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Mediocris mediocris

Eostaffellidae

Taxonomy
Eostaffella mediocris was named by Vissarionova (1948). It is the type species of Mediocris.

It was recombined as Mediocris mediocris by Rozovskaya (1961).

Entered
by M. Uhen on 2006-03-10

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Eostaffella mediocris Vissarionova
1961Mediocris mediocris Rozovskaya p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderFusulinina(Wedekind 1937)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFusulinoidea(Möller 1878)
familyEostaffellidaeMamet 1970
genusMediocris
speciesmediocris(Vissarionova 1948)

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.

Mediocris mediocris Vissarionova 1948
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2026-03-24 16:11:43
Modified: 2026-03-24 16:11:43
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Ueno 2022, Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Asbian to the top of the Serpukhovian or 339.90000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (Wales) Mediocris mediocris (76084)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3France Mediocris mediocris (34565)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4France Mediocris mediocris (76632)