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Pulleniinae

Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Nonionidae

Taxonomy
Pulleniinae was named by Schwager (1877). It is extant.

It was assigned to Nonionidae by Margerel (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Pulleniinae Schwager
2012Pulleniinae Margerel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classGlobothalamea
orderRotaliidaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyNonionaceaSchultze 1854
familyNonionidae
subfamilyPulleniinaeSchwager 1877
subfamilyPulleniinaeSchwager 1877

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. Pulleniinae Schwager 1877
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G. Chilostomellina Cushman 1926
G. Melonis Monfort 1808
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Melonis barleeanum Williamson 1858
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 Campanian to the top of the Holocene or 83.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (1255 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Indian Ocean Melonis sp. (249899)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24South Pacific Melonis sp. (255043 255044 255045)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0South Pacific Melonis sp. (255034)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0South Pacific Melonis barleeanum (255032)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07South Pacific Melonis sp. (253402)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03South Pacific Melonis barleeanum (253386 253390 253397 253399) Melonis sp. (253393 253400) Melonis sp., Melonis maorica (253389 253394)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71Trinidad and Tobago Melonis pompilioides (140160)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Indian Ocean Melonis pacificus (258517)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9South Pacific Melonis barleeanum (255019 255020 255022) Melonis maorica (255027 255028) Melonis maorica, Melonis barleeanum (255030) Melonis sp. (255015 255025)
Eocene - Oligocene56.0 - 23.04South Pacific Melonis barleeanum (255008 255009) Melonis sp. (255011 255012 255014) Melonis sp., Melonis barleeanum (255010)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03South Pacific Melonis barleeanum (253384)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71South Pacific Melonis affinis, Melonis barleeanum (253383)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Indian Ocean Melonis spp. (253642 253643)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71South Pacific Melonis barleeanum (260119 260122) Melonis sp. (260111 260112)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9South Pacific Melonis barleeanum (260108 260109) Melonis sp. (260110)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71South Pacific Melonis barleeanum (253377 253381 254262) Melonis maorica (253382) Melonis sp. (253379 253380)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) Melonis garzaensis, Melonis pompilioides (55764) Melonis planatus, Melonis pompilioides (209754)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9South Pacific Melonis barleeanum (254260) Melonis sp. (253376)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Louisiana/Texas) Melonis affine, Melonis advena (45017)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9South Pacific Melonis affinis, Melonis barleeanum (260103) Melonis sp. (260105 260106)