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Skinnerella mcallisteri

Polydiexodinidae

Taxonomy
Skinnerella mcallisteri was named by Stevens and Stone (2009). Its type specimen is USNM 934944 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CS-8, Conglomerate Mesa, which is in an Artinskian marine limestone in the Santa Rosa Flat Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. figneroai, S. gruperaensis, S. tarazi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Skinnerella mcallisteri Stevens and Stone p. 26 figs. 11.3-11.5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderFusulinina(Wedekind 1937)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFusulinoidea(Möller 1878)
familyPolydiexodinidaeMiklukho-Maklay 1953
genusSkinnerella()
speciesmcallisteri

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.

†Skinnerella mcallisteri Stevens and Stone 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-25 09:17:40
Modified: 2007-11-25 11:17:40
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1984

Age range: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (California) Skinnerella mcallisteri (type locality: 115928)