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Rauserella sphaeroidea

Ozawainellidae

Taxonomy
Rauserella sphaeroidea was named by Sosnina (1968). Its type specimen is TsGM 48-51/8248, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2012-07-22

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Rauserella sphaeroidea Sosnina p. 117 figs. Pl 28, figs 12-15
1996Rauserella sphaeroidea Davydov p. 225 figs. Pl 3, figs 1-4,8,9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderFusulinina(Wedekind 1937)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFusulinoidea(Möller 1878)
familyOzawainellidaeThompson and Foster 1937
genusRauserella
speciessphaeroidea

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.

Rauserella sphaeroidea Sosnina 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2026-03-24 16:11:43
Modified: 2026-03-24 16:11:43
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Ueno 2022, Loeblich and Tappan 1984

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian - Wordian283.3 - 264.28Russian Federation Rauserella sphaeroidea (193059)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation Rauserella sphaeroidea (193081)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Russian Federation Rauserella sphaeroidea (131247 131269)