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Sphaerogypsina globula

Globothalamea - Loftusiida - Acervulinidae

Taxonomy
Sphaerogypsina globula was named by Reuss (1848). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Sphaerogypsina globula Reuss
2012Sphaerogypsina globula Margerel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classGlobothalamea
orderLoftusiidaKaminski and Mikhalevich 2000
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyLoftusoideaBrady 1884
familyAcervulinidaeSchultze 1854
genusSphaerogypsinaGalloway 1933
speciesglobulaReuss 1848

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2012-10-30 00:15:50
Modified: 2012-10-29 08:16:32
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 56.00000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Iraq (Kurdistan) Sphaerogypsina globula (215109)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Iran Sphaerogypsina globula (226728)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Hungary Sphaerogypsina globula (171633)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain Sphaerogypsina globula (34481 165574)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Florida) Sphaerogypsina globula (73586)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Italy (Calabria) Sphaerogypsina globula (9116 9117)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129New Caledonia Sphaerogypsina globula (89431)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117New Caledonia Sphaerogypsina globula (109502)