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Multidiscus

Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Hemigordiopsidae

Taxonomy
Multidiscus is a genus.

It was assigned to Foraminiferida by Skourtsos et al. (2002); and to Hemigordiopsidae by Kobayashi (2012).

Species
M. guangxiensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. arpaensis, M. padangensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Multidiscus Skourtsos et al.
2012Multidiscus Kobayashi p. 685

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classTubothalamea
orderMiliolidaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
suborderMiliolinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
superfamilyCornuspiroidea(Schultze 1854)
familyHemigordiopsidaeNikitina 1969
genusMultidiscus

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: high Mg calcitesubo
Environment: hypersaline, marinesubo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Life habit: epifaunalsubo
Diet: deposit feedersubo
Created: 2007-09-19 08:15:21
Modified: 2009-05-20 07:26:11
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Beavington-Penney and Racey 2004

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Changhsingian or 272.30000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Thailand M. sp. A, M. sp. B (128238)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Armenia M. arpaensis (97392) M. sp. (97393)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Japan M. sp. A (128508 128510) M. sp. A, M. sp. B (128501)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Azerbaijan M. arpaensis (94932 94934) M. sp. (94935)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Armenia M. sp. (110810)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Iran (Isfahan) M. sp. (218482)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Israel M. padangensis (131615 131619 131621)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Japan M. guangxiensis (128870) M. sp., M. guangxiensis (128871)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.17Greece (Chios Island) M. arpaensis (218702)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Greece M. padangensis (74974 92727)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Iran (Fars) M. sp. (218391)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Japan M. sp. (130734 130735 130743 130749 130751 130752 130753)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Azerbaijan M. sp. (110680)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) M. semiconcavus (112014 112084 112094 112096)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Iran (Fars) M. sp. (218527)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Turkey (Diyarbakir) M. sp. (218551)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Sichuan) M. guangxiensis (148466) M. padangensis (149123) M. sp. (148465) M. sp., M. guangxiensis (148464)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Xizang) M. sp. (187499 187500 187539)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Chongqing) M. guangxiensis (149144) M. padangensis (149269 149270)