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Zeaflorilus

Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Nonionidae

Taxonomy
Zeaflorilus was named by Vella (1962) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R]. It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Vella (1962).

It was assigned to Nonionidae by Vella (1962); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by K. Jamson on 2020-11-25

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Zeaflorilus Vella
2002Zeaflorilus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classGlobothalamea
RankNameAuthor
orderRotaliidaDelage and Herouard 1896
superfamilyNonionaceaSchultze 1854
familyNonionidae
genusZeaflorilus

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. Zeaflorilus Vella 1962
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. Vella 1962Shell large, trochoid, one side completely involute, convex, with depression in the centre but closed umbilicus, other side completely or nearly completely evolute, flatly domed; sutures limbate; chambers numerous, moderately rapidly increasing; periphery sharply angled; aperture a slit at the base of the terminal face, restricted to the involute side.
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: base of the Otaian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 21.70000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (59 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand Z. stachei (77488)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Z. stachei (77491)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333New Zealand Z. parri (84313)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Pacific Z. parri (243737 244005 244008 244015 244016 244027 244028 246165 246166 246170 246171 246172 246173 246174 246175 246177 246179 246181 270261 270263 270264 270265 270266 270278 270279 270282 272297 272298 272300 272304 272305 272307 272308 272311 272312 272316)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0South Pacific Z. parri (258347 258348 258355 258357)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129South Pacific Z. parri (273984 273985 273989 273992 273993 273994 273995)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Pacific Z. parri (273966 273967 273968 273971 273973 273974 273975 273978 273980)