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Astrorhizidae

Astrorhizidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Astrorhizidae Brady
1927Astrorhizidae Cushman p. 6
1933Astrorhizidae Harlton p. 8
1988Astrorhizidae Loeblich and Tappan
2004Astrorhizidae Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
familyAstrorhizidaeBrady 1881
familyAstrorhizidaeBrady 1881

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.

Fm. Astrorhizidae Brady 1881
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Subfm. Astrorhizinae Brady 1881
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G. Astrorhizoides Shchedrina 1969
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†Pelosina complanata Franke 1912
G. Radicula Christiansen 1958
G. Saccodendron Rhumbler 1935
G. Hippocrepina Parker in Dawson 1870
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†Hippocrepina bendensis Harlton 1933
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†Hyperamminoides glabra Cushman and Waters 1927
Subfm. Vanhoeffenellinae Saidova 1981
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G. Amphifenestrella Rhumbler 1935
G. Causia Rhumbler 1938
G. †Inauris
G. Vanhoeffenella Rhumbler 1905
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: agglutinatedsubo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: infaunalsubo
Diet: detritivoresubo
Created: 2007-11-25 07:07:30
Modified: 2009-05-20 07:15:32
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Telychian to the top of the NN21 or 438.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 432.9 Ma

Collections (64 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Wisconsin) Astrorhizidae indet. (76451)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2USA (Oklahoma) Hyperamminoides glabra, Hippocrepina bendensis (132869)
Early/Lower Pennsylvanian323.4 - 315.2USA (Oklahoma) Hippocrepina bendensis (132873 132875 132876 132878 132880 132896 132897 132899 132901 132902 132903 132918 132919) Hyperamminoides glabra (132894 132900 132904 132906 132911) Hyperamminoides glabra, Hippocrepina bendensis (132879 132895 132915 132917)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Hyperamminoides elegans, Hyperamminoides glabra (217237) Hyperamminoides sp. (217086 217088 217089 217090 217192)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) Hyperamminoides sp. (95189 95192)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Lithuania Astrorhiza porosa (46158)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Russian Federation (Karachay-Cherkessia) Hyperamminoides schedokskensis (198646 198680 198692 198695) Hyppocrepina guttiforme (198639 198643 198644)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6South Africa Pelosina zoetgeneugdensis (70987)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Canada (Alberta) Hippocrepina sp. (71365 71371 71688 71711)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (Alberta) Hippocrepina sp. (71364)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Italy Hippocrepina depressa (91387)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Italy Hippocrepina depressa (91388)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24South Pacific Astrorhizidae indet. (255042)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Astrorhiza sp. (38947 38949)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03South Pacific Astrorhizidae indet. (253391)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71South Pacific Astrorhizidae indet. (260111 260115 260116)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9South Pacific Astrorhizidae indet. (260108 260109)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9South Pacific Astrorhizidae indet. (260102 260105)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9South Pacific Astrorhizidae indet. (254258)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3South Pacific Astrorhizidae indet. (260094)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63South Pacific Astrorhizidae indet. (254238 256763)
NN210.29 - 0.0North Pacific Astrorhiza sp. (273840)