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Sorosphaera

Psammosphaeridae

Taxonomy
Sorosphaera was named by Brady (1879) [Sepkoski's age data: S u R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Psammosphaerinae by Cushman (1927), Loeblich and Tappan (1988); to Saccamminidae by Morlotti (1988); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Sorosphaera Brady
1927Sorosphaera Cushman p. 11
1988Sorosphaera Loeblich and Tappan
1988Sorosphaera Morlotti p. 276
2002Sorosphaera Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAstrorhizaceaBrady 1881
familyPsammosphaeridaeHaeckel 1894
subfamilyPsammosphaerinaeHaeckel 1894
genusSorosphaeraBrady 1879

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. Sorosphaera Brady 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: agglutinatedg
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: infaunalsubo
Diet: detritivoresubo
Created: 2007-11-25 06:31:13
Modified: 2007-11-25 08:31:13
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1988, Loeblich and Tappan 1984

Age range: base of the Tommotian to the top of the Chadian or 525.50000 to 339.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tommotian - Atdabanian525.5 - 516.0Guinea S. sp. (7790)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9USA (Indiana) S. sp. (2185)