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Lunucammina

Geinitzinidae

Taxonomy
Lunucammina is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Geinitzinidae by Kiessling (2003).

Species lacking formal opinion data
L. grandis, L. hastata, L. jonesi, L. plana, L. postcarbonica, L. triangularis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Lunucammina Sepkoski
2003Lunucammina Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderFusulinina(Wedekind 1937)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyGeinitzinaceaBozorgnia 1973
familyGeinitzinidaeBozorgnia 1973
genusLunucammina

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: low Mg calcitesubo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-25 09:17:40
Modified: 2007-11-25 11:17:40
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Changhsingian or 283.30000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Australia (Queensland) L. triangularis (214547) L. triangularis, L. postcarbonica (214549)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Iran L. postcarbonica (112929)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Thailand L. spp. (128238)
Guadalupian274.4 - 259.51Türkiye L. sp. (98203 98204)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Alaska) L. sp. (115920)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Türkiye L. sp. (98202)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Iran L. jonesi (118131) L. postcarbonica (112943) L. sp. (118125 118130 118138 118142)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Japan L. sp. (129652)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Iran L. sp. (118223 118226 118229)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Japan L. sp. (130739 130742)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14India (Kashmir) L. grandis, L. sp. (115345) L. sp. (115337 115338 115341 115343 115350 115352)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Iran (Abadeh) L. spp. (63894)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Lithuania L. plana, L. hastata (45952 46158 46159)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Thailand L. sp. (128471 128472)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902India (Kashmir) L. postcarbonica (115374)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Hubei) L. sp. (149226)