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Polymorphina

Nodosariata - Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae

Taxonomy
Polymorphina was named by d'Orbigny (1826) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Polymorphininae by Cushman (1927); to Polymorphinidae by Bertels (1964), Wienrich (1997); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Polymorphina d'Orbigny
1927Polymorphina Cushman p. 48
1964Polymorphina Bertels p. 151
1997Polymorphina Wienrich p. 62
2002Polymorphina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classNodosariata
RankNameAuthor
orderPolymorphinida
familyPolymorphinidaed'Orbigny 1839
genusPolymorphinad'Orbigny 1826

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. Polymorphina d'Orbigny 1826
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†Polymorphina beckerae Bertels 1964
†Polymorphina frondea Cushman 1922
†Polymorphina landesi Hanna and Hanna 1922
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-28 00:47:02
Modified: 2009-05-20 05:31:44
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the NN19 or 85.70000 to 0.42000 Ma

Collections (131 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2North Atlantic P. sp. (263548)
Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Argentina (Rio Negro) P. beckerae (236480) P. beckerae, P. frondea (236485) P. frondea (236488) P. subrhombica (236479) P. subrhombica, P. frondea (236486 236487)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Neuquén) P. sp. (234982 234983)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24South Pacific P. spp. (255039 255045)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0South Pacific P. spp. (255035)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07North Atlantic P. sp. (262956)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07South Pacific P. spp. (253402 253404)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07South Africa P. lactea (77526)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03South Pacific P. spp. (253386 253392 253398)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) P. landesi (241972)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9South Pacific P. spp. (255017)
Eocene - Oligocene56.0 - 23.04South Pacific P. spp. (255011)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03South Pacific P. spp. (253384)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03North Atlantic P. sp. (262943 262944 264512 264517)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71South Pacific P. spp. (253383)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9South Pacific P. spp. (260107 260108)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71South Pacific P. spp. (253378 254263 254264)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) P. accuminata (42636) P. acuminata (42644)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Texas) P. gibba (93894 93895 93898) P. gibba, P. regularis (93897)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71North Atlantic P. sp. (264508 264509 266179 266181)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) P. acuminata (42643 42645 42646 42658)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9South Pacific P. spp. (260101 260102)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Tonga P. tongaensis (43006)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9South Pacific P. spp. (254250)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9North Atlantic P. sp. (264506 268143)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3South Pacific P. spp. (260095 260099)
Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.98North Pacific P. spp. (267913)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04North Atlantic P. sp. (262799)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (Louisiana) P. advena (44521)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04South Pacific P. spp. (260084 260087 260089 260090)
NN123.2 - 22.75South Pacific P. spp. (257249 257251)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98South Pacific P. spp. (254244 256766)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98North Pacific P. spp. (267896 267897 267908 267911)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63North Pacific P. spp. (267877 267879)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333South Pacific P. spp. (254998 254999 255000)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand P. lingulata (77488)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98North Atlantic P. sp. (262755)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63South Pacific P. spp. (256764)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) P. charlottensis (62887)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63North Pacific P. spp. (267852 267854 267856 267857 267861 267864 267867 267870 267876)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.98 - 5.333North Pacific P. spp. (267851)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Florida) P. advena (94810)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333North Pacific P. spp. (267814 267816 267822 267826 267829 267834)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333South Pacific P. spp. (255342 256753 256754 256760)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Papua New Guinea P. elegantissima (78304)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.63 - 2.58North Pacific P. spp. (267810)
NN910.6 - 9.6South Pacific P. spp. (257248)
NN125.6 - 5.0South Pacific P. spp. (257239 257245 257246)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58North Pacific P. spp. (267805)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58South Pacific P. spp. (256731 256732 256733 256739 256742 256743 256744 256745 256746 256747 256749)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117South Pacific P. spp. (255338 255339 256729)
NN163.75 - 2.5South Pacific P. spp. (257233)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Pacific P. spp. (254996 255334 255335 255336 255337)
NN191.9 - 0.42South Pacific P. spp. (257227 257228 257229)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Alaska) P. kincaidi (52243)