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Sulcophax

Hormosinidae

Taxonomy
Sulcophax was named by Rhumbler (1931). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cuneatinae by Loeblich and Tappan (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Sulcophax Rhumbler p. 60
1988Sulcophax Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyHormosinaceaHaeckel 1894
familyHormosinidaeHaeckel 1894
subfamilyCuneatinaeLoeblich and Tappan 1984
genusSulcophaxRhumbler 1931

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.

G. Sulcophax Rhumbler 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: agglutinatedsubo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: infaunalsubo
Diet: detritivoresubo
Created: 2007-11-25 07:07:30
Modified: 2009-05-20 07:15:32
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1984
Collections
No collection or age range data are available