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Cancris

Bagginidae

Taxonomy
Cancris was named by Monfort (1808) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 79]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Discorbidae by Gibson (1983); to Rotaliidae by Wienrich (1997); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); to Rotaliina by Margerel (2009); to Baggininae by Cushman (1927), Margerel (2012); and to Bagginidae by Al Menoufy and Shreif (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1808Cancris Monfort
1927Cancris Cushman p. 77
1983Cancris Gibson p. 368
1997Cancris Wienrich p. 73
2002Cancris Sepkoski
2009Cancris Margerel
2012Cancris Margerel
2021Cancris Al Menoufy and Shreif p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyDiscorbaceaEhrenberg 1838
familyBagginidaeCushman 1927
genusCancrisMonfort 1808

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. Cancris Monfort 1808
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Cancris auriculus Fichtel and Moll 1798
†Cancris mexicanus Cushman and Todd 1942
Cancris sagra Cushman and Todd 1942
Cancris sagra communis Cushman and Todd 1942
†Cancris subconicus Terquem 1882
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 Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Holocene or 59.24000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (189 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Suriname C. claibornensis (209458 209464 209479)
Early/Lower Eocene - Eocene56.0 - 33.9Nigeria C. sp. (46246)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Nigeria (Imo) C. sp. (42651 42654 42655)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Nigeria C. sp. (46255 46260)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Egypt C. auriculus (239107 239109)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (California) C. mexicanus (186057)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) C. joaquinensis (209754)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9North Atlantic C. sp. (262499)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Austria C. primitivus, C. turgidus (99160)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) C. baggi (196169)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) C. auriculus (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) C. auriculus (62884)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Indian Ocean C. spp. (252662)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) C. auriculus (62929 62932 62934 62936 62937 62938 62940 62941 62944 62954 62960 62961 62964 63024 63030)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) C. auriculus (62885 62886 62887 62888 62889 62891 62895 62898 62946 62947 62948)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63India (Orissa) C. auriculus (46365)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Indian Ocean C. sp. (259434)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Poland C. auriculatus (70539)
Middle Miocene - Pliocene15.98 - 2.58Chile (Atacama) C. auriculus (221668)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Florida) C. sagra (94810)
G. nepenthes/P. mayeri CRZ11.63 - 10.46Indian Ocean C. sp. (256726)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama C. sagra (145529)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Florida) C. sagra (94807)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) C. sp. (41473)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.63 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) C. auricula, C. philippinensis (166810)
N. acostaensis/G. lenguaensis CRZ9.83 - 6.13Indian Ocean C. sp. (256720 256722)
N. acostaensis/G. lenguaensis CRZ - G. extremus PRZ - Atlantic9.83 - 5.72Indian Ocean C. sp. (256718 256719)
NN118.25 - 5.6Indian Ocean C. spp. (259164 259165)
NN11 - NN128.25 - 5.0Indian Ocean C. spp., C. auriculus (249561)
G. extremus PRZ - Atlantic - G. tumida/G. nepenthes CRZ - Atlantic6.13 - 4.37Indian Ocean C. sp. (256716)
NN12 - NN135.6 - 4.0Indian Ocean C. spp. (259161)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Tuscany) C. auriculus (55748)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) C. auriculus (166744)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58South Africa C. ovata (77527)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Pakistan C. auriculus (77293)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indian Ocean C. spp. (252652)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58North Atlantic C. sp. (266372)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Indian Ocean C. spp. (252650)
NN13 - NN145.0 - 3.75Indian Ocean C. spp. (259160)
NN154.0 - 3.75Indian Ocean C. spp. (259091 259094)
NN15 - NN164.0 - 2.5Indian Ocean C. spp. (259156) C. spp., C. auriculus (259157)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas del Toro) C. sagra (91902)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117Indian Ocean C. sp. (254514 254518 254519)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8North Pacific C. phillipinensis (242508)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Italy (Umbria) C. auriculus (200419)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Italy C. auriculus (176385)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Panama C. sagra (91912)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117North Atlantic C. auricula (262868 262895) C. sp. (265171 268512 268514)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Indian Ocean C. sp. (259282) C. spp. (250322 250329 250330 251537 258582) C. spp., C. auriculus (250331)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117North Pacific C. inflatus (261598 261599 261600 261601 261602 261603 261604 261605 261606 261607 261608 261609 261611 261612) C. oblonga (267499 267505) C. phillipinensis (269315 272068 272606 272612 272617)
NN172.5 - 2.4Indian Ocean C. spp. (249556)
NN17 - NN182.5 - 1.9Indian Ocean C. spp. (254658)
C2r.1r2.116 - 1.925North Pacific C. inflatus (268033 268034 268035 268038 268040 268041 268042)
C2r.1r - Cobb Mountain2.116 - 1.187North Pacific C. inflatus (268032)
NN191.9 - 0.42Indian Ocean C. spp. (249089 249090 249093 249094 249095 249549 254655 254656 254657 257256 257258 257260 257261 257263 257268 257269 259077 259150 259151 259790 259791 259793 259794 259797 259799 259800)
G. ruber PRZ1.88 - 0.0Indian Ocean C. sp. (256707 256708 256709 256711 256712)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy (Umbria) C. auriculus (149603 200420) C. sp. (193967)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774North Pacific C. phillipinensis (242489 273843 273844)
Cobb Mountain - C1r.2r1.208 - 1.071North Pacific C. inflatus (268030 268031)
C1r.2r1.187 - 1.071North Pacific C. phillipinensis (273863)
C1r.2r - Jaramillo1.187 - 0.99North Pacific C. inflatus (268028 268029)
Jaramillo1.071 - 0.99North Pacific C. inflatus (268024 268025 268026 268027)
Jaramillo - Matuyama1.071 - 0.773North Pacific C. inflatus (268023)
Matuyama0.99 - 0.773North Pacific C. inflatus (268022)
Brunhes0.773 - 0.0North Pacific C. inflatus (268019) C. phillipinensis (273860 273861)
G. truncatulinoides PRSZ0.61 - 0.0Indian Ocean C. spp. (256728)
NN200.42 - 0.29Indian Ocean C. spp. (259148) C. spp., C. auriculus (259149)
NN20 - NN210.42 - 0.0Indian Ocean C. spp. (259062)
NN20 - NN210.42 - 0.0North Pacific C. oblonga (266150)
NN210.29 - 0.0Indian Ocean C. spp. (259785 259786 259787)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0North Pacific C. phillipinensis (273853)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mayotte C. sp. (209864)