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Vaginulinopsis

Nodosariata - Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Vaginulinopsis Loeblich and Tappan
2002Vaginulinopsis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classNodosariata
RankNameAuthor
orderVaginulinida
familyVaginulinidaeReuss 1860
genusVaginulinopsis

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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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. R. Loeblich and H. Tappan 1987Test elongate, early stage planispirally enrolled and involute, later uncoiled and rectilinear, laterally compressed and ovate to lenticular in section, sutures radial in the early stage, straight, horizontal, and may be slightly depressed in the uncoiled stage; wall calcareous, perforate, optically radial, surface smooth and unornamented; aperture terminal radiate at the dorsal angel. U. Triassic to Holocene; cosmopolitan.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-25 06:34:30
Modified: 2007-11-25 08:34:30
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Loeblich and Tappan 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tuvalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 233.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Russian Federation V. acrulus (124567) V. acrulus, V. efimovae (124634) V. efimovae (124631)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Russian Federation V. acrulus, V. efimovae (124632 124633)
Spinatum192.9 - 184.2Spain (Cantabria) V. exarata (222306 222307)
Tenuicostatum184.2 - 182.9Spain (Cantabria) V. exarata (222244)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Egypt V. bartensteini (99486)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Egypt V. misrensis (99488)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6South Africa V. sp. A (70985)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77South Africa V. prima (70693)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Mexico (Baja California) V. sp. (1891)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Tunisia V. directa (57325 57326)
Whaingaroan34.6 - 27.3New Zealand (North Island) V. interrupta (222346)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04North Atlantic V. decorata (141891)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04New Zealand (North Canterbury) V. interrupta (45657)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Indian Ocean V. sp. (254534)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333New Zealand V. carinata (84313)
N. acostaensis/G. lenguaensis CRZ9.83 - 6.13Indian Ocean V. sp. (256722)
NN118.25 - 5.6Indian Ocean V. bradyi (259164 259165) V. spp. (242433 242435 242441)
NN11 - NN128.25 - 5.0Indian Ocean V. bradyi (259162 259163) V. spp. (242430)
NN12 - NN135.6 - 4.0Indian Ocean V. bradyi (259161)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indian Ocean V. sp. (259286)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58North Pacific V. sp. (266077 266078)
NN13 - NN145.0 - 3.75Indian Ocean V. bradyi (259160) V. spp. (242429)
NN14 - NN154.0 - 3.75Indian Ocean V. bradyi (259158)
NN163.75 - 2.5Indian Ocean V. bradyi (249558 254659 259154 259155)
NN16 - NN173.75 - 2.4Indian Ocean V. bradyi (249557)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Italy V. carinata (57058)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117Indian Ocean V. sp. (254514 254515 254516)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Indian Ocean V. bradyi (250302 259418) V. sp. (254513 259278)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117North Atlantic V. spp. (263674 263684 265896 267324)
NN182.4 - 1.9Indian Ocean V. bradyi (249555)
NN191.9 - 0.42Indian Ocean V. sp. (259969)
NN191.9 - 0.42South Pacific V. spp. (242893)
G. ruber PRZ1.88 - 0.0Indian Ocean V. sp. (256709)
NN200.42 - 0.29South Pacific V. reinformis (243695) V. spp. (242892)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Pacific V. sp. (273981)