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Ammomarginulina

Lituolida - Lituolidae

Taxonomy
Ammomarginulina was named by Wiesner (1931) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori-m R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ammomarginulininae by Loeblich and Tappan (1988); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lituolidae by Kiessling (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Ammomarginulina Wiesner
1988Ammomarginulina Loeblich and Tappan
2002Ammomarginulina Sepkoski
2003Ammomarginulina Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
orderLituolida
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyLituoloidea
familyLituolidaede Blainville 1825
genusAmmomarginulinaWiesner 1931

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.

G. Ammomarginulina Wiesner 1931
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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 Kimmeridgian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 154.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Egypt A. pellucida (99488)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6South Africa A. sp. (70665 70670)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Portugal A. sp. (65735 65742 73358 73359 73478 73494 73495)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Canada (Alberta) A. sp. (71368)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (Alberta) A. lorangerae (87572)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Canada (Alberta) A. asperata (71360)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt A. aburoashensis, A. ovoidea, A. blanckenhorni (140954) A. sp. (140953)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Louisiana/Texas) A. sp. (45017)