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Orbitestella
Taxonomy
Orbitestella was named by Iredale (1906) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is extant. Its type is Cyclostrema bastowi.
It was assigned to Heterostrophia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Orbitestellidae by Squires and Goedert (1996), Lozouet (1998), Simone and Zelaya (2004).
It was assigned to Heterostrophia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Orbitestellidae by Squires and Goedert (1996), Lozouet (1998), Simone and Zelaya (2004).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1906 | Orbitestella Iredale |
| 1996 | Orbitestella Squires and Goedert p. 233 |
| 1998 | Orbitestella Lozouet p. 96 |
| 2002 | Orbitestella Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Orbitestella Simone and Zelaya p. 161 |
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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. Orbitestella Iredale 1906
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†Orbitestella bastowi Gatliff 1906
†Orbitestella dioi Hybertsen and Kiel 2018
†Orbitestella granulata Lozouet 1998
†Orbitestella palaiopacifica Squires and Goedert 1996
Orbitestella patagonica Simone and Zelaya 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 66.00000 to 11.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danian | Denmark | O. sp. (176994) | |
| Ypresian | USA (Washington) | O. palaiopacifica (176361) | |
| Lutetian | USA (Washington) | O. dioi (198636) | |
| Rupelian | France | O. granulata (74855) | |
| Chattian | France | O. granulata (74857 74860) | |
| Aquitanian | France | O. plicatella (74861) | |
| Otaian | New Zealand (Auckland) | O. praehinemoa, O. praetoreuma (84915) | |
| Middle Miocene | Indonesia | O. sp. (70173 70182 70184) |