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Ammobaculites wallalensis

Lituolida - Lituolidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Ammobaculites wallalensis Crespin p. 45 figs. 1-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
orderLituolida
superfamilyLituoloidea
RankNameAuthor
familyLituolidaede Blainville 1825
subfamilyAmmomarginulininaePodobina 1978
genusAmmobaculitesCushman 1910
specieswallalensis

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.

Ammobaculites wallalensis Crespin 1963
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
I. Crespin 1963This elongate, gently curved to straight, tapering species has a rounded
test, with a few inflated chambers in the coiled portion and seven to ten in the
uniserial portion. The surface is smooth, with an occasional large quartz grain
in the more finely arenaceous wall.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: agglutinatedg
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-25 06:00:50
Modified: 2007-11-25 08:00:50
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Loeblich and Tappan 1988, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available