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Orbitoides media

Orbitoididae

Taxonomy
Orbitolites media was named by d'Archiac (1837).

It was recombined as Orbitoides media by Baron-Szabo (2000).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. tissoti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Orbitolites media d'Archiac
2000Orbitoides media Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
superfamilyOrbitoidaceaSchwager 1876
RankNameAuthor
familyOrbitoididaeSchwager 1876
subfamilyOrbitoidinaeSchwager 1876
genusOrbitoides
speciesmedia(d'Archiac 1837)

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.

†Orbitoides media d'Archiac 1837
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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 Thanetian or 72.10000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Pakistan Orbitoides media (146032)
Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0France (Haute-Garonne) Orbitoides media (13217)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Greece Orbitoides media (221733)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Aquitaine) Orbitoides media (87401)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Italy Orbitoides media (82393 82395)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Oman Orbitoides media (67455)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Italy (Salerno ) Orbitoides media (138405)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Italy (Salerno) Orbitoides media (162687)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Italy (Campania) Orbitoides media (162685)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0United Arab Emirates Orbitoides media (67456)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Italy Orbitoides media (67086)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Egypt Orbitoides media (148333)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Greece Orbitoides media (64300)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0France Orbitoides media (145809)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain Orbitoides media (67551)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain Orbitoides media (67552)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Turkey Orbitoides media (34585 34586 34587)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain Orbitoides media (67554 67555 74557)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Slovakia (Zilina) Orbitoides media (216125)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Slovakia (Bratislava) Orbitoides media (216048)