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Rupertia

Homotrematidae

Taxonomy
Rupertia was named by Wallich (1877). It is extant.

It was assigned to Rupertiidae by Cushman (1927); and to Homotrematidae by Kiessling (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Rupertia Wallich
1927Rupertia Cushman p. 96
2009Rupertia Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAcervulinaceaSchultze 1854
familyHomotrematidaeCushman 1927
genusRupertiaWallich 1877

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.

G. Rupertia Wallich 1877
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesuperf
Environment: outer shelf, marinesubo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-25 07:34:17
Modified: 2007-11-25 09:34:17
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1984

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Holocene or 38.00000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Tonga R. incrassata (43006)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117New Caledonia R. sp. (109502)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117French Polynesia R. sp. (97467 97468 97469)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia R. sp. (97470)