopyle buetschlii (250732) Larcopyle weddellium, Larcopyle pylomaticus (252110)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117North Pacific Hexapyle dodecantha, Phorticium pylonium (264864 264865) Larcopyle buetschlii (242474 242475 242479 260854 260855 260856 260857 260858 260862 260863 260866 260873 260875 266541 266542 266546 267023 267603 267605 268100 268103 268107 269936 269937 269938 269939 269941 269942 269943 269951 269952 269959 269963 269966 269968 269969 269972 269973 269975 269977 269986 271981 271982 271983 271984 271985 271987 271993 271995 271996 271997 272003 272004 272005 272006 272015 272017 272018 272020 272021 272025) Larcopyle buetschlii, Pyloniidae indet. (242477 266535 266537 267594 267595 267598 267600 267604 267607 267608 268102 268104) Larcopyle polycantha (250975 250979 250984 250986 250987 250989 250990 251000 258425 258430 260032 260033 260035) Larcopyle polycantha, Larcopyle pylomaticus (250993 250999) Larcopyle polycantha, Larcopyle pylomaticus, Phorticium pylonium (258426) Larcopyle polycantha, Larcopyle pylomaticus, Pyloniidae indet. (247884 247886 250994 250995) Larcopyle polycantha, Larcopyle pylomaticus, Pyloniidae indet., Phorticium pylonium (251001) Larcopyle polycantha, Phorticium pylonium (250983 250988 256984 256986 258428 260034) Larcopyle polycantha, Pyloniidae indet. (247882 250978 250980 250991 256983 260036) Larcopyle polycantha, Pyloniidae indet., Phorticium pylonium (250976 250977 250981 250982 250992 256982) Larcopyle pylomaticus (250998 258431 258432 258433 260040 260041 260042 260043 260044 260046 260047) Larcopyle pylomaticus, Pyloniidae indet. (260039) Larcopyle quadrangula, Larcospira minor, Tetrapyle octacantha, Phorticium pylonium (253647) Octopyle stenozona (264861) Phorticium pylonium (264873 264874 264875 264876 264877) Pyloniidae indet. (266534 266539 266540 266543 266554) Tetrapyle octacantha (248426 248428 248433 253648 253649 253650) Tetrapyle octacantha, Phorticium pylonium (248425 248430 248431 248432)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0North Pacific Larcopyle buetschlii, Pyloniidae indet. (268099)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0North Pacific Larcopyle buetschlii (260668 260678 260825 260830 260831 260834 260845 260846 260847 261417 261418 261891 261936 262278 262281 262288 262294 267661 267666 272734 272736 272739 272740 272741 272742 272743 272745 272746 272749 272750 272753 272755) Larcopyle buetschlii, Pyloniidae indet. (260316 260318 260320 260321 260322 260662 260663 260666 260667 260677 260679 260680 260683 260684 260826 260828 260832 260844 261419 261420 261421 261422 261423 261425 261426 261427 261428 261759 261760 261761 261762 261763 261764 261765 261766 261767 261768 261769 261888 261895 261935 261939 261940 261941 261942 261943 262274 262276 262289 262291 262293 265956 265957 267660 267665 267669 267670 267671) Pyloniidae indet. (260313 260314 260315 260317 260319 260323 260324 260659 260681 260842 260843 261758 261889 261890 261896 261938 261945 261946 262282 262283 267663 267664)
Actinocyclus oculatus2.0 - 1.1North Pacific Larcopyle pylomaticus, Pyloniidae indet. (250536)
Actinocyclus oculatus - Proboscia curvirostris2.0 - 0.31North Pacific Larcopyle polycantha, Larcopyle pylomaticus, Phorticium pylonium (250535)
NN191.9 - 0.42North Pacific Hexapyle dodecantha (266887) Larcopyle polycantha (252899 252900 252905) Larcopyle polycantha, Pyloniidae indet. (252896 252898 252903 252906 252907 252908) Larcopyle polycantha, Pyloniidae indet., Phorticium pylonium (252901 252902) Larcopyle pylomaticus (252930) Larcopyle pylomaticus, Phorticium pylonium (252915 252934) Larcopyle pylomaticus, Pyloniidae indet. (252912 252918 252919 252924 252925 252926 252928 252931 252937 252938 252942 252943 252944 252945) Larcopyle pylomaticus, Pyloniidae indet., Phorticium pylonium (252933 252940) Octopyle stenozona, Hexapyle dodecantha (266889) Pyloniidae indet. (252895 252897 252909 252910 252911 252913 252914 252916 252917 252920 252921 252922 252923 252927 252929 252932 252935) Pyloniidae indet., Phorticium pylonium (252904)
NN19 - NN201.9 - 0.29North Pacific Larcopyle polycantha (252894)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774North Pacific Larcopyle buetschlii (260481 260517 260525 260534 261100 261108 262105 262106 262110 262121 266903 266907 268010 268013 269841 269842 269845 269847 269853 269854 269855 269857 269861 269863 269865 269867 269868 269869 269871 269874 269875 269880 269882 269886 269887 269889 269891 269892 269895 269896 269898 269902 269904 269989 269990 269991 269993 269994 269999 270001 270003 270006 270007 270013 270018 270022 270033 272631 272632 272633 272634 272635 272636 272637 272638 272639 272640 272641 272642 272649 272650 272651 272652 272654 272659 272660 272661 272662 272663 272665 272668 272671 272683 272688 272690 272692 272704 272705 272706 272707 272709 272710 272711 272715 272716 272722 272724 272727 272730)
C1r.2r1.187 - 1.071North Pacific Larcopyle buetschlii (266064)
Proboscia curvirostris1.1 - 0.31North Pacific Larcopyle polycantha, Pyloniidae indet. (250533)
Jaramillo1.071 - 0.99North Pacific Hexapyle dodecantha, Phorticium pylonium (265539) Octopyle stenozona (265540)
Jaramillo - Matuyama1.071 - 0.773North Pacific Hexapyle dodecantha, Phorticium pylonium (265536)
Matuyama0.99 - 0.773North Pacific Hexapyle dodecantha (265535) Octopyle stenozona, Hexapyle dodecantha, Phorticium pylonium (265534) Phorticium pylonium (265533)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129North Pacific Larcopyle buetschlii (261436) Larcopyle buetschlii, Pyloniidae indet. (261430) Pyloniidae indet. (261432 261433 261435) Tetrapyle octacantha (255105 255106)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan Larcopyle weddelium, Tetrapyle octacantha, Phorticium polycladum, Phorticium pylonium, Larcopyle buetschlii, Larcopyle cervicornis (233640 233708 233709 233710 233711) Larcopyle weddelium, Tetrapyle octacantha, Phorticium polycladum, Phorticium pylonium, Pylodiscus triangularis, Larcopyle buetschlii, Larcopyle cervicornis (233712)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Japan Larcopyle weddelium, Tetrapyle octacantha, Phorticium polycladum, Phorticium pylonium, Pylodiscus triangularis, Larcopyle buetschlii, Larcopyle cervicornis (233713)
Brunhes0.773 - 0.0North Pacific Larcopyle buetschlii (266061 266062)
NN200.42 - 0.29North Pacific Larcopyle polycantha, Pyloniidae indet. (252892 252893 257523 257525) Larcopyle polycantha, Pyloniidae indet., Phorticium pylonium (257521 257524) Pyloniidae indet. (257522 257526 257527 259778 259779)
Neodenticula seminae0.31 - 0.0North Pacific Larcopyle polycantha (250531) Larcopyle polycantha, Phorticium pylonium (250532) Larcopyle polycantha, Pyloniidae indet. (250530)
NN210.29 - 0.0North Pacific Hexapyle dodecantha (266884 266885) Larcopyle buetschlii (272703) Larcopyle polycantha (252888 252889) Larcopyle polycantha, Pyloniidae indet. (252887 252890 252891 257511 257512 257515 257518 257519 259772 259773 259774 259775 259776 259777) Larcopyle polycantha, Pyloniidae indet., Phorticium pylonium (257510 257520) Larcospira quadrangula, Tetrapyle octacantha, Hexapyle dodecantha (266883) Larcospira quadrangula, Tetrapyle octacantha, Octopyle stenozona, Hexapyle dodecantha (266882) Pyloniidae indet. (257513 257514 257516 257517) Tetrapyle octacantha, Hexapyle dodecantha (266886)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117North Pacific Larcopyle quadrangula, Larcospira minor, Tetrapyle octacantha, Phorticium pylonium (255100) Tetrapyle octacantha (255103) Tetrapyle octacantha, Phorticium pylonium (255101 255102)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Larcopyle weddelium, Tetrapyle octacanthus, Phorticium polycladum, Phorticium pylonium, Pylodiscus triangularis, Larcopyle buetschlii, Larcopyle cervicornis (233714)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Southern Ocean Larcopyle weddellium, Larcopyle pylomaticus (249970 250721)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0North Pacific Larcopyle buetschlii (242471 268093) Larcopyle buetschlii, Pyloniidae indet. (242466 242467 242468 242469 242470 267591 267593 268096 268097)