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Eponides

Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Discorbidae

Taxonomy

Eponides was named by Montfort (1808) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Rotaliinae by Cushman (1927); to Discorbinae by Bertels (1964); to Rotaliidae by Wienrich (1997); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); to Eponidinae by Margerel (2012); and to Eponididae by Al Menoufy and Shreif (2021).

Species

E. ellisorae, E. keenani, E. kleinpelli, E. lodoensis, E. lunata, E. mexicana, E. parantillarum, E. toulmini, E. umbonatus

Species lacking formal opinion data

E. africana, E. allianceae, E. antillarum, E. byramensis, E. concentricus, E. concinna, E. concinnus, E. crebbsi, E. elevatus, E. frigida, E. gaviotaensis, E. jacksonensis, E. kiliani, E. kirki, E. megastoma, E. nanus, E. navarroensis, E. ouachitaensis, E. patelliformis, E. polyganus, E. pseudoelevatus, E. pygmeus, E. regularis, E. repandus, E. repandus, E. subornatus, E. texana, E. umbonata, E. yeguaensis

Entered

by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by S. Nurnberg on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1808	Eponides Montfort
1927	Eponides Cushman p. 76
1964	Eponides Bertels p. 166
1997	Eponides Wienrich p. 73
2002	Eponides Sepkoski
2012	Eponides Margerel
2021	Eponides Al Menoufy and Shreif p. 19

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Chromista	Cavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdom	Rhizaria	()
phylum	Foraminifera	(Eichwald 1830)
class	Globothalamea
order	Rotaliida	Delage and Herouard 1896

Rank	Name	Author
superfamily	Discorboidea
family	Discorbidae	Ehrenberg 1838
subfamily	Discorbinae	Ehrenberg 1838
genus	Eponides	Montfort 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. Eponides Montfort 1808

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†Eponides ellisorae Garret 1939

†Eponides keenani Cushman and Kleinpell 1934

†Eponides kleinpelli Cushman and Frizzell 1940

†Eponides lodoensis Martin 1943

†Eponides lunata Brotzen 1948

†Eponides mexicana Cushman 1925

Eponides parantillarum McCulloch 1977

†Eponides toulmini Brotzen 1948

Eponides umbonatus Reuss 1851

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

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 Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Holocene or 100.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (215 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Egypt	E. sp. (141572)
Late/Upper Cretaceous	100.5 - 66.0	Indian Ocean	E. concinnus (259217 259218 259219)
Early/Lower Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Tanzania (Lindi)	E. sp. (179314)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Tanzania (Lindi)	E. sp. (179309 179312 179313)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Indian Ocean	E. concinnus (254733 257303 257304)
Piripauan	86.1 - 83.6	New Zealand	E. concinna (63092)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Indian Ocean	E. concinnus (257297 257298 257299 257300 257301 257302)
Santonian - Campanian	85.7 - 72.2	North Atlantic	E. sp. (263548 263549)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	North Atlantic	E. sp. (262354)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Argentina (Neuquen)	E. lunata (236318)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	North Atlantic	E. sp. (260580 260581)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Netherlands	E. toulmini (165054 165056 165057 165060 165061 165062 165063 165064 165065 165066 165067 165069)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian	72.2 - 61.66	Argentina (Neuquén)	E. lunata (232029)
Maastrichtian - Danian	72.2 - 61.66	Argentina (Rio Negro)	E. lunata (236482)
Danian	66.0 - 61.66	Puerto Rico	E. sp. (87547)
Danian	66.0 - 61.66	North Atlantic	E. sp. (260579 262961)
Danian - Selandian	66.0 - 59.24	North Atlantic	E. sp. (263546)
Danian - Thanetian	66.0 - 56.0	Greece (Ionian Islands)	E. sp. (276103 276104 276105)
Paleocene	66.0 - 56.0	USA (Missouri)	E. sp. (232027)
Selandian	61.66 - 59.24	North Atlantic	E. sp. (262960)
Selandian - Thanetian	61.66 - 56.0	North Atlantic	E. sp. (262957 263543 263544 268149 268150)
Late/Upper Paleocene	59.24 - 56.0	Suriname	E. allianceae (209458 209473 209475 209477 209479 209482) E. allianceae, E. elevatus (209476) E. kirki (209460)
Late/Upper Paleocene	59.24 - 56.0	Togo (Tsevie)	E. pseudoelevatus (42681) E. sp. (42679)
Late/Upper Paleocene	59.24 - 56.0	French Guiana	E. allianceae (209434)
Thanetian	59.24 - 56.0	Slovakia	E. sp. (88183 88184 88274)
Thanetian	59.24 - 56.0	Spain	E. megastoma (154088)
Thanetian - Ypresian	59.24 - 48.07	Türkiye (Denizli)	E. sp. (215036)
Thanetian - Ypresian	59.24 - 48.07	North Atlantic	E. sp. (268148)
Ypresian	56.0 - 48.07	North Atlantic	E. sp. (262953 263537 263538)
Ypresian	56.0 - 48.07	USA (Washington)	E. mexicana (146905)
Ypresian	56.0 - 48.07	Spain	E. megastoma (154090)
Ypresian - Lutetian	56.0 - 41.03	North Atlantic	E. sp. (263533)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene	56.0 - 37.71	Taiwan (N/A)	E. subornatus (208359 208362)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene	56.0 - 37.71	Trinidad and Tobago	E. parantillarum (140160)
Eocene	56.0 - 33.9	Nigeria (Imo)	E. sp. (42654)
Eocene	56.0 - 33.9	Nigeria	E. sp. (46255)
Lutetian	48.07 - 41.03	Nigeria	E. africana (77257)
Lutetian	48.07 - 41.03	North Atlantic	E. sp. (264510 264512 264516 264518 266184 266186 266193 266197)
Lutetian - Bartonian	48.07 - 37.71	USA (Washington)	E. yeguaensis (43340)
Middle Eocene	48.07 - 37.71	Hungary	E. polyganus (171632 171633)
Bartonian	41.03 - 37.71	USA (Texas)	E. patelliformis (93892 93893 93896) E. patelliformis, E. texana (93894 93895 93897 93898)
Bartonian	41.03 - 37.71	USA (California)	E. lodoensis, E. umbonatus (185234)
Bartonian	41.03 - 37.71	Spain	E. navarroensis (141921) E. navarroensis, E. ouachitaensis (141920) E. ouachitaensis (141924)
Bartonian	41.03 - 37.71	Spain (Navarre)	E. sp., E. ouachitaensis (80238)
Bartonian	41.03 - 37.71	North Atlantic	E. sp. (266183)
Bartonian	41.03 - 37.71	Egypt	E. ellisorae (239107 239109)
Bartonian - Priabonian	41.03 - 33.9	Canada (British Columbia)	E. kleinpelli (209754)
Late/Upper Eocene	37.71 - 33.9	USA (Florida)	E. jacksonensis (61116)
Late/Upper Eocene	37.71 - 33.9	USA (Louisiana/Texas)	E. jacksonensis (45017)
Priabonian	37.71 - 33.9	North Atlantic	E. sp. (262494 262495 262496 262497 262498 262499 264506 268141 268142 268143)
Priabonian	37.71 - 33.9	Tonga	E. repandus (43006)
Priabonian	37.71 - 33.9	USA (Oregon)	E. gaviotaensis (207873) E. sp. (207870)
Priabonian - Rupelian	37.71 - 27.3	North Atlantic	E. sp. (262492)
Rupelian	33.9 - 27.3	North Atlantic	E. sp. (262488 262489 262491 268138)
Oligocene	33.9 - 23.04	USA (California)	E. keenani (185214) E. kleinpelli (185216 185217)
Oligocene	33.9 - 23.04	North Atlantic	E. pygmeus, E. umbonatus (121375 121377)
Oligocene	33.9 - 23.04	Germany (Rheinland Pfalz)	E. kiliani (37978)
Oligocene - Miocene	33.9 - 5.333	North Atlantic	E. umbonatus (141890)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	North Atlantic	E. sp. (262478 262479 262480)
Late/Upper Oligocene	27.3 - 23.04	USA (Louisiana)	E. byramensis (44521)
Late/Upper Oligocene	27.3 - 23.04	North Atlantic	E. pygmeus, E. umbonatus (121376 121378)
Chattian - Aquitanian	27.3 - 20.45	North Atlantic	E. sp. (262791 266114)
Aquitanian	23.04 - 20.45	North Atlantic	E. sp. (266111)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian	23.04 - 15.98	North Atlantic	E. sp. (262767)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.04 - 15.98	Southern Ocean	E. sp. (249282 249288)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene	23.04 - 11.63	Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia)	E. nanus (62884)
Miocene	23.04 - 5.333	Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia)	E. nanus (62937 62943) E. nanus, E. pygmeus (62932 62938) E. pygmeus (62929 62934 62944 62945 62957 62960 62961 63025)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	North Atlantic	E. sp. (262746 264504)
Langhian	15.98 - 13.82	Australia (Victoria)	E. repandus, E. concentricus (167299)
Middle Miocene	15.98 - 11.63	Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia)	E. pygmeus (62895)
Middle Miocene	15.98 - 11.63	Australia (Victoria)	E. concentricus, E. repandus (166365)
Middle Miocene	15.98 - 11.63	Poland	E. repandus (70539)
Middle Miocene	15.98 - 11.63	Southern Ocean	E. sp. (249277)
Serravallian	13.82 - 11.63	USA (Florida)	E. antillarum (94810)
Tortonian	11.63 - 7.246	North Atlantic	E. sp. (264503)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.63 - 5.333	USA (California)	E. sp. (91023)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.63 - 5.333	South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)	E. sp. (41473)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.63 - 5.333	Cape Verde	E. repandus (92734)
Tortonian - Zanclean	11.63 - 3.6	Australia (Victoria)	E. repandus (166810)
Early/Lower Pliocene	5.333 - 3.6	Antigua and Barbuda	E. sp. (198642)
Zanclean	5.333 - 3.6	Ecuador	E. umbonata (90838 90839)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.58	South Africa	E. crebbsi (77527) E. sp. A (77528)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.58	Egypt	E. repandus (147639)
Zanclean - Piacenzian	5.333 - 2.58	North Atlantic	E. regularis (262738)
Late/Upper Pliocene	3.6 - 2.58	Egypt (Al Buhayrah)	E. sp. (42119)
Early/Lower Pleistocene	2.58 - 0.774	North Atlantic	E. repandus (262661 262662 262670 263280 263284)
Pleistocene	2.58 - 0.0117	Suriname	E. repandus (209451 209452 209453)
Pleistocene	2.58 - 0.0117	North Atlantic	E. sp. (266176)
Pleistocene	2.58 - 0.0117	Southern Ocean	E. sp. (247069 247072)
Calabrian	1.8 - 0.774	North Atlantic	E. regularis, E. sp. (262477 264501) E. sp. (262941)
Calabrian - Middle Pleistocene	1.8 - 0.129	North Atlantic	E. sp. (264500)
Middle Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.129	Jordan	E. sp. (82751)
Middle Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.129	North Atlantic	E. regularis, E. sp. (262476)
NN21	0.29 - 0.0	North Atlantic	E. repandus (265658)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	USA (South Carolina)	E. repandus (60929)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	North Atlantic	E. repandus (262654 262655 262657 263276 263279 263768 263773)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	USA (Maryland)	E. frigida (48886 66720)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	Mayotte	E. repandus (209863 209865) E. sp. (209858 209859 209864)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	Seychelles	E. sp. (96926)