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Pseudofusulinella pusilla

Fusulinidae

Taxonomy
Pseudofusulinella pusilla was named by Skinner and Wilde (1966). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Nev-20, Quinn River Crossing, which is in an Artinskian carbonate limestone in Nevada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. annae, P. pulchra, P. usvae, P. valkenburghae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Pseudofusulinella pusilla Skinner and Wilde p. 6 figs. Pl 1, figs 12-16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderFusulinina(Wedekind 1937)
superfamilyFusulinoidea(Möller 1878)
RankNameAuthor
familyFusulinidaeMoeller 1878
subfamilyFusulinellinaeStaff and Wedekind 1910
genusPseudofusulinella
speciespusilla

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.

†Pseudofusulinella pusilla Skinner and Wilde 1966
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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 (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Nevada) Pseudofusulinella pusilla (127823 127824 type locality: 127825)