Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Asterigerinidae

Asterigerinidae

Taxonomy
Asterigerinidae was named by d'Orbigny (1839). It is extant.

It was assigned to Asterigerinacea by Margerel (2012).

Subtaxa
Asterigerina

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Asterigerinidae d'Orbigny
2012Asterigerinidae Margerel

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAsterigerinacead'Orbigny 1839
familyAsterigerinidaed'Orbigny 1839
familyAsterigerinidaed'Orbigny 1839

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.

Fm. Asterigerinidae d'Orbigny 1839
show all | hide all
G. Asterigerina d'Orbigny 1839
hide
Asterigerina carinata d'Orbigny 1839
†Asterigerina crassaformis Cushman and Siegfus 1935
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 Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 56.00000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (85 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian - Ypresian59.24 - 48.07Türkiye (Denizli) Asterigerina sp. (215036)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Belgium (Vlaanderen) Asterigerina guerrai (94039)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Türkiye Asterigerina rotula (155380)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Hungary Asterigerina sp. (171633)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (California) Asterigerina crassaformis (185234)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain Asterigerinidae indet. (165575)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Hungary Asterigerina sp. (69699)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Tonga Asterigerina subacuta (43006)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy Asterigerina sp. (151433)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Asterigerina sp. (207873)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Spain Asterigerina sp. (147590)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Malta (Northern Region) Asterigerina sp. (221493 222469 222471 222475 222476 222479 222480 222485)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (Louisiana) Asterigerina subacuta (44521)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04North Atlantic Asterigerina guerichi (121378)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India Asterigerina carinata (77654)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Asterigerina guerichi (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Asterigerina guerichi (62884)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Asterigerina guerichi (62929 62931 62932 62933 62934 62935 62936 62937 62938 62939 62940 62941 62943 62944 62945 62952 62953 62954 62955 62957 62958 62959 62960 62961 62962 62964 63024 63025 63030)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Austria Asterigerina sp. (146184 146228)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Austria (Burgenland) Asterigerina sp. (56694)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Poland Asterigerina palnorbis (70539)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Asterigerina guerichi (61899 62885 62886 62887 62888 62889 62891 62892 62893 62895 62896 62898 62946 62947 62948 63027 63028)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Cuba Asterigerina sp. (232852)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Asterigerina sp. (27549)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Asterigerina carinata (70879) Asterigerina planorbis (70860 70864)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Antigua and Barbuda Asterigerina sp. (198642)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Provinz Siena) Asterigerina sp. (138092 138093 138094)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774France (Alpes Maritimes) Asterigerina planorbis (50523)