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Acanthodesmiidae


Classification: rads_cenozoic -> Trissocyclidae -> Acanthodesmiidae
Sister taxa: Acanthodesmiidae, Stephaniidae, Triospyrididae, Trissocyclidae inc sed
Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma)Granddaughter taxa
Acanthodesmia

neptune records: 275
Acanthodesmia circumflexa
Acanthodesmia micropora
Acanthodesmia vinculata
Acanthodesmia sp.

Amphispyris

neptune records: 24
Amphispyris roggentheni
Amphispyris sp.

Ceratospyris

neptune records: 133
Ceratospyris articulata
Ceratospyris borealis
Ceratospyris clavata
Ceratospyris echinus
Ceratospyris hyperborea
Ceratospyris laventaensis
Ceratospyris sp.

Desmospyris

neptune records: 517
Desmospyris mamillata
Desmospyris rhodospyroides
Desmospyris spongiosa
Desmospyris sp.

Dictyospyris

neptune records: 17
Dictyospyris discus
Dictyospyris gigas
Dictyospyris melissium
Dictyospyris sphaera
Dictyospyris sp.

Eucoronis

neptune records: 50
Eucoronis fridtjofnanseni
Eucoronis hertwigii
Eucoronis octopylus
Eucoronis sp.

Liriospyris

neptune records: 952

Lithocircus

neptune records: 61
Lithocircus rhombus
Lithocircus toxaria
Lithocircus sp.

Lithotympanum

neptune records:
Lithotympanum tuberosum
Lithotympanum sp.

Nephrodictyum

neptune records:
Nephrodictyum docris
Nephrodictyum knutheieri
Nephrodictyum pervia
Nephrodictyum renilla

Paradictyum

neptune records:
Paradictyum paradoxum
Paradictyum sp.

Phormospyris

neptune records: 11
Phormospyris stabilis
Phormospyris thespios
Phormospyris tricornis
Phormospyris tricostata
Phormospyris sp.

Psychospyris

neptune records: 5
Psychospyris grandis
Psychospyris intermedia
Psychospyris parva
Psychospyris sp.

Semantis

neptune records:
Semantis gracilis
Semantis sp.

Tricolospyris

neptune records: 13
Tricolospyris leibnitziana
Tricolospyris newtoniana
Tricolospyris sp.

Tympanidium

neptune records:
Tympanidium foliosum
Tympanidium sp.

Tympanomma

neptune records: 132
Tympanomma binoctonum
Tympanomma sp.

Taxonomy

Taxonomic rank: family (new classifi
Basionym: Hertwig, 1879

Catalog entries: Acanthodesmiidae

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Description


Published descriptions


Dumitrica, in De Wever et al. 2001 -

[trissocyclids] whose main parts are the cephalis and its derived parts. Differentiation along heteropolar axis indistinct. Spines L usually less developed than D or even l, and not prolonged into feet.

Biogeography and Palaeobiology

Biostratigraphic distribution

Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): Extant. Data source: Total of ranges of the species in this database
First occurrence (base): within Jurassic Period (143.10-201.36Ma, base in Hettangian stage). Data source: Total of ranges of species in this database

Plot of occurrence data:

References:

Hertwig, R (1879). Der Organismus der Radiolarien. Gustav Fischer, Jena. 1-149. gs O


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Acanthodesmiidae compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project team viewed: 11-8-2026

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