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Biwaella americana

Schubertellidae

Taxonomy
Biwaella americana was named by Skinner and Wilde (1965).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. oimiensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Biwaella americana Skinner and Wilde
2002Biwaella americana Forke p. 222 figs. Pl 36, fig 2
2006Biwaella americana Wilde p. 62 figs. Pl 61, figs 15-21; pl 62,figs 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderFusulinina(Wedekind 1937)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFusulinoidea(Möller 1878)
familySchubertellidaeSkinner 1931
genusBiwaella
speciesamericanaSkinner and Wilde 1965

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.

†Biwaella americana 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: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Artinskian or 293.52000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (New Mexico) Biwaella americana (130060)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Austria Biwaella americana (129299)