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Buccella

Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Discorbidae

Taxonomy
Buccella is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Discorbidae by Kiessling (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Buccella Sepkoski
2003Buccella Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classGlobothalamea
RankNameAuthor
orderRotaliidaDelage and Herouard 1896
superfamilyDiscorboidea
familyDiscorbidaeEhrenberg 1838
genusBuccella

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-28 00:47:02
Modified: 2009-05-20 05:31:44
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Holocene or 28.40000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (Louisiana) B. vicksburgensis (44521)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Austria B. propinqua (99160)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India B. granulata (77654)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) B. oregonensis (196169)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Canada (Nova Scotia) B. frigida (141887)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria B. propingua (65161)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Hokuriku) B. lanai (161492)
Middle Miocene - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246Peru B. frigida, B. sp. (176144)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) B. hannai (145580)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria B. sp. (70860)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) B. frigida (52582)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (South Carolina) B. frigida, B. mansfieldi (60932)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) B. hannai (91902)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy B. granulata (77008)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774USA (Florida) B. hannai (41705)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Alaska) B. frigida (52243)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Iceland B. frigida (75055)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Quebec) B. frigida (81686)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) B. depressa (57702 57705)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) B. frigida (60929 60930)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Nunavut) B. frigida (74987)