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Diffusilina

Saccamminidae

Taxonomy
Diffusilina was named by Heron-Allen and Earland (1924). It is extant.

It was assigned to Diffusulininae by Loeblich and Tappan (1961); and to Diffusilinidae by Loeblich and Tappan (1988).

Entered
by R. McClees-Funinan (authorized by M. Uhen) on 2012-09-01

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Diffusilina Heron-Allen and Earland p. 40
1961Diffusilina Loeblich and Tappan
1988Diffusilina Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAmmodiscoidea(Reuss 1862)
familySaccamminidaeBrady 1884
subfamilyDiffusulininae
genusDiffusilinaHeron-Allen and Earland 1924

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. Diffusilina Heron-Allen and Earland 1924
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available