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Caucasina

Taxonomy
Caucasina is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rotaliina by Margerel (2009).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Caucasina Sepkoski
2009Caucasina Margerel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
genusCaucasina

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. †Caucasina
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Caucasina elongata d'Orbigny 1846
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 Bartonian to the top of the Aquitanian or 41.03000 to 20.45000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Japan (Hokkaido) C. schwageri (103769)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) C. schwageri (209754)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.04Canada (British Columbia) C. sp. (209758)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Austria C. coprolithoides, C. schischkinskayae (99160)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63North Atlantic C. elongata (141887)