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Clavulina

Lituolida - Lituolidae

Taxonomy
Clavulina was named by d'Orbigny (1826) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1051]. It is extant. It was considered unknown by d'Orbigny (1826).

It was assigned to Verneuilinidae by Cushman (1927); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Valvulininae by d'Orbigny (1826), Margerel (2012).

Species
C. angularis, C. communis, C. nodosaria
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. brevis, C. mexicana, C. mirchinki, C. parisiensis, C. parisiensis, C. subangularis, C. tricarinata
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by K. Jamson on 2021-01-21

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Clavulina d'Orbigny p. 268
1927Clavulina Cushman p. 25
2002Clavulina Sepkoski
2012Clavulina Margerel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
orderLituolida
superfamilyLituoloidea
RankNameAuthor
familyLituolidaede Blainville 1825
familyVerneuilinidaeCushman 1911
subfamilyValvulininaeBerthelin 1880
genusClavulinad'Orbigny 1826

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.

G. Clavulina d'Orbigny 1826
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Clavulina angularis d'Orbigny 1826
Clavulina communis d'Orbigny 1826
Clavulina nodosaria d'Orbigny 1839
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. D. d'Orbigny 1826Spire very - elongated, projected in a straight line at a certain age, and then forming a series of boxes stacked on the same axis as that of the spire; terminal and central opening.
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 Cretaceous to the top of the NN19 or 143.10000 to 0.42000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0South Pacific C. sp. (253241)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Hungary C. parisiensis (171632 171633)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Libya C. sp. (77237)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Puerto Rico C. tricarinata (92230)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45Greece (Ionian Islands) C. sp. (276174 276175 276176 276177)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India C. angularis, C. nodosaria (77654)
NN118.25 - 5.6Indian Ocean C. subangularis (254662 259164 259165)
NN11 - NN128.25 - 5.0Indian Ocean C. subangularis (249561 259162 259163)
NN12 - NN135.6 - 4.0Indian Ocean C. subangularis (249560 259161)
NN13 - NN145.0 - 3.75Indian Ocean C. subangularis (259160)
NN14 - NN154.0 - 3.75Indian Ocean C. subangularis (249559 259158 259159)
NN15 - NN164.0 - 2.5Indian Ocean C. subangularis (254660 254661 259156 259157)
NN163.75 - 2.5Indian Ocean C. subangularis (249558 254659 259154 259155)
NN16 - NN173.75 - 2.4Indian Ocean C. subangularis (249557)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117North Atlantic C. mexicana (262870)
NN182.4 - 1.9Indian Ocean C. subangularis (259152)
NN191.9 - 0.42Indian Ocean C. subangularis (249553 249554)