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Fusulina cylindrica

Fusulinidae

Taxonomy
Fusulina cylindrica was named by Fischer (1837).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Fusulina cylindrica Fischer p. 126 figs. pl. 18, fig. 1 - 5
1864Fusulina cylindrica Meek p. 4 figs. PI. 2, Fig. 2, and 2 a.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderFusulinina(Wedekind 1937)
superfamilyFusulinoidea(Möller 1878)
RankNameAuthor
familyFusulinidaeMoeller 1878
subfamilyFusulininaevon Moller 1878
genusFusulinaSchellwien 1898
speciescylindricaFischer 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.

Fusulina cylindrica Fischer 1837
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-25 09:17:40
Modified: 2007-11-25 11:17:40
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1984

Age range: base of the Virgilian to the top of the Asselian or 303.70000 to 295.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Fusulina cylindrica (156790)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (California) Fusulina cylindrica (121467)