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Ramulina

Nodosariata - Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae

Taxonomy
Ramulina is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); to Polymorphinidae by Bertels (1964) and Kiessling (2003); and to Ramulininae by Cushman (1927) and Missotti (2022).

Species lacking formal opinion data
R. spandeli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Ramulina Cushman p. 48
1964Ramulina Bertels p. 156
2002Ramulina Sepkoski
2003Ramulina Kiessling
2022Ramulina Missotti

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

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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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 Late/Upper Bajocian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 171.60000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Russian Federation (Karachay-Cherkessia) R. spp. (198673 198695)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France R. spandeli (61718 61719)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland R. spandeli (61723)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany (Niedersachsen) R. sp. (31435)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Germany R. sp. (68090)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4South Africa R. fusiformis (70985) R. sp. (70544 70662)
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0South Africa R. sp. (70693)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Romania R. novaculeata (91389)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0USA (Oklahoma) R. sp. (93890)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan R. sp. (28172)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) R. sp. (78586)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) R. sp. (78587 78588 78592)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Tanzania (Lindi) R. sp. (179309 179313)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Chile R. sp. (231972 231973 231974)
Campanian - Danian83.6 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) R. sp. (231979)
Maastrichtian - Danian72.1 - 61.6Argentina (Rio Negro) R. sp. (236482)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Tonga R. globutifera (43006)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Libya R. sp. (77237)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) R. sp. (42646)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781France (Alpes Maritimes) R. globulifera (50523)