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Pseudofusulinella acuminata

Fusulinidae

Taxonomy
Pseudofusulinella acuminata was named by Skinner and Wilde (1965). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is C-180, Ellery Mountain, Klamath Mountains, which is in an Asselian carbonate limestone in the McCloud Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. annae, P. eopulchra, P. levis, P. pulchra, P. usavae, P. usvae, P. valkenburghae, P. ylychensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Pseudofusulinella acuminata Skinner and Wilde p. 32 figs. Pl 14, 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
speciesacuminata

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 acuminata 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: Asselian or 298.90000 to 293.52000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (California) Pseudofusulinella acuminata (132022 132024 132025 132026 132027 132028 132094 132096 132127 132131 type locality: 132132 132133)