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Saudia

Globothalamea - Loftusiida - Spirocyclinidae

Taxonomy
Saudia is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Saudia discoidea.

It was assigned to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Spirocyclinidae by Grimsdale (1952), Robinson and Cunningham (2022).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Saudia Grimsdale
2002Saudia Sepkoski
2022Saudia Robinson and Cunningham p. 859

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classGlobothalamea
RankNameAuthor
orderLoftusiidaKaminski and Mikhalevich 2000
superfamilyLoftusoideaBrady 1884
familySpirocyclinidaeMunier-Chalmas 1887
genusSaudia

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. †Saudia
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Saudia discoidea Henson 1948
Saudia floridana Robinson and Cunningham 2022
Saudia labyrinthica Grimsdale 1952
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: Early/Lower Eocene or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian - Ypresian59.24 - 48.07Iraq (Kurdistan) S. labyrinthica (215184 215753 215754)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.24 - 48.07Greece (Ionian Islands) Thomasella labyrinthica (276167 276168 276169 276170 276171)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Slovenia (Littoral) Thomasella labyrinthica (214592)