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Opertorbitolitinae

Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Soritidae

Taxonomy
Opertorbitolitinae was named by Loeblich and Tappan (1986).

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

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Opertorbitolitinae Loeblich and Tappan
1988Opertorbitolitinae Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classTubothalamea
orderMiliolidaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
suborderMiliolinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
superfamilySoritaceaEhrenberg 1839
familySoritidaeEhrenberg 1839
subfamilyOpertorbitolitinaeLoeblich and Tappan 1986
subfamilyOpertorbitolitinaeLoeblich and Tappan 1986

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. †Opertorbitolitinae Loeblich and Tappan 1986
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G. †Somalina
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 Ypresian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 56.00000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Maldives (Gaafaru) Somalina sp. (214815 214816)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Iraq (Kurdistan) Somalina sp. (215074)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Oman Somalina sp. (32883)