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Spongodiscus
Classification
Phylum:
Protista
Subphylum:
Sarcodina
Class:
Actinopoda
Subclass:
Radiolaria
Order:
Porulosida
Suborder:
Spumellina
Infraorder:
Sphaerellari (division)
Superfamily:
Cenodiscicae - Subsuperfamily Euchitoniilae
Family:
Pylodiscidae
Subfamily:
Spongodiscinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Spongodiscus EHR., 1845 [non ZITTEL, 1878]
Type Species:
S. resurgens
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Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Dev.
Beginning International Stage:
Lochkovian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
419
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Circular disc without equatorial girdle
References
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Classification
Phylum:
Protista
Subphylum:
Sarcodina
Class:
Actinopoda
Subclass:
Radiolaria
Order:
Porulosida
Suborder:
Spumellina
Infraorder:
Sphaerellari (division)
Superfamily:
Cenodiscicae - Subsuperfamily Euchitoniilae
Family:
Pylodiscidae
Subfamily:
Spongodiscinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Spongodiscus EHR., 1845 [non ZITTEL, 1878]
Type Species:
S. resurgens
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Dev.
Beginning International Stage:
Lochkovian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
419
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Circular disc without equatorial girdle