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Ammodiscus
Taxonomy
Ammodiscus was named by Reuss (1862) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm uMid R Sepkoski's reference number: 579]. It is extant. Its type is Ammodiscus cretaceus.
It was assigned to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ammodiscidae by Cushman (1927), Morlotti (1988), Loeblich and Tappan (1988), Neagu and Cirnaru (2004).
It was assigned to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ammodiscidae by Cushman (1927), Morlotti (1988), Loeblich and Tappan (1988), Neagu and Cirnaru (2004).
Species
A. anceps, A. auricula, A. centrifugus, A. cretaceus (type species), A. fusiformis, A. incertus, A. jurassicus, A. milioloides, A. parapriscus, A. robertsoni
Species lacking formal opinion data
A. annularis, A. annulinoides, A. bradynus, A. cretaceous, A. gaultinus, A. giganteus, A. glabratus, A. glabratus, A. grandis, A. gualtinus, A. hashimotoi, A. incognitus, A. infimus, A. jasper, A. latus, A. longexsertus, A. mackenziensis, A. multicinctus, A. nitidus, A. nuceus, A. oonahensis, A. peruvianus, A. peruvianus, A. planus, A. roessleri, A. semiconstrictus, A. septentrionalis, A. siliceus, A. tenuissimus, A. turbulensis, A. veteranus
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by K. Jamson on 2020-11-09
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1862 | Ammodiscus Reuss |
| 1927 | Ammodiscus Cushman p. 18 |
| 1988 | Ammodiscus Loeblich and Tappan |
| 1988 | Ammodiscus Morlotti p. 277 |
| 2002 | Ammodiscus Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Ammodiscus Neagu and Cirnaru p. 279 |
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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.
G. Ammodiscus Reuss 1862
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†Ammodiscus anceps Brady 1876
†Ammodiscus auricula Chapman 1895
†Ammodiscus centrifugus Brady 1873
†Ammodiscus cretaceus Reuss 1845
†Ammodiscus fusiformis Chapman 1895
†Ammodiscus incertus d'Orbigny 1839
†Ammodiscus jurassicus Haeusler 1882
†Ammodiscus milioloides Jones et al. 1869
†Ammodiscus parapriscus Ho 1959
†Ammodiscus robertsoni Brady 1876
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available