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Rhizamminidae

Rhizamminidae

Taxonomy
Rhizamminidae was named by Wiesner (1895). It is extant. It was considered unknown by Wiesner (1931).

It was assigned to Foraminifera by Cushman (1927); to Komokioidea by Wiesner (1931); and to Astrorhizacea by Morlotti (1988).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Rhizamminidae Wiesner
1927Rhizamminidae Cushman p. 7
1931Rhizamminidae Wiesner
1988Rhizamminidae Morlotti p. 275

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAstrorhizaceaBrady 1881
familyRhizamminidaeWiesner 1895
familyRhizamminidaeWiesner 1895

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. Rhizamminidae Wiesner 1895
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G. Rhizammina Brady 1879
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: Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1984

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Givetian to the top of the Pleistocene or 387.95000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 385.9 Ma

Collections (69 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany Rhizammina algaeformis (227413)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Russian Federation (Karachay-Cherkessia) Rhizammina indiviza (198639 198644 198646 198673 198680 198681 198695)
Late/Upper Berriasian139.1 - 137.05Poland (Masovian Voivodship) Rhizammina indivisa (192536 192620)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Poland (Masovian Voivodship) Rhizammina indivisa (192621 192622 192623 192624)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Poland (Masovian Voivodship) Rhizammina indivisa (192625)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Indian Ocean Rhizammina algaeformis (254762)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Indian Ocean Rhizammina algaeformis (249908 254750)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Indian Ocean Rhizammina algaeformis (254749)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Rhizammina indivisa (141572)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Indian Ocean Rhizammina algaeformis (257964 257966 257968 257976)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Indian Ocean Rhizammina algaeformis (257945)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Italy Rhizammina algaeformis, Rhizammina indivisa (91387)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Italy Rhizammina indivisa (91388)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Ukraine Rhizammina indivisa (91057 91058 91060 91061 91065 91068 91069)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Ukraine Rhizammina indivisa (91070 91073)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Indian Ocean Rhizammina algaeformis (249892)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58Indian Ocean Rhizammina algaeformis (257942 257943)
Cenozoic66.0 - 0.0Indian Ocean Rhizammina algaeformis (257291)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Indian Ocean Rhizammina algaeformis (249878 258520 258522)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) Rhizammina sp. (205200)
Oligocene - Neogene33.9 - 2.58Indian Ocean Rhizammina algaeformis (259237)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63North Pacific Rhizammina sp. (249616)
Middle Miocene - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246Peru Rhizammina sp. (176144)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58North Atlantic Rhizammina spp. (268289)
Gilbert4.187 - 3.596North Pacific Rhizammina sp. (257768)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117North Atlantic Rhizammina spp. (260145 260787 260796 260798 260803 264669 264670 264672 264683 264684 264829 264837 266426 266428 266431 266434 266436 266437 266774)
NN210.29 - 0.0North Pacific Rhizammina algaeformis (273840)