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Pseudochusenella buttensis

Schwagerinidae

Taxonomy
Pseudochusenella buttensis was named by Stevens and Stone (2007). Its type specimen is USNM 531306, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is S-1928, Striped Butte, which is in a Sakmarian carbonate limestone in the Bird Spring Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Pseudochusenella buttensis Stevens and Stone p. 40 figs. Pl. 5, fig. 6-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderFusulinina(Wedekind 1937)
superfamilyFusulinoidea(Möller 1878)
RankNameAuthor
familySchwagerinidaeDunbar and Henbest 1930
subfamilyChusenellinaeKahler and Kahler 1966
genusPseudochusenellaBensh 1987
speciesbuttensis

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.

Pseudochusenella buttensis Stevens and Stone 2007
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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 16:11:43
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Ueno 2022, Loeblich and Tappan 1984

Age range: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (California) Pseudochusenella buttensis (129194 129195 type locality: 129560)