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Elongobula

Buliminoididae

Taxonomy
Elongobula was named by Finlay (1939) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l]. It is not extant.

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

Species
E. madagascariensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
E. parallela

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Elongobula Finlay
2002Elongobula Sepkoski
2012Elongobula Margerel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyGlabratellaceaLoeblich and Tappan 1964
familyBuliminoididaeSeiglie 1970
genusElongobulaFinlay 1939

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. †Elongobula Finlay 1939
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Elongobula madagascariensis spicata Cushman and Parker 1924
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 G. truncatulinoides PRSZ to the top of the NN19 or 0.61000 to 0.42000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.42 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
NN191.9 - 0.42Indian Ocean E. parallela (249554)
G. truncatulinoides PRSZ0.61 - 0.0Indian Ocean E. parallela (256728 260063)