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Gandinella

Ammodiscidae

Taxonomy
Gandinella is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ammovertellininae by Loeblich and Tappan (1988); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ammodiscidae by Kiessling (2003).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Gandinella Loeblich and Tappan
2002Gandinella Sepkoski
2003Gandinella Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAmmodiscoidea(Reuss 1862)
familyAmmodiscidaeReuss 1862
genusGandinella

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: herbivoref
Created: 2007-11-25 06:14:39
Modified: 2007-11-25 08:14:39
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Loeblich and Tappan 1988

Age range: base of the Sevatian to the top of the Rhaetian or 211.18000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian227.3 - 205.7Italy (Campania) G. falsofriedli (38193)
Sevatian - Rhaetian211.18 - 201.4Indian Ocean G. falsofriedli (36911)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Tunisia (Banzart) G. falsofriedli (41982)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Slovakia G. falsofriedli (67625 85059)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Indian Ocean G. falsofriedli (36905 36912)