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Guembelina wilcoxensis

Heterohelicidae

Taxonomy
Guembelina wilcoxensis was named by Cushman and Ponton (1932). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Chiloguembelina wilcoxenis by Fraass et al. (2024).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Guembelina wilcoxensis Cushman and Ponton p. 66
2024Chiloguembelina wilcoxenis Fraass et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
superfamilyGlobigerinaceae(Carpenter et al. 1862)
RankNameAuthor
familyHeterohelicidaeCushman 1927
subfamilyHeterohelicinaeCushman 1927
genusGuembelinaEgger 1900
specieswilcoxensis

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.

Guembelina wilcoxensis Cushman and Ponton 1932
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J.A. Cushman and G.M. Ponton 1932Test biserial, periphery broadly rounded; chambers distinct, much inflated, increasing very rapidly in the adult so that the last four chambers make up a very considerable amount of the entire test; sutures distinct, depressed; wall distinctly papillate throughout; aperture a low opening at the base of the last-formed chamber in the median line.
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available