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Turrilininae

Buliminidae

Taxonomy
Turrilininae is a subfamily. It is extant.

It was assigned to Buliminidae by Cushman (1927), Bertels (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Turrilininae Cushman p. 65
1964Turrilininae Bertels p. 156

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
superfamilyBuliminoideaJones 1875
RankNameAuthor
familyBuliminidae
subfamilyTurrilininae
subfamilyTurrilininae

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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G. Buliminella Cushman 1911
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†Buliminella arcuata Margerel 2009
†Buliminella curta Cushman 1925
Buliminella pulchra Terquem 1882
†Buliminella subfusiformis Cushman 1925
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 Santonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 85.70000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.6 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Germany Buliminella obtusa (74485)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2New Zealand Buliminella sp. (63094)
Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Argentina (Rio Negro) Buliminella pulchra (236479 236485 236486 236488)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Suriname Buliminella compacta (209475 209476 209479)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Canada (Nova Scotia) Buliminella sp. (141909)
Early/Lower Eocene - Eocene56.0 - 33.9Nigeria Buliminella sp. (46246)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Nigeria (Imo) Buliminella sp. (42651)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Louisiana/Texas) Buliminella elegantissima, Buliminella basistriata (45017)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Buliminella nuda (55251)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Tonga Buliminella septata, Buliminella sculpturata (43006)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04USA (California) Buliminella subfusiformis (185214 185216 186038)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (Louisiana) Buliminella sp. (44521)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Austria Buliminella acicula (99160)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Buliminella curta (91374) Buliminella elegantissima, Buliminella subfusiformis (196169)
Early/Lower Miocene - Miocene23.04 - 5.333Canada (Nova Scotia) Buliminella elegantissima (141888)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63India (Orissa) Buliminella curta (46365)
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene15.98 - 3.6Chile (Copiapó) Buliminella elegantissima (222890)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Florida) Buliminella elegantissima, Buliminella curta (94810)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Mississippi) Buliminella elegantissima, Buliminella bassendorfensis (41828)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Ecuador Buliminella curta, Buliminella subfusiformis (90839)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Buliminella elegantissima (52582)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Chile (Copiapó) Buliminella elegantissima (222886)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (South Carolina) Buliminella elegantissima (60932)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Chile (Atacama) Buliminella elegantissima (221667)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Japan (Niigata) Buliminella elegantissima (101021)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Buliminella elegantissima (57702)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Buliminella elegantissima (60923 60927)