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Sphaerulina

Staffellidae

Taxonomy
Sphaerulina is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Staffellinae by Rosovskaya (1965) and Zhang (1982); to Staffellidae by Ueno and Sakagami (1991); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
S. elliptica, S. hunanica, S. ogbinensis, S. zisongzhengensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
S. crassispira

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Sphaerulina Rosovskaya p. 139
1982Sphaerulina Zhang p. 141
1991Sphaerulina Ueno and Sakagami p. 941
2002Sphaerulina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderFusulinina(Wedekind 1937)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFusulinoidea(Möller 1878)
familyStaffellidaeMiklukho-Maklay 1949
genusSphaerulina

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.

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†Sphaerulina elliptica Chang 1950
†Sphaerulina ogbinensis Rosovskaya 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-25 09:17:40
Modified: 2007-11-25 11:17:40
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1984

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Changhsingian or 298.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (45 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Iran S. sp. (129519)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3China (Guizhou) S. sp. (185579)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3China (Anhui) S. sp. (100197)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3China (Xizang) S. hunanica (132011 136600 136602 136605 136607)
Guadalupian273.01 - 259.51Japan S. sp. (129087)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Iran S. sp. (112932)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Croatia S. croatica (75510)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Azerbaijan S. crassispira, S. ogbinensis (82115) S. crassispira, S. sp. (82257)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Iran S. sp. (112937 112939)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Xizang) S. sp. (127785)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Armenia S. crassispira, S. ogbinensis (82000 113725) S. crassispira, S. sp. (88706)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Azerbaijan S. sp. (94942 110880)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Armenia S. sp. (97381 97384)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Xizang) S. crassispira (120873)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Iran (Isfahan) S. croatica (218477)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Japan S. sp. (130740 130744)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Guizhou) S. croatica, S. zisongzhengensis (111996 112002) S. sp. (111997)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Greece S. crassispira (74974) S. zisonzhengensis (92727)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17China (Guangxi) S. sp. (218506)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China S. sp. (198271)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Thailand S. sp. (128235)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17United Arab Emirates S. croatica (218382)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) S. crassispira (111990) S. sp. (197489)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Sichuan) S. crassispira (149123)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Chongqing) S. sp. (149262 149264 149266 149267 149268 149270)