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Kahlerininae

Staffellidae

Taxonomy
Kahlerininae was named by Leven (1963). Its type is Kahlerina.

It was assigned to Verbeekinidae by Ueno and Sakagami (1991); and to Staffellidae by Davydov (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Kahlerininae Leven
1991Kahlerininae Ueno and Sakagami p. 941
1996Kahlerininae Davydov p. 221

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderFusulinina(Wedekind 1937)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFusulinoidea(Möller 1878)
familyStaffellidaeMiklukho-Maklay 1949
subfamilyKahlerininaeLeven 1963
subfamilyKahlerininaeLeven 1963

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.

Subfm. †Kahlerininae Leven 1963
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G. †Kahlerina Kochansky-Devide 1955
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†Kahlerina africana Skinner and Wilde 1967
†Kahlerina circularis Sosnina 1968
†Kahlerina consueta Sosnina 1968
†Kahlerina globiformis Sosnina 1968
†Kahlerina minima Sheng 1963
†Kahlerina nautiloidea Sosnina 1968
†Kahlerina siciliana Skinner and Wilde 1966
†Kahlerina ussurica Sosnina 1956
Invalid names: Hubeiella [synonym], Pseudokahlerina Sosnina 1968 [synonym], Ussuriella Sosnina 1956 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2026-03-24 16:11:43
Modified: 2026-03-24 16:11:43
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Ueno 2022

Age range: base of the Murgabian to the top of the Changhsingian or 274.40000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (72 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian - Capitanian290.1 - 259.51Japan Kahlerina sp. (129000)
Kungurian - Wordian283.3 - 264.28Russian Federation Kahlerina sp. (193059)
Murgabian274.4 - 266.9Italy Kahlerina pachytheca (75029)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Croatia Kahlerina pachytheca (75510)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Slovenia Kahlerina pachytheca (36241)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Oman Kahlerina sp. (24325)
Guadalupian274.4 - 259.51Türkiye (Muğla) Kahlerina sp. (218170)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Kahlerina siciliana (75474)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Tunisia (Madanin) Kahlerina africana (42091 127796)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Canada (British Columbia) Pseudokahlerina sp., Pseudokahlerina discadalis (95218)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Iran Kahlerina sp., Kahlerina ussurica (211655) Kahlerina ussurica (211666)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Armenia Kahlerina pachytheca (88706) Kahlerina sp. (97391)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Azerbaijan Kahlerina pachytheca (82257) Kahlerina sp. (110890 110891)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Alaska) Kahlerina sp., Pseudokahlerina sp. (115921)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Guizhou) Kahlerina sinensis (185567)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation Kahlerina sp. (193079 193080) Kahlerina sp., Kahlerina globiformis (193078) Pseudokahlerina sp., Kahlerina globiformis, Pseudokahlerina compressa (193081)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Japan Kahlerina nautiloidea (128827 128828) Kahlerina sp. (128708 128775 128967 130714)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Azerbaijan Kahlerina ovata, Kahlerina pusilla (110881) Kahlerina pachytheca (94942) Kahlerina sp. (110877 110878) Kahlerina sp., Pseudokahlerina porrecta (110880)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Thailand Kahlerina sp. (117963)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Japan Kahlerina nautiloidea (128803 128804 128829 128834 128852 128853 128854 128855 129652 129653) Kahlerina sp. (128848 128946 130725) Kahlerina ussurica (128869 128870 128871 128872 211620 211621 211622)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Russian Federation Kahlerina consueta (193090) Kahlerina consueta, Kahlerina globiformis, Kahlerina circularis (131248) Kahlerina consueta, Kahlerina globiformis, Pseudokahlerina discoidalis, Pseudokahlerina latespiralis, Pseudokahlerina implexa (131247) Kahlerina globiformis, Kahlerina circularis, Pseudokahlerina discoidalis (131251) Kahlerina globiformis, Pseudokahlerina compressa (193077) Kahlerina nautiloidea (131252) Kahlerina nautiloidea, Kahlerina consueta (131256) Kahlerina nautiloidea, Kahlerina consueta, Pseudokahlerina latespiralis, Pseudokahlerina implexa (131249) Kahlerina nautiloidea, Kahlerina globiformis (131250) Pseudokahlerina compressa (193083) Pseudokahlerina crepida (131258) Pseudokahlerina discoidalis, Pseudokahlerina compressa (131253) Pseudokahlerina implexa (131257) Ussuriella ussurica (131260)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Armenia Kahlerina constricta, Kahlerina sp., Kahlerina siciliana (97381)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Thailand Kahlerina sp. (128235)