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Orbiculiforma renillaeformis

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Orbiculiformidae

Taxonomy

Spongodiscus renillaeformis was named by Campbell and Clark (1944).

It was recombined as Orbiculiforma renillaeformis by Pessagno (1975).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

O. catenaria, O. cedrosensis, O. helios, O. heliotropica, O. impressa, O. karnica, O. maxima, O. monticelloensis, O. multangula, O. nevadaensis, O. persenex, O. railensis, O. regis, O. retusa, O. sacramentoensis, O. vulgaris

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1944	Spongodiscus renillaeformis Campbell and Clark
1975	Orbiculiforma renillaeformis Pessagno

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Rank	Name	Author
—	Life
—	Eukaryota	()
class	Protozoa	Goldfuss 1820
subphylum	Sarcodina	Schmarda 1871
class	Reticularea	Lankester 1885
subclass	Radiolaria	(Müller 1858)

Rank	Name	Author
order	Spumellaria	Ehrenberg 1875
superfamily	Pyloniacea	Haeckel 1881
family	Orbiculiformidae	Pessagno 1973
genus	Orbiculiforma	Pessagno 1973
species	renillaeformis	(Campbell and Clark 1944)

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.

†Orbiculiforma renillaeformis Campbell and Clark 1944

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

silicap

Environment:

marinep

Locomotion:

passively mobilep

Life habit:

planktonicp

Diet:

omnivorep

Created:

2005-01-28 01:13:47

Modified:

2005-01-28 03:13:47

Source: p = phylum

Reference: Kiessling 1999

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Selandian or 83.60000 to 59.24000 Ma

Collections (27 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	New Zealand	Orbiculiforma renillaeformis (95819)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	South Pacific	Orbiculiforma renillaeformis (95818)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Japan (Hokkaido)	Orbiculiforma renillaeformis (95791)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	New Zealand (Marlborough)	Orbiculiforma renillaeformis (95845 95846 95884 95885 95886 95887 95888)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Czechia	Orbiculiforma renillaeformis (67451)
Danian	66.0 - 61.66	New Zealand (Marlborough)	Orbiculiforma renillaeformis (95866 95870 95875 95890 95892 95893 95894 95895 95896 95897 95900 95902 95903 95904 95905)
Selandian	61.66 - 59.24	New Zealand (Marlborough)	Orbiculiforma renillaeformis (95910)