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Lepidorbitoididae

Lepidorbitoididae

Taxonomy
Lepidorbitoididae was named by Vaughan (1933).

It was assigned to Orbitoidacea by Kiessling (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Lepidorbitoididae Vaughan
2003Lepidorbitoididae Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyOrbitoidaceaSchwager 1876
familyLepidorbitoididaeVaughan 1933
familyLepidorbitoididaeVaughan 1933

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.

Fm. †Lepidorbitoididae Vaughan 1933
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Subfm. †Clypeorbinae Sigal 1952
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G. †Sirtina Broennimann 1962
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†Sirtina orbitoidiformis Broennimann and Wirz 1962
Subfm. †Lepidorbitoidinae Vaughan 1933
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G. †Orbitosiphon Rao 1940
G. †Sulcoperculina Thalmann 1939
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†Sulcoperculina vermunti Thiadens 1937
G. †Praesiderolites Wannier 1983
G. †Pseudosiderolites Smout 1955
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†Pseudosiderolites vidali Douville 1907
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Environment: outer shelf, marinesubo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-09-19 08:26:03
Modified: 2007-09-19 10:26:03
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Ypresian or 85.70000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Paleocene100.5 - 56.0Belize (Toledo) Sulcoperculina sp., Sulcoperculina vermunti (217071) Sulcoperculina vermunti (217072)
Turonian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian93.9 - 66.0Croatia (Dalmatia) Praesiderolites vidali (162708)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Austria Pseudosiderolites vidali (74488)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Greece Pseudosiderolites sp. (64293)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Portugal Siderolites vidali (74563)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Italy Pseudosiderolites vidali (82393)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Croatia Praesiderolites sp., Pseudosiderolites vidali (112292)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Marshall Islands Sulcoperculina sp. (74534)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Guatemala Sulcoperculina sp. (66786)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain Siderolites vidali (67551)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain Siderolites vidali (67552)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Türkiye Pseudosiderolites vidali, Sulcoperculina vermunti, Sirtina orbitoidiformis (200056)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Ocozocuautla) Sulcoperculina dickersoni, Sulcoperculina globosa, Sulcoperculina vermunti (235408)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Ocozocuautla/Cosoleacaque) Sulcoperculina dickersoni, Sulcoperculina globosa, Sulcoperculina vermunti (235413)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24China (Tibet) Sulcoperculina sp. (215939)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0Slovakia (Trencin) Pseudosiderolites sp. (216067)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.24 - 48.07India (Meghalaya) Orbitosiphon sp. (215015 215016 215017 215018 215020)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07India (Meghalaya) Orbitosiphon sp. (214992)