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Sphaerogypsina

Globothalamea - Loftusiida - Acervulinidae

Taxonomy
Sphaerogypsina was named by Galloway (1933) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Acervulinidae by Kiessling (2003), Margerel (2012).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by L. Villier on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Sphaerogypsina Galloway
2002Sphaerogypsina Sepkoski
2003Sphaerogypsina Kiessling
2012Sphaerogypsina Margerel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classGlobothalamea
RankNameAuthor
orderLoftusiidaKaminski and Mikhalevich 2000
superfamilyLoftusoideaBrady 1884
familyAcervulinidaeSchultze 1854
genusSphaerogypsinaGalloway 1933

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. Sphaerogypsina Galloway 1933
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2012-10-30 00:15:50
Modified: 2012-10-29 08:16:32
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 66.00000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma

Collections (85 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66China (Tibet) S. sp. (215945)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0China (Tibet) S. sp. (215936 215938 215943 215949)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.24 - 48.07Iraq (Sulaimani) S. sp. (215745 215746 215747 215748 215749 215750 215751)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Iran S. globula (226728)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Iraq (Kurdistan) S. globula (215109) S. globulus (215076 215077 215078 215110 215112)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Iraq (Sulaymaniyah) S. globulus (215164)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Austria (Carinthia) S. globulus (277049 277050 277051 277052 277053 277054 277055 277056)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Italy (Imperia) S. sp. (276972 276974 276976)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Hungary S. globula (171633)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain S. globula (34481 165574)
Bartonian - Rupelian41.03 - 27.3Greece (Ionian Islands) S. sp. (276172 276173)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Hungary S. sp. (69699)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Florida) S. globula (73586)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy S. sp. (147704)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Austria (Upper Austria) S. sp. (277667)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy (Vicenza) S. sp. (276361 276364 276369 276772 276774 276776 276778)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Spain S. sp. (147590)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Iran S. sp. (138868 138869)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Italy (Vicenza) S. sp. (151437)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Italy (Calabria) S. globula (9116 9117)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Spain (Alicante) S. sp. (276807 276809 276815 276816 276826 276827)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Italy S. sp. (36244)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Indonesia S. globulina (70939)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India S. globulus (77654)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Indian Ocean S. globulus (246878 246879 246890 246891 246894)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Cyprus S. sp. (223596)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Austria S. sp. (146231)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Cuba S. sp. (232852)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Cyprus S. sp. (223602)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Italy (Pescara) S. sp. (222521 222522 222523 222524)
NN118.25 - 5.6Indian Ocean S. globulus (254666)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Provinz Siena) S. sp. (138092 138093)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indian Ocean S. globulus (251305 252654)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129New Caledonia S. globula (89431)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Indian Ocean S. globulus (251537)
G. tosaensis HOSZ1.88 - 0.61Indian Ocean S. globulus (251299)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117New Caledonia S. globula (109502)
G. truncatulinoides PRSZ0.61 - 0.0North Atlantic S. globulus (263841)