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Tenuitella gemma

Globigerinitidae

Taxonomy
Globorotalia gemma was named by Jenkins (1966). It is not extant. It is the type species of Tenuitella.

It was recombined as Tenuitella gemma by Fleisher (1974).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Globorotalia gemma Jenkins
1971Globorotalia (Turborotalia) cifellii Brönnimann and Resig
1971Globorotalia (Turborotalia) nkbrowni Brönnimann and Resig
1974Tenuitella gemma Fleisher

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
superfamilyGlobigerinoidea
RankNameAuthor
familyGlobigerinitidae
genusTenuitellaFleisher 1974
speciesgemma(Jenkins 1966)

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.

Tenuitella gemma Jenkins 1966
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Invalid names: Globorotalia (Turborotalia) cifellii Brönnimann and Resig 1971 [synonym], Globorotalia (Turborotalia) nkbrowni Brönnimann and Resig 1971 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Western Sahara Tenuitella gemma (206022)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.04Canada (British Colombia) Globorotalia gemma (58090)