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Psammosphaerinae
Taxonomy
Psammosphaerinae was named by Haeckel (1894). It is extant.
It was assigned to Saccamminidae by Cushman (1927); and to Psammosphaeridae by Loeblich and Tappan (1988) and Kiessling (2003).
It was assigned to Saccamminidae by Cushman (1927); and to Psammosphaeridae by Loeblich and Tappan (1988) and Kiessling (2003).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1894 | Psammosphaerinae Haeckel |
| 1927 | Psammosphaerinae Cushman p. 11 |
| 1988 | Psammosphaerinae Loeblich and Tappan |
| 2003 | Psammosphaerinae Kiessling |
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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.
Subfm. Psammosphaerinae Haeckel 1894
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G. †Anictosphaera
G. †Bykovaeina
G. †Cellonina
G. Psammophax
G. †Pseudastrorhiza
G. Sorosphaera Brady 1879
G. Spiculosiphon Christiansen 1964
G. †Thuramminoides Plummer 1945
G. †Thuramminopsis
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1984 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Tommotian to the top of the Kungurian or 525.50000 to 272.30000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 516.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 516.0 Ma
Collections (49 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tommotian - Atdabanian | Guinea | Sorosphaera sp. (7790) | |
| Kinderhookian | USA (Indiana) | Pseudastrorhiza conica, Thuramminoides sphaeroidalis (6733 6734) | |
| Chadian | USA (Indiana) | Pseudastrorhiza sp., Thuramminoides sp. (2249) Sorosphaera sp., Thuramminoides sp. (2185) Thuramminoides sp. (2184 2187 2191 2202 2204 2207 2208 2251 2439 2442 2448) | |
| Chadian - Arundian | USA (Indiana) | Pseudastrorhiza sp., Thuramminoides sp. (557) Thuramminoides sp. (556) Thuramminoides sphaeroidalis (8067 8068 8069 8070 8071 8072 8073 8075 8078 8079 8080 8128 8130 8134 8136 8138 8139) | |
| Moscovian | Egypt (Janub Sina) | Thuramminoides sphaeroidalis (46632 46634) | |
| Sakmarian | Australia (Western Australia) | Thuramminoides sphaeroidalis (95188 95189 95190 95191 95192 95193 95194 95199 95215 95216) | |
| Kungurian | Australia (Queensland) | Thuramminoides sphaeroidalis (214546 214547) |