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Discamminidae

Discamminidae

Taxonomy
Discamminidae was named by Mikhalevich (1980). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Discamminidae Mikhalevich p. 67
1988Discamminidae Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyLituolaceaLamarck 1809
familyDiscamminidaeMikhalevich 1980
familyDiscamminidaeMikhalevich 1980

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.

Fm. Discamminidae Mikhalevich 1980
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G. Discammina Lacroix 1932
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Discammina eocenica Mllory 1959
G. Glaphyrammina Loeblich and Tappan
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: agglutinatedsuperf
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: infaunalsubo
Diet: detritivoresubo
Created: 2007-11-25 08:31:19
Modified: 2007-11-25 10:31:19
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Loeblich and Tappan 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Oligocene or 132.60000 to 23.04000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.77 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Portugal Ammoscalaria sp. (73358)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04USA (California) Discammina eocenica (185215 185216 185217 186038)