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Tetrataxidae

Fusulinata - Endothyrida - Tetrataxidae

Taxonomy
Tetrataxidae was named by Galloway (1933). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Tetrataxacea by Loeblich and Tappan (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Tetrataxidae Galloway
1984Tetrataxidae Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classFusulinataFursenko 1958
subclassFusulininaRauzer-Chernousova 1996
RankNameAuthor
orderEndothyridaFursenko 1958
superfamilyTetrataxoidea(Galloway 1933)
familyTetrataxidaeGalloway 1933
familyTetrataxidaeGalloway 1933

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.

Fm. †Tetrataxidae Galloway 1933
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G. †Endotaxis Bogush and Brazhnikova 1983
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†Endotaxis brazhnikovae Bogush and Yuferev 1966
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Invalid names: Endotaxis planiformis Brazhnikova 1983 [synonym]
G. †Tetrataxis Ehrenberg 1854
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-28 00:47:02
Modified: 2009-05-20 05:31:44
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Rhaetian or 393.47000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (300 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Morocco Tetrataxis sp. (226635)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Ireland Tetrataxis sp. (78290 78291)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Afghanistan (Kabul) Tetrataxis sp. (232509)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7France Tetrataxis sp. (67216)
Tournaisian - Chadian358.86 - 339.9Ireland Tetrataxis sp. (76915 76916)
Ivorian353.7 - 346.7Belgium Tetrataxidae indet. (76920)
Osagean - Meramecian351.9 - 335.4USA (California) Tetrataxis eominima, Tetrataxis sp. (225988)
Arundian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom Tetrataxidae indet. (34568)
Arundian346.7 - 339.9Ireland Tetrataxis conica (78293 78339 78340) Tetrataxis sp. (76880)
Arundian - Holkerian346.7 - 339.9Ireland Tetrataxis conica (78341)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Türkiye Tetrataxis nana (73893)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria (Styria) Tetrataxis sp. (36516)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria Tetrataxis humilis (58093)
Sevatian - Rhaetian211.18 - 201.4Indonesia Tetrataxis inflata (38185)
Sevatian - Rhaetian211.18 - 201.4Indian Ocean Tetrataxis sp. (36902 36911)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Indonesia Tetrataxis inflata (67677)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Indian Ocean Tetrataxis inflata (36912)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria Tetrataxis sp. (36801)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Slovakia Tetrataxis inflata (49455 100046) Tetrataxis inflata, Tetrataxis nanus (85059) Tetrataxis sp. (100088)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Papua New Guinea Tetrataxis inflata, Tetrataxis nanus (67687)