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Asterocyclina stellata

Discocyclinidae

Taxonomy
Asterocyclina stellata was named by d'Archiac (1846). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. stella, A. stellaris

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Asterocyclina stellata d'Archiac

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyNummulitaceaBlainville 1827
familyDiscocyclinidaeGalloway 1928
genusAsterocyclina
speciesstellatad'Archiac 1846

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.

†Asterocyclina stellata d'Archiac 1846
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Environment: outer shelf, marinesubo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-09-19 08:26:03
Modified: 2007-09-19 10:26:03
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Priabonian or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Iran Asterocyclina stellata (226728)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain Asterocyclina stellata (165574)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Spain Asterocyclina stellata (165578)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy Asterocyclina stellata (147799)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy (Vicenza) Asterocyclina stellata (276780 276782 276784 276786 276788 276789)