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Sphaeroidinellopsis disjuncta

Globigerinidae

Taxonomy
Sphaeroidinella disjuncta was named by Finlay (1940). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Sphaeroidinellopsis disjuncta by Kennett and Srinivasan (1983), Lam and Leckie (2020).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Sphaeroidinella disjuncta Finlay
1983Sphaeroidinellopsis disjuncta Kennett and Srinivasan
2020Sphaeroidinellopsis disjuncta Lam and Leckie

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
superfamilyGlobigerinoidea
RankNameAuthor
familyGlobigerinidaeCarpenter et al. 1862
genusSphaeroidinellopsis
speciesdisjuncta()

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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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. P. Kennett and M. S. Srinivasan 1983Test low trochospiral, equatorial periphery trilobulate to quadrilobulate; chambers spherical to ovate, four in the final whorl; sutures on both spiral and umbilical sides distinct, radial, depressed; surface thick, cancellate, interpore areas thickened but not glossy; umbilicus small, deep; aperture interiomarginal, umbilical, bordered by a thick rim.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-28 00:47:02
Modified: 2009-05-20 05:31:44
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Altonian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 18.70000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Sphaeroidinellopsis disjuncta (77491)
Altonian - Opoitian18.7 - 3.7New Zealand Sphaeroidinellopsis disjuncta (45667)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Tanzania (Lindi) Sphaeroidinellopsis disjuncta (179884)