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Calcitornella minutissima

Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Cornuspiridae

Taxonomy
Serpula minutissima was named by Howse (1848).

It was synonymized subjectively with Vermilia obscura by King (1850); it was synonymized subjectively with Serpula pusilla by Geinitz (1861); it was recombined as Calcitornella minutissima by Pattison (1970).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. dickinsi, C. elongata, C. extensa, C. heathi, C. inflata, C. rotunda, C. stephensi, C. stephensoni

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Serpula minutissima Howse p. 258
1848Serpula obscura King p. 6
1850Vermilia obscura King p. 56 figs. Pl 6, fig 15
1970Calcitornella minutissima Pattison p. 137 fig. 4k

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classTubothalamea
orderMiliolidaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
suborderMiliolinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
superfamilyCornuspiroidea(Schultze 1854)
familyCornuspiridaeSchultze 1854
genusCalcitornella
speciesminutissima()

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.

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Invalid names: Serpula obscura King 1848 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitesubo
Environment: hypersaline, marinesubo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Life habit: epifaunalsubo
Diet: deposit feedersubo
Created: 2007-09-19 08:15:21
Modified: 2009-05-20 07:26:11
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Beavington-Penney and Racey 2004

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14United Kingdom Serpula minutissima (130834 130870) Vermilia obscura (130777)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14United Kingdom (England) Vermilia obscura (130765 130766)