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Ammosphaeroidinidae

Ammosphaeroidinidae

Taxonomy
Ammosphaeroidinidae was named by Cushman (1927). It is extant.

It was assigned to Lituolina by Cushman (1927); to Trochamminacea by Gradstein and Kaminski (1997); and to Lituolacea by Kiessling (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Ammosphaeroidinidae Cushman
1927Ammosphaeroidinidae Cushman
1997Ammosphaeroidinidae Gradstein and Kaminski p. 225
2003Ammosphaeroidinidae Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyLituolaceaLamarck 1809
familyAmmosphaeroidinidaeCushman 1927
familyAmmosphaeroidinidaeCushman 1927

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. Ammosphaeroidinidae Cushman 1927
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G. Ammosphaeroidina Cushman 1910
G. Cystammina Neumayer 1889
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†Cystammina sveni Gradstein and Kaminski 1997
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: agglutinatedsuperf
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: infaunalsubo
Diet: detritivoresubo
Created: 2007-11-25 08:31:19
Modified: 2007-11-25 10:31:19
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Loeblich and Tappan 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Tithonian to the top of the Calabrian or 145.06000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 143.1 Ma

Collections (187 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Russian Federation (Siberia) Recurvoides obskiensis (2475 2476)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Russian Federation (Siberia) Recurvoides romanovae (64291 64294)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Russian Federation Recurvoides obskiensis (2507 65699) Recurvoides obskiensis, Recurvoides dubrovskajae (65731) Recurvoides obskiensis, Recurvoides paucus (65700 65724) Recurvoides paucus (2508) Recurvoides transitorius (2506)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Russian Federation (Siberia) Recurvoides obskiensis (2479 2480) Recurvoides obskiensis, Recurvoides paucus (2478)
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0North Pacific Ammosphaeroidina sp. (260584)
Late/Upper Berriasian139.1 - 137.05Poland (Masovian Voivodship) Recurvoides sp. (192536 192620)
Late/Upper Berriasian139.1 - 137.05Russian Federation (Siberia) Recurvoides obskiensis (2482)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian139.1 - 132.6Russian Federation (Siberia) Recurvoides obskiensis (2483)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Russian Federation (Siberia) Recurvoides obskiensis (64275 64306 64307 64309)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Russian Federation Recurvoides obskiensis (65744) Recurvoides obskiensis, Recurvoides dubrovskajae (65741 65748)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Poland (Masovian Voivodship) Recurvoides sp. (192621)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Russian Federation Recurvoides paucus (65751)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Russian Federation (Siberia) Recurvoides obskiensis (2484 2485 2486 2487)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2North Pacific Ammosphaeroidina sp. (260157)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Indian Ocean Ammosphaeroidina pseudopauciloculata (257964 257967 257968 257970 257972 257975 257977 257978) Ammosphaeroidina pseudopauciloculata, Recurvoides sp. (257955) Recurvoides sp. (257954 257956 257980)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Indian Ocean Ammosphaeroidina pseudopauciloculata (257953)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Indian Ocean Ammosphaeroidina pseudopauciloculata (257949 257950)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica (James Ross Island) Recurvoides sp. (242003 242004)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Ukraine Ammosphaeroidina pseudopauciloculata (91060 91061) Ammosphaeroidina pseudopauciloculata, Cystammina globigerinaeformis (91059) Recurvoides sp., Recurvoides walteri (91057) Recurvoides sp., Recurvoides walteri, Recurvoides gerochi (91062) Recurvoides walteri (91067)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0North Atlantic Cystammina sveni (91346)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58Indian Ocean Ammosphaeroidina pseudopauciloculata (257942)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0North Atlantic Cystammina sveni (91344)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Slovakia Recurvoides nucleolus (88185)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Spain Recurvoides retroseptus (154088 154089)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Spain Recurvoides retroseptus (154090 154097) Recurvoides walteri (154098 154104 154105 154106)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03North Pacific Recurvoides spp. (270709)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03North Atlantic Cystammina sveni (91347)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71North Pacific Recurvoides spp. (270720 271503)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71North Pacific Recurvoides spp. (271502)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9North Pacific Recurvoides spp. (271500)
Priabonian - Rupelian37.71 - 27.3North Pacific Recurvoides spp. (268567 268593 271483 272238 272239 272240)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3North Pacific Cystammina pauciloculata, Recurvoides spp. (271470) Recurvoides spp. (268562 268563 268565 268618 268620 271482 271499 272201 272221 272224)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04North Atlantic Recurvoides sp. (121375)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.04North Pacific Cystammina pauciloculata, Recurvoides spp. (268614) Recurvoides spp. (268586 268611 268612 268615 268616)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04North Pacific Cystammina pauciloculata, Recurvoides spp. (268584) Recurvoides spp. (268553 268554 268585 271495 272198 272216 272236 273487)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45North Pacific Recurvoides spp. (268581 268608 268609 268610)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Austria Recurvoides sp. (99160)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45North Pacific Recurvoides spp. (268551 268607 273516)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98North Pacific Cystammina pauciloculata (268606) Recurvoides spp. (273477)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98North Pacific Cystammina pauciloculata (261062 261070) Recurvoides spp. (267887)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63North Pacific Cystammina pauciloculata (261059)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98North Pacific Cystammina pauciloculata (273473) Recurvoides spp. (268548 268577 268604 268605 273472 273509 273512)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82North Pacific Recurvoides spp. (268546)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82North Pacific Recurvoides spp. (273465 273506)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63North Pacific Recurvoides spp. (268574 268603)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63North Pacific Cystammina pauciloculata (261041 261056) Recurvoides spp. (267854 267869 267876)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63North Pacific Recurvoides spp. (268545 273461 273462 273500 273502)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246North Pacific Recurvoides spp. (268544)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333North Pacific Cystammina pauciloculata (260981 260985 260989 260990 260991 260995 260997 261000 261002 261003 261004 261006 261008 261009 261010 261012 261013 261015 261017 261018 261023 261026 261029) Recurvoides spp. (267821 267824 267830 267831 267833 267834 267843)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333North Pacific Recurvoides spp. (273456)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.63 - 2.58North Pacific Cystammina pauciloculata (260980)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58North Pacific Cystammina pauciloculata (260970 260976) Recurvoides spp. (267800)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117North Pacific Cystammina pauciloculata (260963)
Gilbert4.187 - 3.596North Pacific Recurvoides sp. (257768)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8North Pacific Recurvoides spp. (273493)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117North Pacific Cystammina pauciloculata (260960 260962)
G. tosaensis HOSZ1.88 - 0.61Indian Ocean Recurvoides sp. (260067)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774North Pacific Recurvoides spp. (271478)