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Saccamminidae

Saccamminidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Saccamminidae Brady
1927Saccamminidae Cushman p. 9
1961Saccamminidae Loeblich and Tappan
1988Saccamminidae Loeblich and Tappan
1988Saccamminidae Morlotti p. 276

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAmmodiscoidea(Reuss 1862)
familySaccamminidaeBrady 1884
familySaccamminidaeBrady 1884

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. Saccamminidae Brady 1884
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Subfm. Diffusulininae Loeblich and Tappan 1961
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G. Daitrona Loeblich and Tappan 1961
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Daitrona lens Goës 1896
G. Diffusilina Heron-Allen and Earland 1924
G. Oryctoderma Loeblich and Tappan 1961
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Oryctoderma pisum Goës 1896
Oryctoderma rotundata Cushman 1910
Oryctoderma rugosa Goës 1894
†Oryctoderma teicherti Parr 1942
Subfm. Pilulininae Brady 1884
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G. Pilulina Carpenter 1870
Subfm. †Saccammininae Brady 1884
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G. †Ammosphaeroides Cushman 1910
G. Lagenammina Rhumbler 1911
G. †Lagunculina Rhumbler 1903
G. †Millettella Rhumbler 1903
G. Ovammina Dahlgren 1962
G. Pilulinella Saidova 1975
G. Psammophaga Arnold 1982
G. Saccammina Sars in Carpenter 1869
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†Saccammina sphaerica Huang et al. 2019
G. †Sacculinella Crespin 1958
G. †Urnulina Gruber 1884
Subfm. Thurammininae Miklukho-Maklay 1963
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G. Astrammina Rhumbler 1931
G. Orbulinelloides Saidova 1975
G. Pseudothurammina Scott et al. 1981
Subfm. †Webinellinae Rhumbler 1903
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G. †Rhaphidoscene Jennings 1896
Invalid names: Pelosininae Brady 1879 [empty]
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 Kunda to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 469.10000 to 23.04000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 464.3 Ma

Collections (146 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kunda469.1 - 464.3Estonia Ordovicina oligostoma (56202)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Estonia Ordovicina oligostoma (56203 56210)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Paraguay Thurammina sp. (25570)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Wisconsin) Lagenammina sp., Thurammina polygona (76451)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Tennessee) Thurammina spp. (26802)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Myanmar Thurammina sp. (25737)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany Thurammina congesta, Thurammina sphaerica (227413)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Czechia (Moravia) Thurammina minuscula (5767)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86USA (Montana) Saccammina sp., Thurammina sp. (643)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Indiana) Thurammina limbata (6734)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Indiana) Thurammina arenicorna (8080) Thurammina sp. (557)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Texas) Thurammina texana (217080)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Thurammina diforamens (217104 217105 217107 217109 217121) Thurammina diforamens, Thurammina papillata (217114)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Thurammina sp. (49709)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Iowa) Thurammina diforamens (217130)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Oklahoma) Saccammina aspera, Thurammina elliptica, Thurammina diforamens, Thurammina papillata (217102) Thurammina diforamens (217099) Thurammina diforamens, Thurammina papillata (217101)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Missouri) Thurammina diforamens (217123)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) Placentammina sp. (95192)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Saccammina elongata (46175 46177)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Lithuania Lagenammina pusilla (46169) Lagenammina pusilla, Saccammina rotunda, Saccammina elongata (45952 46159) Saccammina elongata (46158) Saccammina rotunda (46160) Saccammina rotunda, Saccammina elongata (46144)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Papua New Guinea Lagenammina sphaerica (67687)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Spain Lagenammina jurassica (73782)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Spain Lagenammina jurassica (73734 73736 73767)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Germany (Bavaria) Lagenammina jurassica (51276)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Spain Lagenammina jurassica (73784)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Spain Lagenammina jurassica (73739 73740 73769 73771)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Spain Lagenammina liassica (168057 168058)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Spain Lagenammina jurassica (73743 73744 73772)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Spain Lagenammina liassica (168072 168073 168074 168075)
Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Spain Lagenammina liassica (168076 168077 168078 168079)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Spain Lagenammina jurassica (73774)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Russian Federation (Karachay-Cherkessia) Saccammina sp. 1 (198695) Saccammina sp. 1, Saccamminidae indet. (198692) Saccamminidae indet. (198639 198643 198646 198673 198680 198681)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Spain Lagenammina jurassica (73776)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Spain Thurammina sp. (68306)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Germany Thurammina papillata (68549) Thurammina sp. (68548)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Portugal Thurammina sp. (68585)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Thurammina papillata (154138)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6South Africa Saccammina sp. (70545 70987)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77South Africa Saccammina sp. (70686 70698 70700)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Canada (Alberta) Placentammina sp. 1 (71685 71703 71708) Placentammina sp. 1, Saccammina alexanderi (71365 71366 71371 71377 71688 71693 71696 71700 71702 71706 71707 71711) Placentammina sp. 1, Saccammina alexanderi, Saccammina globosa (71372 71376) Placentammina sp. 1, Saccammina alexanderi, Saccammina lathrami (71368) Saccammina alexanderi (71369 71370 71375 71692 71694 71695 71705 71710) Saccammina alexanderi, Saccammina complanata (71689)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (Alberta) Placentammina sp. 1, Saccammina globosa (71364) Saccammina alexanderi, Saccammina globosa (71363)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Canada (Alberta) Saccammina alexanderi (71358)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Canada (Alberta) Placentammina sp. 1 (71354)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Italy Saccammina sp., Saccammina placenta (91387)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (British Columbia) Lagenammina sp. (91077 91078)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Ukraine Lagenammina sp. (91060)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Ukraine Lagenammina sp. (91070 91073)
Danian - Thanetian66.0 - 56.0Slovakia (Trencin) Thurammina sp. (215965)
Danian - Thanetian66.0 - 56.0Slovakia (Stara Ludovna) Thurammina sp. (215962)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Canada (Nova Scotia) Saccammina sp. (141910)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Spain Saccammina placenta (154088 154089)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Belgium (Vlaanderen) Pseudarcella rhumbleri (94039)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Spain Saccammina placenta (154096 154098 154099) Saccammina placenta, Saccammina spp. (154097 154100 154103 154104 154105 154106)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71Taiwan (N/A) Saccammina sphaerica (208352 208353 208354 208360 208361 208362 208363 208539)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9Ukraine (Dnepropetrovsk) Pseudarcella hiulca, Pseudarcella rhynchonelloides, Pseudarcella sulcifera, Pseudarcella spumea, Pseudarcella conoides, Pseudarcella laxa, Pseudarcella rhumbleri (47039)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) Placentammina placenta (205200)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Pseudarcella rhumbleri (95898)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Taiwan (N/A) Saccammina sphaerica (208550 208557 208558 208560)