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Ramulininae

Nodosariata - Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae

Taxonomy
Ramulininae is a subfamily. It is extant.

It was assigned to Polymorphinidae by Cushman (1927), Missotti (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Ramulininae Cushman p. 48
2022Ramulininae Missotti

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classNodosariata
RankNameAuthor
orderPolymorphinida
familyPolymorphinidaed'Orbigny 1839
subfamilyRamulininae
subfamilyRamulininae

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
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 Late/Upper Bajocian to the top of the NN20 or 168.60000 to 0.29000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 168.2 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Russian Federation (Karachay-Cherkessia) Ramulina spp. (198673 198695)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France Ramulina spandeli (61718 61719)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Germany (Niedersachsen) Ramulina sp. (31435)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Switzerland Ramulina spandeli (61723)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian154.8 - 143.1Germany Ramulina sp. (68090)
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5North Pacific Ramulina sp. (263626)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6South Africa Ramulina fusiformis (70985) Ramulina sp. (70544 70662)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77South Africa Ramulina sp. (70693)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2North Pacific Ramulina sp. (260157 260159)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1USA (Oklahoma) Ramulina sp. (93890)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Romania Ramulina novaculeata (91389)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan Ramulina sp. (28172)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Ramulina sp. (78586)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Ramulina sp. (78587 78588 78592)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Indian Ocean Ramulina sp. (259218 259219)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Tanzania (Lindi) Ramulina sp. (179309 179313)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Indian Ocean Ramulina sp. (248971)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Indian Ocean Ramulina sp. (254734 257307)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Indian Ocean Ramulina sp. (257295)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Chile Ramulina sp. (231972 231973 231974)
Dicarinella asymetrica85.4 - 83.0North Pacific Ramulina sp. (260150)
Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Argentina (Rio Negro) Ramulina sp. (236482)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Ramulina sp. (231979)
Cenozoic66.0 - 0.0Indian Ocean Ramulina sp. (257291)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Ramulina sp. (42646)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Tonga Ramulina globutifera (43006)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Libya Ramulina sp. (77237)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Indian Ocean Ramulina sp. (248959)
N. acostaensis/G. lenguaensis CRZ - G. extremus PRZ - Atlantic9.83 - 5.72Indian Ocean Ramulina globulifera (256719)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58North Pacific Ramulina sp. (266075)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774France (Alpes Maritimes) Ramulina globulifera (50523)
NN191.9 - 0.42Indian Ocean Ramulina globulifera (259969 259970)
G. ruber PRZ1.88 - 0.0Indian Ocean Ramulina globulifera (256709 256712)
NN200.42 - 0.29Indian Ocean Ramulina globulifera (259967)