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Pseudoschwagerina (Zellia)

Schwagerinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Pseudoschwagerina (Zellia) Saurin
1995Zellia Leven p. 242
2002Zellia Forke p. 256
2002Zellia Sepkoski
2006Pseudoschwagerina (Zellia) Wilde p. 83

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderFusulinina(Wedekind 1937)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFusulinoidea(Möller 1878)
familySchwagerinidaeDunbar and Henbest 1930
genusPseudoschwagerinaDunbar and Skinner 1936
subgenusZellia

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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Zellia colanii Kahler and Kahler 1937
Zellia elatior Kahler 1937
Zellia heritschi Kahler and Kahler 1937
Zellia nunosei Hanzawa 1939
Zellia praeheritschi Forke 2002
Zellia robusta Forke 2002
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2026-03-24 16:11:43
Modified: 2026-03-24 16:11:43
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Ueno 2022, Loeblich and Tappan 1984

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Artinskian or 293.52000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Türkiye Zellia nunosei (201391)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Austria Zellia colanii (129286) Zellia mira (129307) Zellia sp. (129253 129279 129290) Zellia sp., Zellia colanii (129254 129284) Zellia sp., Zellia colanii, Zellia robusta (129257) Zellia sp., Zellia elatior, Zellia praeheritschi (129252) Zellia sp., Zellia praeheritschi (129251)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Thailand Zellia sp. (128418)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Slovenia (Primorje-Gorski Kotar) Zellia heritschi (218845)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Austria Zellia colanii (129295) Zellia sp., Zellia colanii (129296)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Croatia (Lika) Zellia heritschi (218846)