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Alabaminella weddellensis

Eponididae

Taxonomy
Alabaminella weddellensis was named by Earland (1936) [Original name: Eponides weddellensis (Earland, 1936)]. It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Alabaminella weddellensis Earland p. 57 figs. 65-67

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyDiscorbaceaEhrenberg 1838
familyEponididaeHofker 1951
genusAlabaminella
speciesweddellensis

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
A. Earland 1936Test minute, biconvex, the dorsal side exhibiting 3-4 convolutions is higher than the ventral and has five chambers in the last convolution; sutures distinct, flush, their white colour contrasting with the hyaline texture of the chambers; peripheral edge rounded; ventral side exhibiting only the five chambers of the final chamber on the ventral side. This little species is probably allied to E.karsteni (Reuss) and closely resembles the small form of that species figured by Brady from Magellan Straits, which is common in many deep-water deposits from the North Atlantic and elsewhere. But it differs in having an unbroken peripheral edge, and never has the ventral peripheral line shown in the Challenger figure.
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 Priabonian to the top of the Holocene or 37.71000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (147 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9South Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (260108)
Priabonian - Rupelian37.71 - 27.3North Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (272239)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04North Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (270354 272235 273491)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04South Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (260087 260089 260090)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98North Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (261060 261062 261064 261065 261067 261068 261070)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98South Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (260081)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63North Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (261059)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63North Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (261034 261035 261039 261041 261044 261045 261046 261048 261050 261053 261055 261056)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63South Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (255349)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.98 - 5.333South Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (255348)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.98 - 5.333North Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (261031 261032)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333North Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (260983 260984 260985 260989 260992 260993 260994 260997 260999 261001 261002 261003 261005 261006 261008 261009 261010 261011 261012 261013 261014 261015 261016 261017 261018 261020 261021 261022 261023 261024 261026 261028)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333South Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (256753 256754 256756 256760 256762)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.63 - 2.58North Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (260978)
NN125.6 - 5.0South Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (257237)
NN12 - NN135.6 - 4.0South Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (257234)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58North Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (260967 260973 260976 260977)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58South Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (256730 256732 256733 256734 256735 256737 256745 256746 256747)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117North Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (260963)
NN163.75 - 2.5South Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (257230)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58North Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (273202)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8North Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (271443 273192 273195)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774North Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (265344 265348 265349)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117North Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (260958 260959 260961 260962 269322 269324 271060 272067 272068 272623)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0North Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (264441 264442 264444 264445 265289 265292 265293 265294 265295 265296 265297)
NN191.9 - 0.42South Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (257228 257229)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774North Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (242481 242487 242497 269073 269076 269080 270458 270460 270530 270998 271425 272071 272423 273125 273126 273129 273137 273161 273165 273844 273845 273854)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129North Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (265323 265325 265334 265335 265336 265337)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0North Pacific Alabaminella weddellensis (242480)