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Discocyclina radians

Discocyclinidae

Taxonomy
Discocyclina radians was named by d'Archiac (1850). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. advena, D. archiaci, D. archiaci, D. dispansa, D. douvillei, D. douvillei, D. flintensis, D. fortisi, D. peruviana, D. pulchra, D. rankotensis, D. salensis, D. scalaris, D. sella, D. seuesi, D. seunsi, D. sowerbyi, D. transitorius, D. undulata, D. varians, D. weaveri
Entered
by K. Hassell (authorized by M. Clapham) on 2025-12-21; modified by K. Hassell on 2025-12-21

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Discocyclina radians d'Archiac

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
superfamilyNummulitaceaBlainville 1827
RankNameAuthor
familyDiscocyclinidaeGalloway 1928
genusDiscocyclina
speciesradiansd'Archiac 1850

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.

†Discocyclina radians d'Archiac 1850
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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: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Priabonian or 41.03000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain Discocyclina radians (61242)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy (Vicenza) Discocyclina radians (276359 276363 276368 276371 276773 276775 276777 276781 276783 276785 276787)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Spain Discocyclina radians (165578)