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Cornuspirella

Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Cornuspiridae

Taxonomy
Cornuspirella was named by Cushman (1928). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cornuspiroidinae by Loeblich and Tappan (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Cornuspirella Cushman p. 311
1988Cornuspirella Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classTubothalamea
orderMiliolidaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
suborderMiliolinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
superfamilyCornuspiroidea(Schultze 1854)
familyCornuspiridaeSchultze 1854
subfamilyCornuspiroidinaeSaidova 1981
genusCornuspirellaCushman 1928

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.

G. Cornuspirella Cushman 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitesubo
Environment: hypersaline, marinesubo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Life habit: epifaunalsubo
Diet: deposit feedersubo
Created: 2007-09-19 08:15:21
Modified: 2009-05-20 07:26:11
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Beavington-Penney and Racey 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available