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Pseudofusulinella spicata

Fusulinidae

Taxonomy
Pseudofusulinella spicata was named by Skinner and Wilde (1965). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is C-215, South Marble Mountain, Klamath Mountains, which is in a Sakmarian 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 spicata Skinner and Wilde p. 35 figs. Pl 27, figs 20-24

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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
speciesspicata

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 spicata 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: Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1984

Age range: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (California) Pseudofusulinella spicata (type locality: 132205 132206 132222)