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Monodiexodina gigas

Schwagerinidae

Taxonomy
Monodiexodina gigas was named by Shi et al. (2008). Its type specimen is MCC8-7, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shanmutang Section, middle Dadongchang Formation, which is in a Wordian/Capitanian carbonate limestone in the Dadongchang Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. linearis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Monodiexodina gigas Shi et al. p. 125 figs. 4.23-4.28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderFusulinina(Wedekind 1937)
superfamilyFusulinoidea(Möller 1878)
RankNameAuthor
familySchwagerinidaeDunbar and Henbest 1930
subfamilyMonodiexodininaeKanmera et al. 1976
genusMonodiexodina
speciesgigas

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.

†Monodiexodina gigas Shi et al. 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-25 09:17:40
Modified: 2007-11-25 11:17:40
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1984

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

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51China (Yunnan) Monodiexodina gigas (type locality: 132513)