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Sphaeroschwagerina asiatica

Schwagerinidae

Taxonomy
Schwagerina asiatica was named by Miklukho-Maklay (1949).

It was recombined as Sphaeroschwagerina asiatica by Forke (2002).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Schwagerina asiatica Miklukho-Maklay p. 78 figs. Pl 5, fig 1
1978Schwagerina asiatica Leven and Shcherbovich p. 105 figs. Pl 12, fig 2
2002Sphaeroschwagerina asiatica Forke p. 250 figs. Pl 39, fig 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderFusulinina(Wedekind 1937)
superfamilyFusulinoidea(Möller 1878)
RankNameAuthor
familySchwagerinidaeDunbar and Henbest 1930
subfamilyTriticitinae(Davydov 1986)
genusSphaeroschwagerinaMiklukho-Maclay 1959
speciesasiatica(Miklukho-Maklay 1949)

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.

Sphaeroschwagerina asiatica Miklukho-Maklay 1949
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2026-03-24 16:11:43
Modified: 2026-03-24 21:11:43
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Ueno 2022, Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1984

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Sakmarian or 298.90000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Tajikistan Schwagerina asiatica (130921 130954 130955)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Austria Sphaeroschwagerina asiatica (129248 129256 129258 129259)