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Pseudofusulinella nitida

Fusulinidae

Taxonomy
Pseudofusulinella nitida was named by Skinner and Wilde (1965). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is C-169, Ellery Mountain, Klamath Mountains, which is in a Gzhelian carbonate limestone in the McCloud Formation of California.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Pseudofusulinella nitida Skinner and Wilde p. 30 figs. Pl 9, figs 23-29

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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
speciesnitida

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 nitida Skinner and Wilde 1965
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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: Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Gzhelian or 303.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (California) Pseudofusulinella nitida (type locality: 132122)