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Vaginulinidae

Nodosariata - Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Vaginulinidae Reuss
1984Vaginulinidae Loeblich and Tappan
1987Vaginulinidae Loeblich and Tappan
2012Vaginulinidae Margerel
2020Vaginulinidae Anan p. 62
2021Vaginulinidae Al Menoufy and Shreif p. 13
2022Vaginulinidae Missotti

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classNodosariata
RankNameAuthor
orderVaginulinida
familyVaginulinidaeReuss 1860
familyVaginulinidaeReuss 1860

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. †Vaginulinidae Reuss 1860
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Subfm. †Lenticulinellinae Bartenstein 2001
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G. †Lenticulinella Samyschkina 1983
Subfm. Lenticulininae Chapman 1934
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G. Lenticulina Lamarck 1804
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Subg. †Lenticulina (Astacolus) Bartenstein 1948
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Subg. †Lenticulina (Lenticulina) Lamarck 1804
Subg. †Lenticulina (Planularia) Bartenstein 1948
Lenticulina convergens Bornemann 1855
Lenticulina degolyeri Plummer 1927
Lenticulina inornata d'Orbigny 1846
Lenticulina midwayensis Plummer 1927
Lenticulina mosesei Todd 1970
Lenticulina munsteri Roemer 1839
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Invalid names: Cristellaria (Astacolus) matutina Bartenstein and Brand 1937 [synonym], Cristellaria (Lenticulina) muensteri Bartenstein and Brand 1937 [synonym]
Lenticulina planulata Lamarck 1804
Lenticulina rosetta Gümbel 1870
Lenticulina rotulata Lamarck 1804
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Invalid names: Nautilus comptoni Sowerby 1816 [synonym]
Lenticulina tomikii Todd 1970
Lenticulina varians Bornemann 1854
Lenticulina variolata Lamarck 1804
Lenticulina wichmanni Camacho 1954
G. Neolenticulina McCulloch 1977
G. Saracenaria Defrance 1824
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Saracenaria acutiauricularis Fichtel and Moll 1798
Saracenaria arcuata d'Orbigny 1846
Saracenaria hantkeni Cushman 1933
Saracenaria italica Franklin 1948
Saracenaria kellumi Dorreen 1948
G. †Turkmenicaella Bugrova 2001
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Subfm. †Marginulininae Wedekind 1937
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G. †Leroyi Anan 2020
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Leroyi aegyptiaca Anan 2020
Leroyi maqfiensis Anan 2020
Leroyi tunisiana Anan 2020
G. †Palmula Lea 1833
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Palmula ansaryi Anan 1994
Palmula budensis Hantken 1875
Palmula howei Loeblich and Tappan 1941
Palmula toulmini Ten Dam and Sigal 1950
Subfm. †Palmulinae Saidova 1981
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Amphicoryna sublineata Brady 1884
G. †Neoflabellina Bartenstein 1948
Subfm. Vaginulininae Reuss 1860
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G. †Psilocitharella Loeblich and Tappan 1986
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. R. Loeblich and H. Tappan 1987Test enrolled throughout or with early stage partially enrolled or arcuate and later stage uncoiled and rectilinear, ovate in section to flattened and palmate; aperture terminal, radiate or cribrate. U. Triassic to Holocene.
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Fassanian to the top of the Holocene or 241.46400 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 239.48 Ma

Collections (1790 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Hungary Lenticulina sp. (99503)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy Lenticulina bochardi (50964) Lenticulina bochardi, Lenticulina karnica (50970) Lenticulina excavata, Lenticulina bochardi (50962 50963 50965) Lenticulina excavata, Lenticulina bochardi, Lenticulina cassiana (50969) Lenticulina excavata, Lenticulina bochardi, Lenticulina cassiana, Lenticulina karnica (50967 50972) Lenticulina karnica (50968) Lenticulina sp. (20659)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Indonesia (Timor) Cristellaria matutina, Cristellaria varians (205180)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Germany Lenticulina sp. (67653)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Hungary Lenticulina sp. (99504)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Slovakia Lenticulina sp. (57037)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Russian Federation Lenticulina sp., Vaginulinopsis efimovae (124631) Vaginulinopsis acrulus (124567) Vaginulinopsis acrulus, Vaginulinopsis efimovae (124634)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3India Lenticulina excavata, Lenticulina sp. (85469) Lenticulina insecta (85468)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3China (Sichuan) Lenticulina sp. (25403)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy Lenticulina bochardi, Lenticulina karnica (50980 50989) Lenticulina cassiana (50975 50976) Lenticulina excavata (50981) Lenticulina excavata, Lenticulina bochardi, Lenticulina cassiana, Lenticulina karnica (50977) Lenticulina excavata, Lenticulina bochardi, Lenticulina karnica (50982 50984) Lenticulina excavata, Lenticulina karnica (50987) Lenticulina karnica (50974 50985 50986)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Indonesia (Timor) Cristellaria matutina, Cristellaria varians (205174)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Russian Federation Lenticulina sp., Vaginulinopsis acrulus, Vaginulinopsis efimovae (124632) Vaginulinopsis acrulus, Vaginulinopsis efimovae (124633)
Oretian227.5 - 221.0New Zealand Lenticulina sp. (137846)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria (Styria) Lenticulina sp. (36516)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Papua New Guinea Lenticulina rectangula, Lenticulina sp., Lenticulina sp. (67687)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Slovakia Lenticulina sp. (100089)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria Lenticulina sp. (100105)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Lenticulina sp. (201410)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Germany Lenticulina inaequistriata (33512 33521 33522 33524)
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Italy (Prealpi Bellunesi) Lenticulina sp. (38081)