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Calcarina

Calcarinidae

Taxonomy
Calcarina is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Calcarinidae by Cushman (1927), Kiessling (2003).

Species lacking formal opinion data
C. calcar, C. calcar, C. gaudichaudii, C. hispida, C. mayori

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Calcarina Cushman p. 80
2002Calcarina Sepkoski
2003Calcarina Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyRotaliaceaEhrenberg 1839
familyCalcarinidae
genusCalcarina

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.

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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: base of the G. extremus PRZ - Atlantic to the top of the Holocene or 6.13000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Indonesia C. sp. (168782)
G. extremus PRZ - Atlantic6.13 - 5.72Indian Ocean C. sp. (253796)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Hawaii) C. sp. (105531)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Taiwan C. sp. (71151)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129New Caledonia C. sp. (89431)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Indian Ocean C. calcar (259421)
NN191.9 - 0.42Indian Ocean C. sp. (259969)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Hawaii) C. sp. (105528)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117New Caledonia C. hispida, C. mayori (109502)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Marshall Islands C. sp. (43336)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mauritius C. calcar (81015) C. sp. (81017)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands C. sp. (43306)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Seychelles C. calcar (96926)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) C. sp. (97296)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan C. sp. (97293)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Palau C. gaudichaudii (97446)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Philippines (Ilocos Norte) C. sp. (97518)