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Bulimina ovata

Buliminidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Bulimina ovata d'Orbigny
1962Bulimina ovata Sullivan p. 274 figs. Pl 14, figs 7a,b
1964Bulimina ovata Bertels p. 157

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
superfamilyBuliminoideaJones 1875
RankNameAuthor
familyBuliminidae
subfamilyBulimininae
genusBuliminad'Orbigny 1826
speciesovatad'Orbigny 1846

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.

Bulimina ovata d'Orbigny 1846
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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 Maastrichtian to the top of the Pliocene or 72.20000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Argentina (Rio Negro) Bulimina ovata (236482)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07North Atlantic Bulimina ovata (141909)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (California) Bulimina ovata (185234)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Bulimina ovata (207872)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (Louisiana) Bulimina ovata (44521)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Pakistan Bulimina ovata (77293)