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Meandrospirinae

Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Cornuspiridae

Taxonomy
Meandrospirinae was named by Saidova (1981). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Meandrospirinae Saidova p. 311
1988Meandrospirinae 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
subfamilyMeandrospirinaeSaidova 1981
subfamilyMeandrospirinaeSaidova 1981

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.

Subfm. Meandrospirinae Saidova 1981
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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

Age range: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Rhaetian or 244.24000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Türkiye Meandrospiranella sp. (73816)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Türkiye Meandrospiranella samueli (98008)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33China (Guizhou) Meandrospiranella samueli (117029)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464China (Guizhou) Meandrospiranella irregularis (117058)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Slovakia Meandrospiranella planispira (85059)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Papua New Guinea Meandrospiranella sp. (67687)