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Discorbinella

Discorbinellidae

Taxonomy
Discorbinella was named by Cushman and Martin (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Discorbinellinae by Margerel (2012).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Srogota on 2021-08-11

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Discorbinella Cushman and Martin p. 89
1951Discopulvinulina Hofker
2002Discorbinella Sepkoski
2012Discorbinella Margerel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyDiscorbinellaceaSigal 1952
familyDiscorbinellidaeSigal 1952
genusDiscorbinella

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. Discorbinella Cushman and Martin 1935
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Discorbinella bertheloti d'Orbigny 1839
Invalid names: Discopulvinulina Hofker 1951 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Environment: outer shelf, marinesubo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-09-19 08:26:03
Modified: 2007-09-19 10:26:03
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Holocene or 66.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma

Collections (187 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Neuquén) D. castellaroae (235470)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Indian Ocean D. spp. (253646)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Indian Ocean D. spp. (253642 253643)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Indian Ocean D. spp. (253640)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Indian Ocean D. spp. (253635)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Indian Ocean D. spp. (246872 246891 252665 252666 253634)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Indian Ocean D. spp. (250347)
NN910.6 - 9.6South Pacific D. bertheloti (257247)
NN109.6 - 8.25Indian Ocean D. spp. (256225)
NN10 - NN119.6 - 5.6Indian Ocean D. spp. (256224)
NN118.25 - 5.6Indian Ocean D. spp. (254665 259103)
NN11 - NN128.25 - 5.0Indian Ocean D. spp. (259102)
NN125.6 - 5.0South Pacific D. bertheloti (257238 257243 257245) D. sp. (257242)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indian Ocean D. sp. 1 (252655) D. spp. (250333 250334 250335 250336 250339 250340 250341 250342 250343 252653 252656)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58South Pacific D. spp. (256749)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58North Pacific D. bertheloti (266075) D. sp. (266068 266070)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Indian Ocean D. spp. (250332)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117North Pacific D. sp. (266066)
NN135.0 - 4.0Indian Ocean D. spp. (256220)
NN13 - NN145.0 - 3.75Indian Ocean D. spp. (256218 256219 257287)
NN144.0 - 3.75Indian Ocean D. spp. (259101)
NN14 - NN154.0 - 3.75Indian Ocean D. spp. (257285 257286)
NN154.0 - 3.75Indian Ocean D. spp. (256215 259090 259092 259099)
NN15 - NN164.0 - 2.5Indian Ocean D. spp. (257282 259157)
NN163.75 - 2.5South Pacific D. bertheloti (257231 257233)
NN16 - NN173.75 - 2.4Indian Ocean D. spp. (257276)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Greece (Rhodes) D. bertheloti (122994)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117North Pacific D. bertheloti (261989 261997 261998 262006 262010 262012 262020 262023 267493 267500) D. sp. (252081 261592 261988 261992 261996 262024 267492 267494 267495 267496 267497 267498 267502 267510) D. sp., D. bertheloti (261991 267505)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Indian Ocean D. sp. 1 (250322) D. spp. (250301 250302 250303 250305 250306 250309 250310 250315 250318 250319 250320 250321 250323 250324 250325 250326 250327 250328 250329 250330 251533 251535 251537 251538 257458 257461 257462 257463 258582) D. spp., D. sp. 1 (251536)
NN17 - NN182.5 - 1.9Indian Ocean D. spp. (257274 259084)
NN182.4 - 1.9Indian Ocean D. spp. (259081 259082 259083)
C2r.1r2.116 - 1.925North Pacific D. bertheloti (268041) D. sp., D. bertheloti (268034)
NN191.9 - 0.42Indian Ocean D. sp. 1 (259790) D. spp. (249088 249090 249091 249095 254655 254656 257254 257255 257256 257257 257262 257263 257264 257265 257266 257268 257269 257271 259068 259072 259073 259074 259075 259076 259077 259150 259789 259791 259792 259793 259794 259795 259796 259797 259798 259799 259800 259801)
NN191.9 - 0.42South Pacific D. bertheloti (257227 257228)
NN19 - NN201.9 - 0.29Indian Ocean D. spp. (259064)
G. tosaensis HOSZ1.88 - 0.61Indian Ocean D. sp. 1 (251301) D. spp. (251299 251300 260065)
Cobb Mountain - C1r.2r1.208 - 1.071North Pacific D. sp. (268031)
C1r.2r - Jaramillo1.187 - 0.99North Pacific D. sp. (268028)
Matuyama0.99 - 0.773North Pacific D. bertheloti (268021)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129South Pacific D. bertheloti (273984 273986 273995) D. sp. (273997)
G. truncatulinoides PRSZ0.61 - 0.0Indian Ocean D. sp. 1 (256728) D. spp. (260060)
NN200.42 - 0.29Indian Ocean D. spp. (259148 259149)
NN200.42 - 0.29North Pacific D. bertheloti (247291) D. sp. (247288)
NN20 - NN210.42 - 0.0Indian Ocean D. spp. (259062)
NN210.29 - 0.0North Pacific D. bertheloti (247287)
NN210.29 - 0.0Indian Ocean D. spp. (259785 259786 259787 259788)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Indian Ocean D. spp. (251534)