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Spiroplectininae

Heterohelicidae

Taxonomy
Spiroplectininae was named by Cushman (1927). It is extant.

It was assigned to Heterohelicidae by Cushman (1927).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Spiroplectininae Cushman p. 42

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
superfamilyGlobigerinaceae(Carpenter et al. 1862)
RankNameAuthor
familyHeterohelicidaeCushman 1927
subfamilySpiroplectininae
subfamilySpiroplectininae

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.

Subfm. Spiroplectininae Cushman 1927
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G. †Spiroplectinata Cushman 1927
G. †Spiroplectoides Cushman 1927
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: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the NN21 or 113.20000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Tunisia Spiroplectinata lata, Spiroplectinata sp. (56812)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Romania Spiroplectinata annectens (91389)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Tunisia Spiroplectinata rectangularis (56813)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Tunisia Spiroplectinata annectens (56815)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Tanzania (Lindi) Spiroplectinata sp. (179309)
NN123.2 - 22.75South Pacific Spiroplectoides cubensis (257251)
NN910.6 - 9.6South Pacific Spiroplectoides cubensis (257247)
NN125.6 - 5.0South Pacific Spiroplectoides cubensis (257243)
NN163.75 - 2.5South Pacific Spiroplectoides cubensis (257230)
NN210.29 - 0.0North Pacific Spiroplectinata annectens (266147)