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Tezaquina

Syzraniidae

Taxonomy
Tezaquina is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Syzraniidae by Loeblich and Tappan (1988); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Tezaquina Loeblich and Tappan
2002Tezaquina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderLageninaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyRobuloidaceaReiss 1963
familySyzraniidaeVachard 1981
genusTezaquina

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. †Tezaquina
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: infaunalsubo
Diet: deposit feedersubo
Created: 2007-11-25 08:01:34
Modified: 2009-05-20 07:28:27
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Gzhelian to the top of the Griesbachian or 303.70000 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Norway T. clivuli (51)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) T. sp. (95196 95199 95200 95201 95202 95203 95204 95205 95206 95207 95208 95209 95210 95211 95212 95213 95214)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Hubei) T. sp. (204825)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2China (Guizhou) T. sp. (225582)