IRMNG - Pithonellidae Keller, 1946 †

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Pithonellidae Keller, 1946 †

IRMNG_ID

107712 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:107712)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Calcitarcha †

Synonymised names

Bonetocardiellidae Masters & Scott, 1978 † · unaccepted

Calcisphaerulidae Bonet, 1956 † · unaccepted

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Genus Bonetocardiella Dufour, 1968 †
Genus Burocratus Trejo, 1983 †
Genus Coronadinium Willems in Williams, Lentin & Fensome, 1998 †
Genus Lentodinella Kienel, 1994 †
Genus Navarella Trejo, 1983 †
Genus Pithonella T. Lorenz, 1902 †
Genus Pleurozonaria O. Wetzel, 1933 †
Genus Polyderma Derville, 1950 †
Genus Praecalcisphaerula Trejo, 1983 †
Genus Risserella Trejo, 1983 †
Genus Tetratropis Willems, 1990 †
Genus Zugelia Özdikmen, 2009 †
Genus Amphora Willems, 1994 † accepted as Coronadinium Willems in Williams, Lentin & Fensome, 1998 †
Genus Bonetiella Trejo, 1983 † accepted as Bonetocardiella Dufour, 1968 †
Genus Normandia P. Zügel, 1994 † accepted as Zugelia Özdikmen, 2009 † (junior homonym)
Genus Andriella Bolli, 1974 † accepted as Pithonella T. Lorenz, 1902 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Cadosinella Vogler, 1941 † accepted as Pithonella T. Lorenz, 1902 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Calcisphaerula F. Bonet, 1956 † accepted as Pithonella T. Lorenz, 1902 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Wallia H. Keupp, 1990 † accepted as Pithonella T. Lorenz, 1902 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Pithonelloid calcareous cyst fossils, included in Thoracosphaeraceae by Elbrächter et al., 2008, but excluded following...

Taxonomic remark Pithonelloid calcareous cyst fossils, included in Thoracosphaeraceae by Elbrächter et al., 2008, but excluded following Versteegh et al., 2009; not syn. of Cadosinidae (cf. Masters & Scott, 1978) as type genera now in different fams. More recently, Wendler et al., 2013, again suggests that Pithonella has affinities with dinoflagellates. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Pithonellidae Keller, 1946 †. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107712 on 2024-04-29

Taxonomic edit history

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2010-11-17 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2021-04-10 05:37:48Z

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Sources (4)
Notes (1)

basis of record Masters & Scott, 1978 [details]

additional source Wendler, J. E.; Wendler, I.; Huber, B. T. (2013). Revision and evaluation of the systematic affinity of the calcitarch genus Pithonella based on exquisitely preserved Turonian material from Tanzania. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 87(06): 1077-1106., available online at https://doi.org/10.1666/12-121
note: suggests Pithonella has affinities with dinoflagellates, refer note [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

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