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Hyperamminidae

Hyperamminidae

Taxonomy
Hyperamminidae was named by Eimer and Fickert (1899). It is extant.

It was assigned to Foraminifera by Cushman (1927); and to Hyperamminacea by Loeblich and Tappan (1984).

Subtaxa
Hyperammina

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Hyperamminidae Eimer and Fickert
1927Hyperamminidae Cushman p. 13
1984Hyperamminidae Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyHyperamminaceaEimer and Fickert 1899
familyHyperamminidaeEimer and Fickert 1899
familyHyperamminidaeEimer and Fickert 1899

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. Hyperamminidae Eimer and Fickert 1899
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G. Hyperammina Brady 1879
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†Hyperammina elongata Brady 1878
†Hyperammina rugosa Waters 1927
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: agglutinatedsubo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: infaunalsubo
Diet: detritivoresubo
Created: 2007-11-25 07:07:30
Modified: 2009-05-20 07:15:32
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Llandovery to the top of the Pleistocene or 443.40000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 433.4 Ma

Collections (129 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Paraguay Hyperammina sp. (25570)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Myanmar Hyperammina sp. (25737)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Belgium (Liege) Hyperammina sp. (75672)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Montana) Hyperammina sp. (643)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Indiana) Hyperammina rockfordensis (6734)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (Utah) Hyperammina sp. (560)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0USA (Indiana) Hyperammina sp. (2191 2202)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Indiana) Hyperammina bulbosa, Hyperammina casteri, Hyperammina constricta, Hyperammina rockfordensis (8072) Hyperammina casteri (8069 8138) Hyperammina casteri, Hyperammina constricta (8071) Hyperammina casteri, Hyperammina gracilenta, Hyperammina rockfordensis (8075) Hyperammina casteri, Hyperammina rockfordensis (8070 8078 8128 8139) Hyperammina gracilenta, Hyperammina rockfordensis (8073) Hyperammina kentuckyensis (8067) Hyperammina rockfordensis (8079 8080 8136) Hyperammina sp. (556 557)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2USA (Oklahoma) Hyperammina elongata, Hyperammina rugosa (132869)
Early/Lower Pennsylvanian323.2 - 315.2USA (Oklahoma) Hyperammina elongata (132873 132874 132876 132877 132881 132885 132886 132888 132890 132894 132895 132898 132899 132900 132901 132903 132904) Hyperammina elongata, Hyperammina rugosa (132871 132872 132875 132878 132880 132883 132891 132893 132896 132897 132902 132905) Hyperammina johnsvalleyensis, Hyperammina elongata, Hyperammina rugosa (132870) Hyperammina rugosa (132906 132907 132908)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Texas) Hyperammina gracilis, Hyperammina sp. (217080)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Egypt (Janub Sina) Hyperammina compressa, Hyperammina rugosa (46632) Hyperammina neoglabra, Hyperammina clavacoidea (46635) Hyperammina rugosa (46634)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (New Mexico) Hyperammina glabra (49835 49836)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Hyperammina sp. (34658)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Hyperammina glabra, Hyperammina bulbosa (217237)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Hyperammina sp. (49709)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Nebraska) Hyperammina glabra (217125 217126 217127) Hyperammina glabra, Hyperammina elegantissima (217124)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Oklahoma) Hyperammina glabra (217099 217100) Hyperammina glabra, Hyperammina clavacoidea (217101) Hyperammina glabra, Hyperammina elegantissima, Hyperammina clavacoidea (217102)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Iowa) Hyperammina glabra (217129) Hyperammina glabra, Hyperammina elegantissima (217130) Hyperammina glabra, Hyperammina elegantissima, Hyperammina clavacoidea (217128)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Missouri) Hyperammina glabra, Hyperammina clavacoidea (217122) Hyperammina glabra, Hyperammina elegantissima, Hyperammina clavacoidea (217123)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Hyperammina glabra (217106 217107 217108 217109 217113 217114 217115 217119) Hyperammina glabra, Hyperammina clavacoidea (217103 217105 217111) Hyperammina glabra, Hyperammina elegantissima (217116 217121) Hyperammina glabra, Hyperammina elegantissima, Hyperammina clavacoidea (217104 217117 217118 217120)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) Hyperammina callytharaensis (95189 95199 95200 95201 95202 95203 95204 95205 95206) Hyperammina callytharaensis, Hyperammina coleyi (95193) Hyperammina coleyi, Hyperammina callytharaensis (95188 95192 95194 95196 95197)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Australia (Queensland) Hyperammina fletcheri (214565) Hyperammina fletcheri, Hyperammina hebdenensis (214546 214547 214548 214549)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Lithuania Hyperammina crescens (45952 46159)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Russian Federation Hyperammina proneptis (124569)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Papua New Guinea Hyperammina compacta (67687)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Egypt Hyperammina sp. (99486)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Egypt Hyperammina sp. (99488)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Russian Federation (Siberia) Hyperammina aptica (2475)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Hyperammina gaultina (78592 78593)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Spain Hyperammina dilatata (154088)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Spain Hyperammina dilatata (154090)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Canada (Ontario) Hyperammina sp. (65215)