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Trifarina

Uvigerinidae

Taxonomy
Trifarina is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Uvigerininae by Cushman (1927); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Uvigerinidae by Kiessling (2003).

Species
T. bradyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Trifarina Cushman p. 69
2002Trifarina Sepkoski
2003Trifarina Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyBuliminaceaJones 1875
familyUvigerinidaeHaeckel 1894
genusTrifarina

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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†Trifarina bradyi Cushman 1923
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Environment: outer shelf, marinesubo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: detritivoref
Created: 2009-05-20 03:27:58
Modified: 2009-05-20 05:27:58
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 41.30000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) T. hannai (209754)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03North Atlantic T. gracilis (121375) T. gracilis, T. bradyi (121377)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Canada (British Columbia) T. sp. (209759)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03North Atlantic T. gracilis, T. bradyi (121376 121378)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Italy T. sp. (36246)
Early/Lower Miocene - Miocene23.03 - 5.333Ireland T. angulosa (141192) T. wilcoxensis (141190)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand T. bradyi (77488)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand T. bradyi (77491)
Middle Miocene - Miocene15.97 - 5.333Ireland T. angulosa (141193 141194 141195)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama T. eximia, T. occidentalis (145529)
Late/Upper Miocene - Miocene11.608 - 5.333Ireland T. angulosa (141374 141375 141376 141377 141378 141451 141452 141453 141454)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Ireland T. angulosa (141455)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Ecuador T. illingi (90839)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ireland T. angulosa (141456 141458 141459 141460 141461 141462)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Ireland T. angulosa (141463 141465)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) T. eximia, T. occidentalis (91902)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama T. eximia, T. occidentalis (91912)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy T. bradyi (77008)