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Discorbinae

Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Discorbidae

Taxonomy
Discorbinae was named by Ehrenberg (1838). It is extant.

It was assigned to Discorbidae by Ehrenberg (1838), Bertels (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Discorbinae Ehrenberg
1964Discorbinae Bertels p. 164

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classGlobothalamea
orderRotaliidaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyDiscorboidea
familyDiscorbidaeEhrenberg 1838
subfamilyDiscorbinaeEhrenberg 1838
subfamilyDiscorbinaeEhrenberg 1838

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.

Subfm. Discorbinae Ehrenberg 1838
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G. Eponides Montfort 1808
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†Eponides ellisorae Garret 1939
†Eponides keenani Cushman and Kleinpell 1934
†Eponides kleinpelli Cushman and Frizzell 1940
†Eponides lodoensis Martin 1943
†Eponides lunata Brotzen 1948
†Eponides mexicana Cushman 1925
Eponides parantillarum McCulloch 1977
†Eponides toulmini Brotzen 1948
Eponides umbonatus Reuss 1851
G. Hanzawaia Asano 1944
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†Hanzawaia asterizana Huang et al. 2019
†Hanzawaia castellaroae Bertels 1964
†Hanzawaia illingi Nuttall 1928
G. Rosalina d'Orbigny 1826
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Rosalina aguayoi Bermudez 1935
Rosalina floridensis Cushman 1931
Rosalina globularis d'Orbigny 1826
Rosalina obtusa d'Orbigny 1846
Rosalina orientalis Cushman 1915
†Rosalina patagonica Náñez and Malumián 2008
Rosalina valvulata d'Orbigny 1826
G. Valvulineria Cushman 1926
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Valvulineria candeiana d'Orbigny 1839
†Valvulineria lenae Bertels 1964
†Valvulineria tumeyensis Cushman and Simonson 1944
†Valvulineria wilcoxensis Cushman and Ponton 1932
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Holocene or 119.57000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.2 Ma

Collections (856 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0North Pacific Valvulineria sp. (260584)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Italy (Lazio) Valvulineria sp. (88343)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Mexico (Baja California) Valvulineria sp. (1891)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Tunisia Valvulineria sp. (56812)
Albian113.2 - 100.5France (Provence) Valvulineria gracillima (56820)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Romania Valvulineria gracillima (91389)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (Texas) Valvulineria asterigerinoides (65714)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Tunisia Valvulineria sp. (56814)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Azerbaijan Valvulineria lenticula (165698 165730)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Eponides sp., Rosalina sp., Valvulineria infrequens (141572)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Indian Ocean Eponides concinnus (259217 259218 259219)
Early/Lower Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Tanzania (Lindi) Eponides sp. (179314)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Tanzania (Lindi) Eponides sp. (179309 179312 179313)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Indian Ocean Eponides concinnus (254733 257303 257304)
Piripauan86.1 - 83.6New Zealand Eponides concinna, Valvulineria sp. B, Valvulineria sp. A (63092)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Indian Ocean Eponides concinnus (257297 257298 257299 257300 257301 257302)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Germany Valvulineria lenticula (74484 74485)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2North Atlantic Eponides sp. (263548 263549)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2North Atlantic Eponides sp. (262354)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands Eponides toulmini (165054 165056 165057 165060 165061 165062 165063 165064 165065 165066 165067 165069)