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Gordiospira

Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Cornuspiridae

Taxonomy
Gordiospira was named by Heron-Allen and Earland (1932). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Gordiospira Heron-Allen and Earland p. 314
1988Gordiospira 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
subfamilyHemigordiopsinaeNikitina 1969
genusGordiospiraHeron-Allen and Earland 1932

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. Gordiospira Heron-Allen and Earland 1932
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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