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Placopsilinidae

Placopsilinidae

Taxonomy
Placopsilinidae was named by Rhumbler (1913). It is extant.

It was assigned to Foraminifera by Cushman (1927); and to Lituolacea by Loeblich and Tappan (1988).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Placopsilinidae Rhumbler p. 79
1927Placopsilinidae Cushman p. 41
1988Placopsilinidae Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyLituolaceaLamarck 1809
familyPlacopsilinidaeRhumbler 1913
familyPlacopsilinidaeRhumbler 1913

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. Placopsilinidae Rhumbler 1913
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G. †Cushmania
G. †Polyphragma Reuss 1871
G. †Stylolina Karrer 1877
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 Givetian to the top of the Lutetian or 387.70000 to 41.30000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 382.7 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Indiana) Stylolina sp. (55761)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3France Placopsilinidae indet. (148415)