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Sphaeroidina

Chilostomellidae

Taxonomy
Sphaeroidina was named by d'Orbigny (1826) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Sphaeroidininae by Cushman (1927); to Chilostomellidae by Wienrich (1997); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
S. bulloides, S. gredalensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
S. chilostomata, S. variabilis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Sphaeroidina d'Orbigny
1927Sphaeroidina Cushman p. 86
1997Sphaeroidina Wienrich p. 78
2002Sphaeroidina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
familyChilostomellidae
genusSphaeroidinad'Orbigny 1826

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. Sphaeroidina d'Orbigny 1826
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†Sphaeroidina bulloides d'Orbigny 1826
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: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Holocene or 48.07000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (731 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenozoic66.0 - 0.0Indian Ocean S. bulloides (257291)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03North Pacific S. bulloides (272211 272230 272231)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71North Pacific S. bulloides (272210)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (California) S. gredalensis (185234 186057)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9North Pacific S. bulloides (271500)
Priabonian - Rupelian37.71 - 27.3North Pacific S. bulloides (268568 268569 268592 268595 271483 272225 272238 272239 272240 272241 272243 272244)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3North Pacific S. bulloides (268561 268562 268563 268566 268620 268623 270363 270703 271469 271470 271471 271481 271482 271496 271498 271499 272201 272202 272204 272205 272206 272207 272220 272221 272222 272223 272224)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04North Atlantic S. bulloides (121375 121377)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.04North Pacific S. bulloides (268556 268557 268558 268586 268587 268588 268589 268611 268612 268613 268615 268617 271468 272199 272200 272218 272219)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04New Zealand (North Island) S. bulloides (205946 205949)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
G. truncatulinoides PRSZ0.61 - 0.0Indian Ocean S. bulloides (260064)
NN200.42 - 0.29Indian Ocean S. bulloides (259148)
NN200.42 - 0.29North Pacific S. bulloides (247289 247522 247525 247527)
NN210.29 - 0.0North Pacific S. bulloides (247276 247284 247285 247514 247521 266142 266144 266145)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117North Atlantic S. bulloides (262657 262658 263772 265661)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Pacific S. bulloides (273965 273967 273970 273976 273978 273979 273980 273981 273982 273983)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0South Pacific S. bulloides (273964)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0North Atlantic S. bulloides (260786)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0North Pacific S. bulloides (263434)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Pacific S. bulloides (273963)