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Parafusulina (Parafusulina) amoena

Schwagerinidae

Taxonomy
Parafusulina (Parafusulina) amoena was named by Skinner (1971). Its type specimen is KUMIP 2503210 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is T-537, Hill 4410, Baylor Mountains, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Bone Spring Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Parafusulina (Parafusulina) amoena Skinner p. 9 figs. Pl 19, figs 1-5; pl 20, figs 1-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderFusulinina(Wedekind 1937)
superfamilyFusulinoidea(Möller 1878)
RankNameAuthor
familySchwagerinidaeDunbar and Henbest 1930
genusParafusulina
subgenusParafusulinaDunbar and Skinner 1931
speciesamoena

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.

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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: Kungurian or 283.30000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Parafusulina amoena (128874 128875 type locality: 128876 128877 128879)