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Buliminella subfusiformis

Buliminidae

Taxonomy
Buliminella subfusiformis was named by Cushman (1925).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. bassendorfensis, B. elegantissima

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Buliminella subfusiformis Cushman
1962Buliminella subfusiformis Sullivan p. 273 figs. Pl 14, figs 2a,b, 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
superfamilyBuliminoideaJones 1875
RankNameAuthor
familyBuliminidae
subfamilyTurrilininae
genusBuliminellaCushman 1911
speciessubfusiformisCushman 1925

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.

†Buliminella subfusiformis Cushman 1925
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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: base of the Oligocene to the top of the Zanclean or 33.90000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (California) Buliminella subfusiformis (185214 185216 186038)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) Buliminella subfusiformis (196169)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Ecuador Buliminella subfusiformis (90839)