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Obsoletes

Schwagerinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Obsoletes Bensh p. 29
1999Obsoletes Davydov and Krainer p. 187
2002Obsoletes Sepkoski
2009Obsoletes Okuyucu p. 44
2022Obsoletes Ueno p. 355

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderFusulinina(Wedekind 1937)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFusulinoidea(Möller 1878)
familySchwagerinidaeDunbar and Henbest 1930
subfamilyTriticitinae(Davydov 1986)
genusObsoletes

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. †Obsoletes
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Obsoletes fusiformis Bensh 1972
Obsoletes grosdilovae Miklukho-Maklay 1949
Obsoletes minutus Bogush 1963
Obsoletes obsoletus Schellwien 1908
Obsoletes paraovoides Bensh 1972
Obsoletes timanicus Volozhanina 1962
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2026-03-24 16:11:43
Modified: 2026-03-24 21:11:43
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Ueno 2022

Age range: base of the Middle Pennsylvanian to the top of the Gzhelian or 315.20000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pennsylvanian315.2 - 307.0Türkiye (Muğla) O. darvasicus (218291)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen O. fusiformis (129650)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7Italy O. obsoletus (129496) O. timanicus (129493)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7Greenland O. callosus (132169) O. grozdilovae (132164 132165)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7Türkiye O. obsoletus (129380)
Late/Upper Pennsylvanian307.0 - 298.9Türkiye (Muğla) O. darvasicus, O. paraovoides (218228)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Greenland O. callosus (132170)