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Orobias

Endothyridae

Taxonomy
Orobias is a genus.

It was assigned to Endothyridae by Harlton (1933); and to Foraminiferida by Kiessling (2003).

Species
O. ciscoensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Orobias Harlton p. 11
2003Orobias Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderFusulinina(Wedekind 1937)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyEndothyroidea(Brady 1884)
familyEndothyridaeBrady 1884
genusOrobias

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. †Orobias
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†Orobias ciscoensis Harlton 1928
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-25 09:17:40
Modified: 2007-11-25 11:17:40
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1984

Age range: base of the Brigantian to the top of the Bashkirian or 336.00000 to 315.20000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (England) O. ornata (73392 73393 73395 73398 73399 73401 73418 73420 73429) O. ornata, O. ammonoides (73390 73394 73396 73424 73426)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2USA (Oklahoma) Staffella ciscoensis (132869)
Early/Lower Pennsylvanian323.2 - 315.2USA (Oklahoma) Staffella ciscoensis (132868 132881 132883 132915 132917 132918 132919)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Texas) Staffella ciscoensis (215213)