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Gymnesina

Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Nubeculariidae

Taxonomy
Gymnesina was named by Colom (1959).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Gymnesina Colom p. 324
1988Gymnesina 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)
familyNubeculariidaeJones 1875
subfamilyNubeculariinaeCushman 1927
genusGymnesinaColom 1959

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. †Gymnesina Colom 1959
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitesubo
Environment: hypersaline, marinesubo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Created: 2009-05-20 05:23:28
Modified: 2009-05-20 07:23:28
Source: f = family, subo = suborder
References: Beavington-Penney and Racey 2004, Kiessling 2004
Collections
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