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Sphaeroidinidae

Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Sphaeroidinidae

Taxonomy
Sphaeroidinidae was named by Cushman (1927) [originally a subfamily]. It is extant. It was considered unknown by Loeblich and Tappan (1987).

It was assigned to Cassidulinoidea by Loeblich and Tappan (1987).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Sphaeroidinidae Cushman p. 86
1987Sphaeroidinidae Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classGlobothalamea
RankNameAuthor
orderRotaliidaDelage and Herouard 1896
superfamilyCassidulinoidea
familySphaeroidinidae
familySphaeroidinidae

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.

Fm. Sphaeroidinidae Cushman 1927
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G. Eusphaeroidina UjiiƩ 1990
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the NN20 to the top of the NN21 or 0.42000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
NN20 - NN210.42 - 0.0Indian Ocean Eusphaeroidina inflata (259061)