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Cassigerinellidae

Cassigerinellidae

Taxonomy
Cassigerinellinae was named by Bolli et al. (1957). It is not extant.

It was reranked as the family Cassigerinellidae by Huber et al. (2006), Fucek et al. (2018).

It was assigned to Hantkeninidae by Bolli et al. (1957); to Foraminifera by Huber et al. (2006); and to Guembelitrioidea by Fucek et al. (2018).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Cassigerinellinae Bolli et al.
2006Cassigerinellidae Huber et al. p. 484
2018Cassigerinellidae Fucek et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyGuembelitrioidea
familyCassigerinellidae()
familyCassigerinellidae()

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. †Cassigerinellidae Bolli et al. 1957
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G. †Cassigerinella Pokorny 1955
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Cassigerinella chipolensis Cushman and Ponton 1932
Cassigerinella eocaenica Cordey 1968
Cassigerinella martinezpicoi Bermudez and Seiglie 1967
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H.M. Bolli et al. 1957Test free, robust, early portion planispiral and similar to Hastigerina, later with biserially arranged chambers continuing to spiral in the same plane, biumbilicate, periphery broadly rounded; chambers globular to ovate and only a few pairs arranged as in Cassidulina to each whorl of the test; sutures distinct, depressed, radial to curved; wall calcareous, perforate, radial in structure, surface smooth to pitted; aperture interiomarginal, an extraumbilical arch alternating in position from one side to the next in successive chambers.
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 Rupelian to the top of the NN19 or 33.90000 to 0.42000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3North Pacific Cassigerinella chipolensis (248868 248869 248871) Cassigerinella chipolensis, Cassigerinella martinezpicoi (248867)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Western Sahara Cassigerinella chipolensis (206022)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04North Atlantic Cassigerinella chipolensis (141891)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04North Pacific Cassigerinella chipolensis (253827)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98North Pacific Cassigerinella chipolensis (246130 267207)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.04 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Cassigerinella chipolensis (48887)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Austria Cassigerinella globulosa, Cassigerinella boudecensis (65161)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63North Pacific Cassigerinella chipolensis (245412 246124 246793) Cassigerinella martinezpicoi (267758)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333North Pacific Cassigerinella chipolensis (245411 246080 246083 246121 246122 246123 246790)
NN910.6 - 9.6Indian Ocean Cassigerinella chipolensis (244995)
NN191.9 - 0.42Indian Ocean Cassigerinella chipolensis (248655)