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Lepidorbitoidinae

Lepidorbitoididae

Taxonomy
Lepidorbitoidinae was named by Vaughan (1933).

It was assigned to Lepidorbitoididae by Gormus et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Lepidorbitoidinae Vaughan
2019Lepidorbitoidinae Gormus et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyOrbitoidaceaSchwager 1876
familyLepidorbitoididaeVaughan 1933
subfamilyLepidorbitoidinaeVaughan 1933
subfamilyLepidorbitoidinaeVaughan 1933

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.

Subfm. †Lepidorbitoidinae Vaughan 1933
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G. †Orbitosiphon Rao 1940
G. †Sulcoperculina Thalmann 1939
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†Sulcoperculina vermunti Thiadens 1937
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Environment: outer shelf, marinesubo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-09-19 08:26:03
Modified: 2007-09-19 10:26:03
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Ypresian or 72.20000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Paleocene100.5 - 56.0Belize (Toledo) Sulcoperculina sp., Sulcoperculina vermunti (217071) Sulcoperculina vermunti (217072)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Guatemala Sulcoperculina sp. (66786)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Marshall Islands Sulcoperculina sp. (74534)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Türkiye Sulcoperculina vermunti (200056)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Ocozocuautla/Cosoleacaque) Sulcoperculina dickersoni, Sulcoperculina globosa, Sulcoperculina vermunti (235413)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Ocozocuautla) Sulcoperculina dickersoni, Sulcoperculina globosa, Sulcoperculina vermunti (235408)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24China (Tibet) Sulcoperculina sp. (215939)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.24 - 48.07India (Meghalaya) Orbitosiphon sp. (215015 215016 215017 215018 215020)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07India (Meghalaya) Orbitosiphon sp. (214992)