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Glomospirella

Ammodiscidae

Taxonomy
Glomospirella was named by Plummer (1945) [Sepkoski's age data: C Bash T Mi]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ammovertellininae by Loeblich and Tappan (1988); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ammodiscidae by Gall (1971), Morlotti (1988) and Kiessling (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Glomospirella Plummer
1971Glomospirella Gall
1988Glomospirella Loeblich and Tappan
1988Glomospirella Morlotti p. 277
2002Glomospirella Sepkoski
2003Glomospirella Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAmmodiscoidea(Reuss 1862)
familyAmmodiscidaeReuss 1862
genusGlomospirellaPlummer 1945

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. †Glomospirella Plummer 1945
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†Glomospirella oscillens Koehn-Zaninetti et al. 1969
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: agglutinatedg
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: herbivoref
Created: 2007-11-25 06:15:45
Modified: 2007-11-25 08:15:45
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Loeblich and Tappan 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Lutetian or 438.50000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (130 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (Wisconsin) G. exserta (76451)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Egypt (Janub Sina) G. sp. (46635)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) G. sp. (219014 219015 219016)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) G. nyei (95188 95189 95190 95191 95192 95193 95194 95197)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Australia (Queensland) G. nyei (214546 214547 214548 214549 214565)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation G. umbilicata (197601)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) G. sp. (42097)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Azerbaijan G. ovalis (110674)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Iran (Abadeh) G. shengi (63894)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Hubei) G. sp. (149226 149228)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Chongqing) G. hubeiensis, G. sp. (149270) G. irregularis (149269) G. sp. (149271)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Russian Federation (Sakha) G. indskiensis, G. shengi (206755 206757)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Italy G. sp. (74937)
Induan252.17 - 251.2Russian Federation (Kalmykia) G. sp. (46531)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2Tunisia (Jeffara) G. sp. (44740)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2Hungary G. senghi (139183) G. senghi, G. sp. (139520)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5India G. jefimowae, G. umbilicata, G. sp. (85463)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Russian Federation (Sakha) G. indskiensis, G. shengi (206761) G. shengi (206763)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2China (Guizhou) G. vulgaris (111103 114759 116910 116920 116921)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Hungary G. senghi (139182 139443 139518) G. senghi, G. sp. (139516 139517) G. sp. (139181)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Slovenia G. facilis (154679) G. sp., G. facilis, G. shengi (154676 154678 154680 154681)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Romania G. grandis (216985)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France (Bas-Rhin) G. oscillens (206486)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France (Moselle) G. oscillens (206487)
Aegean - Bithynian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) G. sp. (116947)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Italy G. grandis, G. semiplana (67717)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Hungary G. triphonensis (67640)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Turkey G. grandis, G. sp. (73816) G. sp. (98006)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) G. sp. (116967 117038) G. sp. 1 (117050)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Austria G. grandis (99797)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Thailand G. sp. (67684)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy G. facilis (50962) G. hemigordiformis (50968 50971) G. hemigordiformis, G. facilis (50967 50969 50972)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Hungary G. sp. (99503 99504)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0China (Guizhou) G. sp. 1 (117084)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy G. hemigordiformis (50974 50976 50977 50979 50986) G. hemigordiformis, G. sp. (50975)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Sichuan) G. sp. (25403)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Italy (L'Aquila) G. sp. (196764)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Italy (Campania) G. rosetta, G. sp. (38193)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Greece G. rosetta (56715)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Australia (Western Australia) G. sp. (38069 38070)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Turkey G. sp. (73898)
Alaunian - Sevatian215.56 - 205.6Slovakia G. sp. (99565)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Austria (Styria) G. sp. (36516)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Tunisia (Banzart) G. sp. (42086)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria G. sp. (36801 100108)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Slovakia G. expansa, G. sp. (67625) G. pokornyi, G. parallela, G. sp. (100046) G. pokornyi, G. sp. (100090) G. sp. (100088)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Australia (Western Australia) G. sp. (36905)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Papua New Guinea G. amplificata, G. shengi (67687)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Austria G. sp. (38057)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Somalia G. sp. (179135)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Russian Federation (Siberia) G. intrita (2477)
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Poland (Masovian Voivodship) G. gaultina (192536 192620)
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Austria G. sp. (60200 60201 60202)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Russian Federation G. multivoluta (2507)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Russian Federation (Siberia) G. gaultina, G. intrita (2485) G. intrita (2479 2481 2482 2483 2484)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Russian Federation G. gaultina (65443 65452 65741 65748)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Poland (Masovian Voivodship) G. gaultina (192621)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Austria G. sp. (60203)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Russian Federation G. gaultina (65459)
Late/Upper Valanginian - Early/Lower Hauterivian140.2 - 130.0Russian Federation G. gaultina (65463)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Russian Federation (Siberia) G. gaultina (2466) G. gaultina, G. intrita (2487) G. intrita (2486)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Russian Federation G. gaultina (65458)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Russian Federation (Voronezh) G. gaultina (120555)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Chile G. sp. (231973)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (British Columbia) G. gaultina (91075)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) G. sp. (41950)