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Palaeofusulina

Boultoniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Palaeofusulina Sakagami and Hatta p. 5
1982Palaeofusulina Zhang p. 149
2002Palaeofusulina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderFusulinina(Wedekind 1937)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFusulinoidea(Möller 1878)
familyBoultoniidae()
genusPalaeofusulina

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.

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Palaeofusulina laxa Sheng 1963
Palaeofusulina prisca Deprat 1912
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 16:11:43
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Ueno 2022, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (98 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Qinghai) P. sp. (116016)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Sichuan) P. simplex (73821)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902China P. sinensis (61867)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Yunnan) P. sinensis (56943)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Sichuan) P. guizhouensis, P. mutabilis, P. nana, P. wangi, P. prisca (36221) P. nana, P. minima, P. sp., P. fusiformis, P. sinensis (149124) P. nana, P. sinensis (149122) P. nana, P. wangi, P. sinensis (149123)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) P. ampla, P. chumipuensis, P. minima, P. pseudominima (112014) P. deltoidalis, P. guizhouensis, P. oblata, P. nana, P. pseudoprisca, P. quasicompacta, P. sinensis (111990) P. ellipsoidalis, P. guizhouensis, P. parafusiformis, P. subcylindrica (112011) P. fusiformis (197489) P. guizhouensis, P. minima, P. pseudominima, P. quasicompacta, P. sinensis (112086) P. guizhouensis, P. typica, P. wangi, P. fusiformis (111984) P. minima, P. qinglongensis (112091) P. minima, P. simplex (112089) P. parafusiformis, P. pulla, P. quasicompacta, P. subcylindrica (112084) P. pulla, P. sinensis (197487) P. sinensis (217361 217362 217373 217406 217409 217410 217413 217415) P. sp. (111991 111992) P. typica, P. wangi (112016)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Italy P. sp. (44450 74938)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Zhejiang) P. nana, P. sinensis (105210) P. simplex (61868) P. sp. (111648)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Shaanxi) P. simplicata, P. sp. (218105)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Thailand P. sinensis (128236 128471 128472 128473 128474) P. sinensis, P. laxa (128235)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Slovenia (Upper Carniola) P. nana (218849)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangxi) P. sinensis (74731 97020 97022 206101 206102 206103 206106 206149 206151 206153 206154 206156 206158) P. sp. (50024 56891)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Chongqing) P. minima (149262 149272) P. minima, P. longa, P. sinensis (94980) P. minima, P. mutabilis (121015) P. mutabilis (149264) P. mutabilis, P. wangi, P. sp. (149261) P. nana (121020 121023 149257) P. nana, P. pulla (121019) P. nana, P. sinensis (149263) P. nana, P. sp., P. fusiformis (149139) P. nana, P. typica, P. fusiformis, P. sinensis (149260) P. nana, P. wangi, P. sinensis (149258 149259) P. nana, P. wongi, P. sinensis (94984) P. rhomboides, P. sinensis, P. prisca (94965) P. simplex (94974 94977) P. simplicata (94979) P. simplicata, P. wongi, P. nana (94983) P. sinensis (94975) P. sp. (94985 149137 149142 149153 149256 149266 149269) P. sp., P. sinensis (149270) P. wongi, P. minima, P. sinensis (94972)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Malaysia (Pahang) P. sp. (206773)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China P. sp. (198271)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Japan P. sinensis (128867) P. sp. A, P. sinensis (128868) P. sp. B, P. sinensis (128865) P. sp. B, P. sinensis, P. prisca (128864 128866)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Hubei) P. nana, P. sp. (149226)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Greece P. fusiformis (108325)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Montenegro P. nana (218889)