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Rhizammina

Rhizamminidae

Taxonomy
Rhizammina was named by Brady (1879) [Sepkoski's age data: R]. It is extant. It was considered unknown by Brady (1879).

It was assigned to Rhizamminidae by Brady (1879), Cushman (1927), Morlotti (1988); to Rhabdammininae by Loeblich and Tappan (1988); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Rhizammina Brady
1927Rhizammina Cushman p. 7
1988Rhizammina Loeblich and Tappan
1988Rhizammina Morlotti p. 275
2002Rhizammina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAstrorhizaceaBrady 1881
familyRhizamminidaeWiesner 1895
genusRhizammina

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. Rhizammina Brady 1879
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. B. Brady 1879Test free, tubular, branching, flexible; forming tangled weed-like tufts of indefinite size. Texture chitino-arenaceous, slightly rough externally; colour brown.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: agglutinatedsubo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: infaunalsubo
Diet: detritivoresubo
Created: 2007-11-25 07:07:30
Modified: 2009-05-20 12:15:32
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Givetian to the top of the Pleistocene or 387.95000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (69 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany R. algaeformis (227413)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Russian Federation (Karachay-Cherkessia) R. indiviza (198639 198644 198646 198673 198680 198681 198695)
Late/Upper Berriasian139.1 - 137.05Poland (Masovian Voivodship) R. indivisa (192536 192620)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Poland (Masovian Voivodship) R. indivisa (192621 192622 192623 192624)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Poland (Masovian Voivodship) R. indivisa (192625)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Indian Ocean R. algaeformis (254762)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Indian Ocean R. algaeformis (249908 254750)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Indian Ocean R. algaeformis (254749)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt R. indivisa (141572)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Indian Ocean R. algaeformis (257964 257966 257968 257976)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Indian Ocean R. algaeformis (257945)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Italy R. algaeformis, R. indivisa (91387)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Italy R. indivisa (91388)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Ukraine R. indivisa (91057 91058 91060 91061 91065 91068 91069)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Ukraine R. indivisa (91070 91073)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Indian Ocean R. algaeformis (249892)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58Indian Ocean R. algaeformis (257942 257943)
Cenozoic66.0 - 0.0Indian Ocean R. algaeformis (257291)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Indian Ocean R. algaeformis (249878 258520 258522)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) R. sp. (205200)
Oligocene - Neogene33.9 - 2.58Indian Ocean R. algaeformis (259237)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63North Pacific R. sp. (249616)
Middle Miocene - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246Peru R. sp. (176144)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58North Atlantic R. spp. (268289)
Gilbert4.187 - 3.596North Pacific R. sp. (257768)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117North Atlantic R. spp. (260145 260787 260796 260798 260803 264669 264670 264672 264683 264684 264829 264837 266426 266428 266431 266434 266436 266437 266774)
NN210.29 - 0.0North Pacific R. algaeformis (273840)