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Praemurica

Truncorotaloididae

Taxonomy
Praemurica was named by Olsson et al. (1992) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani T Than]. It was considered unknown by Olsson et al. (1992).

It was assigned to Truncorotaloididae by Olsson et al. (1992); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Praemurica Olsson et al.
2002Praemurica Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
suborderGlobigerininaDelage and Herouard 1896
familyTruncorotaloididaeLoeblich and Tappan 1961
genusPraemurica

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. †Praemurica Olsson et al. 1992
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Praemurica inconstans Subbotina 1953
Praemurica taurica Morozova 1961
Praemurica uncinata Bolli 1957
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. K. Olsson et al. 1992The wall texture of Praemurica (Plate 6: Figures 2-4) is similar to that observed in the modern Neogloboquadrina dutertrei (d'Orbigny) (Plate 5: Figures 9, 10). Elongate subparallel ridges, often with an orientation towards the aperture, are connected by shorter less well-developed ridges that are thicker and broader on one side. This gives the test a cancellate wall texture, which is herein termed praemuricate. It is the first distinctive nonspinose, pustulose wall texture to evolve in the phylogeny of the early Paleocene planktonic foraminifera. [Olsson et al. 1999]
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: planktonicsubo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-25 07:28:24
Modified: 2007-11-25 15:28:24
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1984

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Paleocene to the top of the Middle Paleocene or 66.00000 to 59.24000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66North Atlantic P. inconstans, P. uncinata (266342)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Egypt P. inconstans (57471 57472 57473 57474 57475 240627) P. uncinata, P. inconstans (240629)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Río Negro) P. taurica (236539)
Danian66.0 - 61.66North Atlantic P. pseudoinconstans (265605 265608) P. pseudoinconstans, P. inconstans (265602) P. taurica, P. pseudoinconstans (265606 265607)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66South Pacific P. pseudoinconstans (250796) P. taurica, P. pseudoinconstans (250797)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66Indian Ocean P. inconstans (248939)
Early/Lower Paleocene - Middle Paleocene66.0 - 59.24South Pacific P. taurica (250792)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Indian Ocean P. inconstans (255527) P. taurica (254284)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Tanzania (Lindi) P. uncinata, P. pseudoinconstans, P. inconstans (179310)