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Psammosphaera
Taxonomy
Psammosphaera is a genus. It is extant.
It was assigned to Psammosphaerinae by Cushman (1927), Loeblich and Tappan (1988); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Psammosphaeridae by Kiessling (2003).
It was assigned to Psammosphaerinae by Cushman (1927), Loeblich and Tappan (1988); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Psammosphaeridae by Kiessling (2003).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1927 | Psammosphaera Cushman p. 11 |
| 1988 | Psammosphaera Loeblich and Tappan |
| 2002 | Psammosphaera Sepkoski |
| 2003 | Psammosphaera Kiessling |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Loeblich and Tappan 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Tortonian or 419.62000 to 7.24600 Ma
Collections (31 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lochkovian | Italy (Sardinia) | P. cava (26161) | |
| Early/Lower Givetian | Germany | P. fusca (227413) | |
| Kinderhookian | USA (Indiana) | P. sp. (6734) | |
| Virgilian | USA (Nebraska) | P. sp. (94391) | |
| Virgilian | USA (Kansas) | P. gracilis (217116 217120) | |
| Virgilian | USA (Oklahoma) | P. gracilis (217102) | |
| Sakmarian | Australia (Western Australia) | P. sp. 1 (95198) P. sp. 2 (95194) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Lithuania | P. bulla (45952 46159 46160) | |
| Rhaetian | Papua New Guinea | P. cava (67687) | |
| Berriasian | Russian Federation | P. sp. (65699 65700) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | Canada (Alberta) | P. sp. (71368 71369 71371) | |
| Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian | Canada (Alberta) | P. sp. (71363) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Ukraine | P. scruposa (91057 91058 91060 91061 91062 91063 91064 91067) | |
| Danian | Ukraine | P. scruposa (91071 91073) | |
| Priabonian | USA (Washington) | P. fusca (205200) | |
| Middle Miocene - Tortonian | Peru | P. sp. (176161) |