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Valvulina

Lituolida - Lituolidae

Taxonomy
Valvulina was named by d'Orbigny (1826) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Valvulinidae by Cushman (1927); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Valvulininae by Margerel (2012).

Species
V. oviedoiana
Species lacking formal opinion data
V. fusca, V. lobata, V. pupa, V. triangularis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Valvulina d'Orbigny
1927Valvulina Cushman p. 26
2002Valvulina Sepkoski
2012Valvulina Margerel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
orderLituolida
superfamilyLituoloidea
RankNameAuthor
familyLituolidaede Blainville 1825
familyVerneuilinidaeCushman 1911
subfamilyValvulininaeBerthelin 1880
genusValvulinad'Orbigny 1826

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. Valvulina d'Orbigny 1826
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Valvulina oviedoiana d'Orbigny 1839
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-28 00:47:02
Modified: 2009-05-20 05:31:44
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Changhsingian to the top of the Ypresian or 254.14000 to 48.07000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 251.902 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Italy (South Tyrol) V. sp. (204983)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Germany (Niedersachsen) V. lobata (31435)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France V. fusca (61724)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Germany V. fusca (76953)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Oman (Ash Sharqiyah) V. sp. (215825 215826 215827 215828)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Oman (Ash Sharqiyah) V. sp. (215829 215831)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0Iraq (Sulaymaniyah) V. sp. (215141 215145 215146 215152 215153 215155 215156)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Pakistan V. triangularis (77287)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Suriname V. triangularis (209479) V. triangularis, V. pupa (209476)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0French Guiana V. pupa (209427 209429 209432 209435) V. pupa, V. triangularis (209428 209430 209439 209440) V. triangularis (209431 209441 209442 209445 209446)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Iraq (Kurdistan) V. sp. (215109 215110 215111 215112 215113)