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Nodophthalmidium

Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Nubeculariidae

Taxonomy
Nodophthalmidium was named by Macfadyen (1939) [Sepkoski's age data: T Pg R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Nodophthalmidiinae by Loeblich and Tappan (1988); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Nubeculariidae by Kiessling (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Nodophthalmidium Macfadyen
1988Nodophthalmidium Loeblich and Tappan
2002Nodophthalmidium Sepkoski
2003Nodophthalmidium Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classTubothalamea
orderMiliolidaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
suborderMiliolinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
superfamilyCornuspiroidea(Schultze 1854)
familyNubeculariidaeJones 1875
genusNodophthalmidiumMacfadyen 1939

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. Nodophthalmidium Macfadyen 1939
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitesubo
Environment: hypersaline, marinesubo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Created: 2009-05-20 05:23:28
Modified: 2009-05-20 07:23:28
Source: f = family, subo = suborder
References: Beavington-Penney and Racey 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Sinemurian or 241.46400 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0China (Xizang) N. vujisici (85467)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3India N. vujisici (85468)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Bosnia and Herzegovina N. sp. (73907)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Austria N. sp. (38057)