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Paraschwagerina elongata

Schwagerinidae

Taxonomy
Paraschwagerina elongata was named by Skinner and Wilde (1965). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is C-1A, Bass Ranch (Stanford no. 775), which is in a Sakmarian carbonate limestone in the McCloud Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. aijvensis, P. ischimbajica, P. longa, P. mukhamedharovica, P. premelonica, P. primaeva

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Paraschwagerina elongata Skinner and Wilde p. 69 figs. Pl 32, figs 9-13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderFusulinina(Wedekind 1937)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFusulinoidea(Möller 1878)
familySchwagerinidaeDunbar and Henbest 1930
genusParaschwagerina
specieselongata

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.

†Paraschwagerina elongata 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: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (California) Paraschwagerina elongata (129034)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (California) Paraschwagerina elongata (type locality: 128243 128247 128249 129047 132208 132221 132223)