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Skinnerella elliptica

Polydiexodinidae

Taxonomy
Parafusulina elliptica was named by Sheng (1963).

It was recombined as Skinnerella elliptica by Leven (1992) and Leven and Gorgij (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Parafusulina elliptica Sheng
1992Skinnerella elliptica Leven p. 106 figs. Pl 25, fig 8; pl 28, figs 2, 3
2008Skinnerella elliptica Leven and Gorgij figs. Pl 2, fig 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderFusulinina(Wedekind 1937)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFusulinoidea(Möller 1878)
familyPolydiexodinidaeMiklukho-Maklay 1953
genusSkinnerella()
specieselliptica(Sheng 1963)

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.

Skinnerella elliptica Sheng 1963
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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 Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 279.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Iran Skinnerella elliptica (129532)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Tajikistan Skinnerella elliptica (130100 130318 130334)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Iran Skinnerella elliptica (211683)