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Planulina

Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Cibicididae

Taxonomy

Planulina was named by d'Orbigny (1826) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Anomalininae by Cushman (1927), Bertels (1964); to Planulininae by Mailhe et al. (1967); to Planulinae by Loeblich and Tappan (1984); to Anomalinidae by Wienrich (1997); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); to Planulinidae by Margerel (2012); and to Planorbulinidae by Al Menoufy and Shreif (2021).

Species

P. camachoi, P. edwarsiana, P. haydoni, P. membranacea

Species lacking formal opinion data

P. alaskensis, P. ariminensis, P. ariminensis, P. ariminesis, P. arminensis, P. austriaca, P. costata, P. dohertyi, P. dohertyi, P. eaglefordensis, P. exorna, P. exorna, P. faveolata, P. ornata, P. ouachitaensis, P. peruviana, P. rakauroana, P. renzi, P. renzi, P. sastryi, P. subtenuissima, P. wuelerstorfi, P. wuellersdorf, P. wuellerstorfi, P. wuellerstorfi

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1826	Planulina d'Orbigny
1927	Planulina Cushman p. 92
1964	Planulina Bertels p. 175
1967	Planulina Mailhe et al. p. 27
1984	Planulina Loeblich and Tappan
1997	Planulina Wienrich p. 85
2002	Planulina Sepkoski
2012	Planulina Margerel
2021	Planulina Al Menoufy and Shreif p. 20

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Chromista	Cavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdom	Rhizaria	()
phylum	Foraminifera	(Eichwald 1830)
class	Globothalamea
order	Rotaliida	Delage and Herouard 1896

Rank	Name	Author
superfamily	Planorbulinoidea	Schwager 1877
family	Cibicididae	Cushman 1927
subfamily	Planulininae	Bermúdez 1952
genus	Planulina	d'Orbigny 1826

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Planulina d'Orbigny 1826

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†Planulina camachoi Bertels 1964

Planulina edwarsiana d'Orbigny 1839

†Planulina haydoni Cushman and Schenck 1928

†Planulina membranacea Ehrenberg 1854

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Locomotion:

stationaryo

Life habit:

semi-infaunalo

Diet:

suspension feederg

Created:

2009-05-20 03:24:18

Modified:

2009-05-20 05:24:18

Source: g = genus, o = order

Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Holocene or 113.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 110.1 Ma

Collections (688 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oldest occurrences
Early/Lower Albian	113.2 - 110.1	USA (Oklahoma)	P. sp. (93890)
Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Indian Ocean	P. sp. (248972 257314) P. sp. 2 (248971)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Indian Ocean	P. sp. 2 (249903)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Indian Ocean	P. sp. (257296)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	New Zealand	P. rakauroana (63094)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Texas)	P. eaglefordensis (123412)
Maastrichtian - Danian	72.2 - 61.66	Argentina (Rio Negro)	P. camachoi (236482)
Danian	66.0 - 61.66	Argentina (Neuquén)	P. camachoi (234983 235470)
Early/Lower Eocene	56.0 - 48.07	Indian Ocean	P. spp. (253646)
Eocene	56.0 - 33.9	Indian Ocean	P. sp. (248964)
Eocene	56.0 - 33.9	South Pacific	P. spp. (255019)
Lutetian	48.07 - 41.03	Nigeria	P. sp. (77257)
Middle Eocene	48.07 - 37.71	Hungary	P. sp. (171633)
Middle Eocene	48.07 - 37.71	Indian Ocean	P. spp. (253641 253642 253643)
Bartonian	41.03 - 37.71	Spain	P. sp. (141924)
Late/Upper Eocene	37.71 - 33.9	Ecuador	P. peruviana (42812 42868)
Late/Upper Eocene	37.71 - 33.9	Indian Ocean	P. spp. (253640)
Priabonian	37.71 - 33.9	USA (Louisiana)	P. ouachitaensis (55251)
Oligocene	33.9 - 23.04	North Atlantic	P. sp. (141891)
Oligocene	33.9 - 23.04	South Pacific	P. wuellerstorfi (255005)