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Ellipsoidinidae

Nodosariata - Polymorphinida - Ellipsoidinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Ellipsoidinidae Silvestri
1927Ellipsoidinidae Cushman p. 72
1962Ellipsoidinidae Sullivan p. 278
2012Ellipsoidinidae Hayward et al. p. 130

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classNodosariata
RankNameAuthor
orderPolymorphinida
superfamilyPleurostomelloidea
familyEllipsoidinidaeSilvestri 1923
familyEllipsoidinidaeSilvestri 1923

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.

Fm. †Ellipsoidinidae Silvestri 1923
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G. †Ellipsoglandulina Silvestri 1900
G. †Ellipsoidella Heron-Allen and Earland 1910
G. †Ellipsoidina Seguenza 1859
G. †Ellipsonodosaria Silvestri 1900
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Ellipsonodosaria jarvisi Cushman 1936
Ellipsonodosaria nuttalli Cushman and Jarvis 1934
Ellipsonodosaria recta Palmer and Bermudez 1936
G. †Ellipsopleurostomella Sylvestri 1903
G. †Nodosarella Rzehak 1895
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B.W. Hayward et al. 2012Aperture a terminal or subterminal slit, small oval, lunate or rarely cribrate opening; sometimes with a small hood; test uniserial, or sometimes biserial or triserial early; possesses internal tube tooth plate. Jurassic–middle Pleistocene.