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Eponidinae

Eponididae

Taxonomy
Eponidinae was named by Hofker (1951). It is extant.

It was assigned to Eponididae by Margerel (2012).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Eponidinae Hofker
2012Eponidinae Margerel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyDiscorbaceaEhrenberg 1838
familyEponididaeHofker 1951
subfamilyEponidinaeHofker 1951
subfamilyEponidinaeHofker 1951

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. Eponidinae Hofker 1951
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G. Poroeponides Cushman 1944
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Environment: outer shelf, marinesubo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-09-19 08:26:03
Modified: 2007-09-19 10:26:03
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (South Carolina) Poroeponides lateralis (60932)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Poroeponides lateralis, Poroeponides repanda (57702)