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Bolivinitacea

Taxonomy
Bolivinitacea was named by Cushman (1927). It is extant.

It was assigned to Rotaliina by Margerel (2012).

Subtaxa
Bolivinitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Bolivinitacea Cushman
2012Bolivinitacea Margerel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
superfamilyBolivinitaceaCushman 1927
superfamilyBolivinitaceaCushman 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.

Superfm. Bolivinitacea Cushman 1927
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Fm. Bolivinitidae Cushman 1927
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G. Bolivinellina Saidova 1975
G. Coryphostoma Cushman 1936
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Coryphostoma digitalis d'Orbigny 1846
Coryphostoma sinuosa Cushman 1936
Subfm. Parabrizalininae Revets 1996
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G. Loxostomina Sellier de Civrieux 1969
G. Rutherfordoides McCulloch 1981
Subfm. Sagrininae Revets 1996
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G. Virgulopsis Finlay 1939
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Environment: outer shelf, marinesubo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-09-19 08:26:03
Modified: 2007-09-19 10:26:03
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 100.50000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (65 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Coryphostoma plaitum (140715 140717)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt Coryphostoma plaitum (140719 140720)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Tunisia Coryphostoma incrassata, Coryphostoma midwayensis (57322 57344 57345 57346 57347 57348 57356 57362 57363 57365 57366) Coryphostoma incrassata, Coryphostoma midwayensis, Coryphostoma plaitum (57320 57321 57323 57324 57325 57326 57334 57335 57336 57337 57342 57349 57351 57352 57353 57354 57355 57357 57358 57359 57360 57361 57367 57368) Coryphostoma incrassata, Coryphostoma plaitum (57341) Coryphostoma midwayensis (57350) Coryphostoma midwayensis, Coryphostoma plaitum (57327 57328 57329 57330 57331 57332 57333 57338 57339 57340 57343 57364)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Spain Coryphostoma midwayensis (154088 154089)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Spain Coryphostoma midwayensis (154090 154096)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Austria Virgulopsis tuberculatus (99160)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India Virgulopsis sp. (77654)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Malaysia Coryphostoma sp. (165770)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333New Zealand Bolivinita finlayi, Bolivinita pliozea (84313)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Virgulopsis sp. (70860)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand Bolivinita pliozea (73307)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Japan Bolivinita quadrilatera (45525 45528)