OROSCENOIDEA Haeckel, 1887

Suzuki, Noritoshi, Caulet, Jean-Pierre & Dumitrica, Paulian, 2021, A new integrated morpho- and molecular systematic classification of Cenozoic radiolarians (Class Polycystinea) - suprageneric taxonomy and logical nomenclatorial acts, Geodiversitas 43 (15), pp. 405-573 : 534

Superfamily OROSCENOIDEA Haeckel, 1887 n. stat.

Oroscenida Haeckel, 1887: 1593 [as a subfamily].

Orosphaericae [ sic] – Campbell 1954: D46 [ nomen dubium] (= Orosphaeroidea) [as a superfamily in Collodaria ].

Orosphaeridea – van de Paverd 1995: 33 [ nomen dubium, as a suborder].

DIAGNOSIS. — Oroscenoidea consist of a very large, single skeleton network, or of several rods radiating from a single point. The superficial area of the central capsule is very large.

REMARKS

Due to its uniqueness, van de Paverd (1995) established the “Orosphaeridea” as a suborder of the Spumellaria . However, the type species of the genus Orosphaera is an un-illustrated species and, consequently the oldest available name ( Oroscenoidea ) is selected for family and superfamily ranks. The higher classification position of this superfamily is related to the position of the Oroscenidae in Collodaria ; however, recent molecular studies ( Nakamura et al. 2020) suggests a new and independent order.