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Trochamminoidea

Lituolida

Taxonomy
Trochamminacea was named by Schwager (1877). It is extant.

It was corrected as Trochamminoidea by Hayward et al. (2022).

It was assigned to Textulariina by Loeblich and Tappan (1984); to Haplophragmiina by Margerel (2012); and to Tochamminina by Hayward et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Trochamminacea Schwager
1984Trochamminacea Loeblich and Tappan
2012Trochamminacea Margerel
2022Trochamminoidea Hayward et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
orderLituolida
RankNameAuthor
suborderTochammininaSaidova 1971
superfamilyTrochamminoidea(Schwager 1877)
superfamilyTrochamminoidea(Schwager 1877)

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.

Superfm. Trochamminoidea Schwager 1877
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Fm. †Adercotrynidae Bronimann and Whittaker 1988
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G. †Bykoviella Korcheagin, 1964
Fm. †Conotrochamminidae Saidova 1981
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G. †Conotrochammina Finlay 1940
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†Conotrochammina voeringensis Gradstein and Kaminski 1997
†Conotrochammina whangaia Finlay 1940
Fm. Trochamminidae Schwager 1877
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G. †Ammoanita Sieglie and Baker 1987
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†Ammoanita ingerlisae Gradstein and Kaminski 1997
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G. Ammochilostoma Eimer and Fickert 1899
Subfm. Asterotrochammininae Bronnimann et al. 1983
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G. Asterotrochammina Bermudez and Seiglie 1963
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Asterotrochammina delicatula Bermudez and Seiglie 1963
G. †Insculptarenula Loeblich and Tappan 1985
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†Insculptarenula subvesicularis Hanzlikova 1955
G. †Paratrochammina Brönnimann 1979
Subfm. Rotaliammininae Saidova 1981
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G. Rotaliammina Cushman 1924
Subfm. Trochammininae Schwager 1877
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G. †Ammogloborotalia Zheng 2001
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†Ammogloborotalia abrupta Geroch 1966
†Ammogloborotalia globorotaliaeformis Gradstein and Kaminski 1999
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†Carterina burgioi Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2015
G. Tritaxis Schubert 1921
G. Trochammina Parker and Jones 1859
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†Trochammina albertensis Wickenden 1932
†Trochammina asagiensis Asano 1949
†Trochammina deformis Grzybowski 1898
†Trochammina diagonis Carsey 1926
†Trochammina indica Govindan and Bhandari 1988
Trochammina inflata Montagu 1803
†Trochammina jaunensis Broennimann and Page 1966
†Trochammina stomata Grzybowski 1898
G. †Trochamminopsis Broennimann 1976
Invalid names: Globotextularinae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: agglutinatedsuperf
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: omnivoresuperf
Created: 2009-09-16 13:19:38
Modified: 2009-09-16 15:19:38
Source: superf = superfamily
References: Gradstein and Kaminski 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Virgilian to the top of the Holocene or 303.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 298.9 Ma

Collections (386 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Trochammina grahamensis, Trochammina arenosa (217237) Trochammina sp. (217086 217088)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) Trochammina spp. (95188 95189 95190 95191 95192 95193 95194 95196 95199 95200 95201 95202 95203 95204 95205 95206 95207 95208 95209 95210 95211 95212 95213 95214 95215 95216)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Australia (Queensland) Trochammina pulvilla (214548 214549 214565) Trochammina subobtusa (214546)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Trochammina brevis (46175)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Lithuania Trochammina brevis (46158 46159) Trochammina pulvilla (46144 46161 46168) Trochammina pulvilla, Trochammina brevis (45952)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7China (Guizhou) Trochammina almtalensis, Trochammina sp. (116940) Trochammina sp. (116925 116929 116930 116932 116944)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Türkiye Trochammina sp. (73816 98012 98016)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Hungary Trochammina almtalensis (67640)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Poland (Upper Silesia) Trochammina alpina (218722)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Italy Trochammina almtalensis (67717)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Serbia Trochammina amtalensis (158094 158113)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Austria Trochammina almtalensis (99797)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33China (Guizhou) Trochammina almtalensis (109701 117050 117053)
Pelsonian - Illyrian244.24 - 241.464Hungary Trochammina almtalensis (81053)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Serbia Trochammina amtalensis (158118 158120)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464China (Guizhou) Trochammina almtalensis (117064 117065 117066 117068) Trochammina almtalensis, Trochammina sp. (117069) Trochammina sp. (117071) Trochammina sp. 4 (117062)
Illyrian - Fassanian243.33 - 239.48Türkiye Trochammina sp. (130988)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Hungary Trochammina sp. (99503)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48China (Guizhou) Trochammina almtalensis (117072 117074) Trochammina almtalensis, Trochammina sp. (117075) Trochammina almtalensis, Trochammina sp. 3 (117073) Trochammina sp. (110997 111000)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Austria (Kärnten) Trochammina sp., Trochammina alpina (81063)