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Sphaeroidinella
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).
It was assigned to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Globigerinidae by Cushman (1927), Kiessling (2009), Lam and Leckie (2020).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1927 | Sphaeroidinella Cushman |
| 2002 | Sphaeroidinella Sepkoski |
| 2009 | Sphaeroidinella Kiessling |
| 2020 | Sphaeroidinella Lam and Leckie |
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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
†Sphaeroidinella multiloba LeRoy 1944
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| J. A. Cushman 1927 | Test 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
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 11.63000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Miocene | Timor-Leste | S. dehiscens (141950 142383 142384) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Antigua and Barbuda | S. subdehiscens (198642) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Panama | S. dehiscens (91912) |