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IRMNG taxon detailsThaumatoporella J. Pia, 1927 †
1314127 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1314127)
accepted
Genus
marine,
fossil only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Taxonomic affinity unclear; described by Schlagintweit et al., 2013 as "a widespread Mesozoic-Early Cenozoic taxon of...
Taxonomic remark Taxonomic affinity unclear; described by Schlagintweit et al., 2013 as "a widespread Mesozoic-Early Cenozoic taxon of incertae sedis", also noting "Internal structures typically with thinner walls than the enclosing one were interpreted as daughter colonies (De Castro, 1988, 1990), thus implying an algal origin, or ontogenetic stages of an animal (Flügel, 1983)." These authors also state: "The possible Palaeozoic record of thaumatoporellaceans would suggest that they represent long-living and morphologically rather conservative microorganisms. The assumed ability to change morphology during their life-time and motility, the optional occurrence in completely shaded habitats and the inferred formation of resting cysts challenges the attribution of thaumatoporellaceans to algae. These aspects instead are compatible with a protozoan nature." [details]
IRMNG (2024). Thaumatoporella J. Pia, 1927 †. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1314127 on 2024-11-23
Date action by
verified source for family
De Castro, P. (1988). Observations on thaumatoporellaceans. <em>Atti del 74° Congresso della Societá Geologica Italiana.</em> A245-A249. [details]
current name source Schlagintweit, F.; Hladil, J.; Nose, M.; Salerno, C. (2013). The Paleozoic record of Thaumatoporella Pia, 1927 (incertae sedis)?. <em>Geologia Croatica.</em> 66(3): 155-182., available online at https://doi.org/10.4154/gc.2013.14 [details] Unreviewed
Descriptive info Upper Cretaceous; Italy. (Index Nominum Genericorum) [details]Taxonomic remark Taxonomic affinity unclear; described by Schlagintweit et al., 2013 as "a widespread Mesozoic-Early Cenozoic taxon of incertae sedis", also noting "Internal structures typically with thinner walls than the enclosing one were interpreted as daughter colonies (De Castro, 1988, 1990), thus implying an algal origin, or ontogenetic stages of an animal (Flügel, 1983)." These authors also state: "The possible Palaeozoic record of thaumatoporellaceans would suggest that they represent long-living and morphologically rather conservative microorganisms. The assumed ability to change morphology during their life-time and motility, the optional occurrence in completely shaded habitats and the inferred formation of resting cysts challenges the attribution of thaumatoporellaceans to algae. These aspects instead are compatible with a protozoan nature." [details] |
