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Elphidium

Elphidiidae

Taxonomy
Elphidium was named by Monfort (1808) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ramulininae by Cushman (1927); to Elphidiidae by Gibson (1983); to Nonionidae by Dorreen (1948), Asano (1949), Wienrich (1997); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Elphidiinae by Loeblich and Tappan (1984), Margerel (2012).

Species
E. advenum, E. asagaiense, E. californicum, E. discoidale, E. ingressans, E. lanieri, E. latispatium, E. latispatium pontium, E. margaritaceum, E. neocrespinae, E. nitidium, E. oceanicum, E. omotoensis, E. sagrum, E. simplex, E. yumotoense
Species lacking formal opinion data
E. aculeatum, E. aculeatum, E. agnulatum, E. alaskense, E. albiumbilicatum, E. angulatum, E. anotoninum, E. antoninum, E. articulatum, E. australis, E. bartletti, E. batialis, E. brooklynense, E. charlottense, E. charlottensis, E. chipolensis, E. clavatum, E. complanatum, E. craticulatum, E. craticulatum, E. crispatum, E. crispum, E. crispum, E. delicatulum, E. dittmeri, E. excavatum, E. excavatum, E. excavatum, E. felsense, E. fichtelianum, E. fimbriatulum, E. flexuosum, E. flexuosum, E. frigidum, E. galvestonense, E. gavestonense, E. gerthi, E. glabratum, E. granosum, E. granti, E. groenlandicum, E. gunteri, E. hallandense, E. hampdenense, E. hauerinum, E. hiltermanni, E. horridum, E. hughesi, E. imperatrix, E. incertum, E. incertum, E. incertum, E. indicum, E. inflatum, E. jenseni, E. josephinum, E. karpathicum, E. katangliense, E. koeboeense, E. laeve, E. latedorsatum, E. latsipatium, E. limatulum, E. listeri, E. ludbrookae, E. macellum, E. macellum, E. macellum, E. magellanicum, E. matzenense, E. mexicanum, E. minutum, E. minutum, E. nassauensis, E. natutiloideum, E. novozealandicum, E. ortenburgense, E. parri, E. praeforme, E. reginum, E. reussi, E. rotatum, E. rugosum, E. saginatum, E. sagrei, E. sorachiense, E. sp, E. striatopunctatum, E. subarticum, E. subincertum, E. subrotundum, E. subumbilicatum, E. translucens, E. tumidum, E. tumidum, E. ungeri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1808Elphidium Monfort
1927Elphidium Cushman p. 49
1948Elphidium Dorreen p. 290
1949Elphidium Asano p. 476
1983Elphidium Gibson p. 368
1984Elphidium Loeblich and Tappan
1997Elphidium Wienrich p. 65
2002Elphidium Sepkoski
2012Elphidium Margerel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
superfamilyRotalioideaEhrenberg 1839
RankNameAuthor
familyElphidiidaeGalloway 1933
subfamilyElphidiinaeGalloway 1933
genusElphidiumMonfort 1808

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. Elphidium Monfort 1808
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Elphidium advenum Cushman 1922
†Elphidium asagaiense Asano 1949
Elphidium discoidale d'Orbigny 1839
Elphidium ingressans Dorreen 1948
Elphidium lanieri d'Orbigny 1839
†Elphidium latispatium Poag 1966
†Elphidium neocrespinae Gibson 1983
†Elphidium nitidium Dorreen 1948
Elphidium oceanicum Cushman 1933
†Elphidium omotoensis Dorreen 1948
Elphidium sagrum d'Orbigny 1839
Elphidium simplex Cushman 1933
†Elphidium yumotoense Asano 1949
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreg
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Herbivore and carnivore. BODY SIZE: Data from Dorreen (1948), based on specimens of Elphidium ingressans, E. nitidum and E. omotoensis.g
Created: 2009-05-20 03:14:18
Modified: 2009-09-02 22:14:40
Source: g = genus, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (1343 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenozoic66.0 - 0.0Indian Ocean E. sp. (257291)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Mexico (Chiapas) E. nassauensis (85738)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Belgium (Vlaanderen) E. laeve (94039)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Washington) E. sp. (146905)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03South Pacific E. hampdenense (253396)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71Trinidad and Tobago E. advenum, E. sagrum (140160)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9South Pacific E. saginatum (255029)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) E. latedorsatum (41966)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) E. californicum (16712)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Florida) E. sp. A (41452)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Libya E. sp. (42138 49943)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Indian Ocean E. spp. (253641 253642)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Japan (Hokkaido) E. sorachiense, E. sp. (103769)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9Iran E. sp. (205345)
NP1546.7 - 43.3South Pacific E. hampdenense (257252 257253)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Louisiana/Texas) E. sp. (45017)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Indian Ocean E. spp. (253639 253640)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Namibia (Sperrgebiet) E. crispum, E. sp. (149316)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Libya E. sp. (77237)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Iran (Isfahan) E. sp. (277176 277177 277178 277179 277180 277181 277182 277183 277184 277185 277187 277188 277189 277190 277191)