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Ceratobulimininae

Nodosariata - Robertinida - Ceratobuliminidae

Taxonomy
Ceratobulimininae was named by Cushman (1927). It is extant. It was considered unknown by Loeblich and Tappan (1984).

It was assigned to Cassidulinidae by Cushman (1927); and to Ceratobuliminidae by Loeblich and Tappan (1984), Margerel (2012), Missotti (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Ceratobulimininae Cushman
1927Ceratobulimininae Cushman p. 84
1984Ceratobulimininae Loeblich and Tappan p. 36
2012Ceratobulimininae Margerel
2022Ceratobulimininae Missotti

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classNodosariata
orderRobertinida
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCeratobuliminoidea
familyCeratobuliminidaeCushman 1927
subfamilyCeratobulimininaeCushman 1927
subfamilyCeratobulimininaeCushman 1927

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. Ceratobulimininae Cushman 1927
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G. Ceratobulimina Toula 1915
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†Ceratobulimina perplexa Plummer 1927
G. †Ceratocancris Finlay 1939
G. Lamarckina Berthelin 1881
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Lamarckina atlantica Cushman 1931
†Lamarckina bienfaiti Visser 1950
Lamarckina excavata d'Orbigny 1839
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. R. Loeblich and H. Tappan 1984 Primary aperture interiomarginal or may diverge, a slit extending up the apertural face, coiling predominantly dextral; later stage may tend to uncoil. M. Jurassic to Holocene.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-28 00:47:02
Modified: 2009-05-20 05:31:44
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Barremian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 125.77000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 121.4 Ma

Collections (98 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Germany Lamarckina hemiglobosa (76979)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Mexico (Baja California) Ceratobulimina woodi (1891)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Romania Lamarckina lamplughi (91389)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Ceratobulimina sp. (141572)
Early/Lower Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Tanzania (Lindi) Ceratobulimina spp. (179314)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt Ceratobulimina aegyptiaca (140953 140954)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Germany Ceratobulimina woodi (74484 74485)
Campanian - Danian83.6 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Ceratobulimina perplexa (231979)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands Trochulina bienfaiti (138910)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands Trochulina bienfaiti (164970 164981 164982 164983 164984 164985 164986 164987 164988 164989 164990 165053 165056 165057 165060 165061 165064 165065 165066 165068)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Trochulina bienfaiti (164977 164979 164980 164994 164995 164996 164997 164998 164999 165000 165001 165002 165003 165004 165005)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Canada (Nova Scotia) Ceratocancris sp. (141909)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Louisiana) Lamarckina claibornense (209378)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Nigeria Ceratobulimina sp. (77257)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Louisiana) Lamarckina claibornse (164477)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Lamarckina sp. (133042)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Texas) Ceratobulimina eximia (93892 93893 93894 93895 93896 93897 93898)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Ceratobulimina washburnei (207872 207876)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Ceratobulimina contraria (95898)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04North Atlantic Ceratobulimina contraria (121375) Ceratobulimina contraria, Ceratobulimina hauerii (121377)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.04Canada (British Columbia) Ceratobulimina washburnei (209758)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (Louisiana) Lamarckina byramensis (44521)
Miocene - Oligocene23.04 - 23.04Canada (Nova Scotia) Ceratobulimina contraria (141890)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Ceratobulimina haueri (62882 62883)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Ceratobulimina haueri (62929 62932 62933 62936 62939 62941 62943 62944 62945 62952 62954 62958 62960 62961 62962 63024 63025 63030)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand Ceratobulimina kellumi (77488)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Ceratobulimina haueri (61898 62885 62887 62891 62893 62946 62947)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Ecuador Ceratobulimina pacifica (90851)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Florida) Lamarckina atlantica (94810)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (South Carolina) Lamarckina atlantica (60932)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Iceland Lamarckina haliotidea (75055)