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Variostoma

Nodosariata - Robertinida - Duostominidae

Taxonomy
Variostoma is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Duostominidae by Kiessling (2003).

Species lacking formal opinion data
V. acutoangulata, V. cochlea, V. coniforme, V. exile, V. pralongense
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Variostoma Sepkoski
2003Variostoma Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classNodosariata
orderRobertinida
RankNameAuthor
suborderRobertinina
superfamilyDuostominaceaBrotzen 1963
familyDuostominidaeBrotzen 1963
genusVariostoma

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
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-25 22:40:59
Modified: 2007-11-26 00:40:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1984

Age range: base of the Spathian to the top of the Rhaetian or 248.10000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian248.1 - 246.7China (Guizhou) V. sp. (116937 116940)
Aegean - Bithynian246.7 - 244.24China (Guizhou) V. sp. (116947)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33China (Guizhou) V. sp. 3 (117055)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464China (Guizhou) V. sp. 4 (117064)
Illyrian - Fassanian243.33 - 239.48Türkiye V. sp. (130988)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48China (Guizhou) V. sp. 2 (117072)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Slovakia V. sp. (23867)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy (Trentino-Alto Adige) V. sp. (87098)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0China (Guizhou) V. sp. 2 (117078) V. sp. 3 (117080)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy V. exile (163815 163816)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3China (Sichuan) V. sp. (25403)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy V. exile (50987) V. pralongense, V. exile (50982 50984)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3China (Guizhou) V. sp. 1 (117087)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3India V. acutoangulata (85469)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Austria (Calcareous Alps) V. sp. (38148)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria (Styria) V. sp. (36516)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Slovakia V. sp. (49455)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Papua New Guinea V. cochlea, V. coniforme (67687)