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Placentulinidae

Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Placentulinidae

Taxonomy
Placentulinidae was named by Kasimova et al. (1980). It is extant. It was considered unknown by Loeblich and Tappan (1984).

It was assigned to Discorboidea by Loeblich and Tappan (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Placentulinidae Kasimova et al.
1984Placentulinidae Loeblich and Tappan p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classGlobothalamea
RankNameAuthor
orderRotaliidaDelage and Herouard 1896
superfamilyDiscorboidea
familyPlacentulinidaeKasimova et al. 1980
familyPlacentulinidaeKasimova et al. 1980

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.

Fm. Placentulinidae Kasimova et al. 1980
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Subfm. Ashbrookiinae Loeblich and Tappan 1984
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†Paalzowella feifeli Paalzow 1932
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Invalid names: Trocholina elevata Paalzow 1932 [synonym], Trocholina transversarii Paalzow 1932 [synonym]
†Paalzowella turbinella Guembel 1862
G. Patellinella Cushman 1928
G. †Rumanolina Neagu 2001
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†Rumanolina seiboldi Lutze 1960
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. R. Loeblich and H. Tappan 1984Test a low trochospiral, lacking a tubular undivided second chamber, and with few chambers per whorl. L. Jurassic to L. Cretaceous, Holocene.
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 Late/Upper Aalenian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 174.70000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 170.9 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Spain Paalzowella goyi (168076 168077 168078 168079)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Spain Paalzowella goyi (168080 168081)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Slovakia Paalzowella elevata, Rumanolina feifeli, Rumanolina seiboldi, Paalzowella turbinella (60237) Paalzowella turbinella, Paalzowella feifeli (201061 201062)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2France Paalzowella sp. (34714 34715)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Russian Federation (Karachay-Cherkessia) Paalzowella undosa (198680)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Egypt Trocholina transversarii (99486)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Saudi Arabia Trocholina transversarii (34544)
Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.5 - 152.21Bulgaria Paalzowella turbinella, Paalzowella feifeli (151485)
Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.5 - 152.21Poland Rumanolina feifeli (215249)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Poland Rumanolina feifeli (215203)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Poland Paalzowella turbinella (78596)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Poland Paalzowella turbinella (78625)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany Paalzowella sp. (68092)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand Patellinella inconspicua (73307)