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Orbitoidacea

Taxonomy
Orbitoidacea was named by Schwager (1876). It is extant.

It was assigned to Foraminiferida by Gibson (1983); and to Rotaliina by Loeblich and Tappan (1961), Loeblich and Tappan (1984), Squires (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Orbitoidacea Schwager
1961Orbitoidacea Loeblich and Tappan
1983Orbitoidacea Gibson p. 368
1984Orbitoidacea Loeblich and Tappan
1984Orbitoidacea Squires p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
superfamilyOrbitoidaceaSchwager 1876
superfamilyOrbitoidaceaSchwager 1876

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. Orbitoidacea Schwager 1876
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Fm. †Lepidocyclinidae Scheffen 1932
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G. †Polylepidina Vaughan 1924
Invalid names: Lepidocyclininae Scheffen 1932 [empty]
Fm. †Lepidorbitoididae Vaughan 1933
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Subfm. †Clypeorbinae Sigal 1952
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G. †Sirtina Broennimann 1962
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†Sirtina orbitoidiformis Broennimann and Wirz 1962
Subfm. †Lepidorbitoidinae Vaughan 1933
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G. †Orbitosiphon Rao 1940
G. †Sulcoperculina Thalmann 1939
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†Sulcoperculina vermunti Thiadens 1937
G. †Praesiderolites Wannier 1983
G. †Pseudosiderolites Smout 1955
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†Pseudosiderolites vidali Douville 1907
Fm. †Orbitoididae Schwager 1876
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†Omphalocyclus macroporus Lamarck 1816
Subfm. †Orbitoidinae Schwager 1876
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†Orbitoides apiculata Schlumberger 1901
†Orbitoides apiculatus Schlumberger 1902
†Orbitoides media d'Archiac 1837
G. †Postomphalocyclus Inan 1992
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 Santonian to the top of the Messinian or 85.70000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (341 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Pakistan Orbitoides media (146032)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Paleocene100.5 - 56.0Belize (Toledo) Orbitoides sp., Sulcoperculina vermunti (217072) Sulcoperculina sp., Sulcoperculina vermunti (217071)
Turonian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian93.9 - 66.0Croatia (Dalmatia) Orbitoides tissoti, Praesiderolites vidali (162708)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Austria Pseudosiderolites vidali (74488)
Late/Upper Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Italy Orbitoides sp. (67596)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Italy Orbitoides sp. (74801)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Greece Pseudosiderolites sp. (64293)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Portugal Orbitoides sp., Siderolites vidali (74563)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Aquitaine) Orbitoides media (87401)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Oman Orbitoides media (67455)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Malaysia Lepidocyclina sumatrensis (165770)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Indonesia Nephrolepidina sp., Nephrolepidina ferreroi (164741)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Indonesia Nephrolepidina ferreroi (164752)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan Nephrolepidina japonica (191446)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Somalia Lepidocyclina pusilla, Lepidocyclina praemarginata (79082)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63India (Little Andaman Island) Eulepidina sp., Nephrolepidina sp. (277951 277967) Nephrolepidina sp. (277954 277956 277957 277959 277965 277966)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Indonesia Nephrolepidina rutteni (168772)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Japan (Shizuoka) Nephrolepidina japonica (176546)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia Orbitoides carteri, Orbitoides radiata (70098) Orbitoides gigantea (70099)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Indonesia Nephrolepidina rutteni (168782)