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Sphaeroidinella

Globigerinidae

Taxonomy
Sphaeroidinella was named by Cushman (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio-l R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Globigerinidae by Cushman (1927), Kiessling (2009), Lam and Leckie (2020).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Sphaeroidinella Cushman
2002Sphaeroidinella Sepkoski
2009Sphaeroidinella Kiessling
2020Sphaeroidinella Lam and Leckie

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyGlobigerinoidea
familyGlobigerinidaeCarpenter et al. 1862
genusSphaeroidinella

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. Sphaeroidinella Cushman 1927
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Sphaeroidinella dehiscens Parker and Jones 1865
Sphaeroidinella excavata Banner and Blow 1965
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. A. Cushman 1927Test in the early stages, trochoid and like Globigerina., with coarse cancellated surface and probably with spines; in the adult with the chambers embracing, two or three forming the exterior, the chambers slightly separated, the edges with somewhat crenulated carinae, without spines. Pliocene to Recent.
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma

Collections (985 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenozoic66.0 - 0.0South Pacific S. dehiscens (265842)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3North Pacific S. dehiscens (248866)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45North Pacific S. dehiscens (270958)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Indian Ocean S. dehiscens (249351)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333North Atlantic S. dehiscens (260232 260236 260238 260270 260273)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58North Pacific S. dehiscens (248865)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58North Atlantic S. dehiscens (262268)
Neogene23.04 - 2.58South Pacific S. dehiscens (268259)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98North Atlantic S. dehiscens (261963)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246North Atlantic S. dehiscens (261957 261958 261959 261960)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333North Pacific S. dehiscens (245401 245402 246059 246060 251368 251377)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Timor-Leste S. dehiscens (141950 142383 142384)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333South Pacific S. dehiscens (249312)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333North Pacific S. dehiscens (270874)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.63 - 2.58North Pacific S. dehiscens (267120 267121)
NN118.25 - 5.6Indian Ocean S. dehiscens (244954 244955 248073 248077 248078 248079 248081 248083 248084 248085 248086 248087 248090 248091 248093 248095 248097 248101 248102 248103 248104 248105 256033)
NN118.25 - 5.6North Pacific S. dehiscens (244570 244572 252762)
NN11 - NN128.25 - 5.0North Pacific S. dehiscens (244567 244568 244569)
NN11 - NN128.25 - 5.0Indian Ocean S. dehiscens (251626 256021 256022 256023)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333North Pacific S. dehiscens (270940)