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Operculina canalifera

Nummulitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Operculina canalifera d'Archiac
1920Operculina canalifera Douvillé p. 167 figs. Pl 5, figs 5,6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyNummulitaceaBlainville 1827
familyNummulitidaeBlainville 1827
genusOperculina
speciescanaliferad'Archiac 1850

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.

Operculina canalifera d'Archiac 1850
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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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 Thanetian to the top of the Lutetian or 59.24000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Niger Operculina canalifera (83985)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0China (Tibet) Operculina canalifera (76994)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07India Operculina canalifera (42883)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07China (Tibet) Operculina canalifera (76995)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Egypt Operculina canalifera (41900)