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Marssonella

Ataxophragmiidae

Taxonomy
Marssonella is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Species
M. oxycona
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. jurassica, M. oxycoma, M. trochoides, M. trochus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Marssonella Sepkoski
2003Marssonella Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyLituolaceaLamarck 1809
familyAtaxophragmiidaeSchwager 1877
subfamilyEggerellinae(Cushman 1937)
genusMarssonella

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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†Marssonella oxycona Reuss 1860
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: agglutinatedsuperf
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: infaunalsubo
Diet: detritivoresubo
Created: 2007-11-25 08:31:19
Modified: 2007-11-25 10:31:19
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Loeblich and Tappan 1988, Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Callovian to the top of the Bartonian or 165.30000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Egypt M. oxycona (99486)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Saudi Arabia M. jurassica (34544)
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0North Pacific M. sp. (260584)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Germany M. oxycona (64981)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Portugal M. sp. (65735 65742 65757 65855 73318)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Germany M. oxycona (76939 76953)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2North Pacific M. sp. (260159)
Albian113.2 - 100.5France (Provence) M. oxycoma (56821 56823)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Romania M. oxycona (91389)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) M. trochus (78586)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt M. oxycona (141572)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) M. trochus (78587 78588 78592 78593)
Piripauan86.1 - 83.6New Zealand M. oxycona (63092)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Indian Ocean M. trochoides (249900)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2New Zealand M. oxycona (63094)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (British Columbia) M. trochus (91077)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Indian Ocean M. trochoides (249899)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Slovakia M. oxycona (88186)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Türkiye M. oxycona (200056)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Indian Ocean M. trochoides (249880 258538)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain (Navarre) M. sp. (80238)