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Asterigerina

Asterigerinidae

Taxonomy
Asterigerina was named by d'Orbigny (1839) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R]. It is extant. It was considered unknown by d'Orbigny (1839).

It was assigned to Amphisteginidae by Cushman (1927), Wienrich (1997); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asterigerinidae by d'Orbigny (1839), Margerel (2012).

Species
A. carinata, A. crassaformis
Species lacking formal opinion data
A. guerichi, A. guerichi, A. guerichi, A. guerrai, A. palnorbis, A. planorbis, A. planorbis, A. rotula, A. subacuta
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by K. Jamson on 2021-01-24

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Asterigerina d'Orbigny p. 55
1927Asterigerina Cushman p. 80
1997Asterigerina Wienrich p. 75
2002Asterigerina Sepkoski
2012Asterigerina Margerel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAsterigerinacead'Orbigny 1839
familyAsterigerinidaed'Orbigny 1839
genusAsterigerinad'Orbigny 1839

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. Asterigerina d'Orbigny 1839
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Asterigerina carinata d'Orbigny 1839
†Asterigerina crassaformis Cushman and Siegfus 1935
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. D. d'Orbigny 1839Free shell, spiral. Spire rolled up on the side, visible above, embracing below, composed above of single boxes, formed below, on half of its width, by the continuity of the upper boxes and by other boxes which represent a star, and come to alternate with these in the increase of the whole. Chambers of two kinds: the ordinary upper spiral chambers, the lower median chambers, serving to form a central star, each of them coming one after the other alternately. Opening on the side of the last chamber.
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 56.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (128 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian - Ypresian59.24 - 48.07Türkiye (Denizli) A. sp. (215036)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Belgium (Vlaanderen) A. guerrai (94039)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Türkiye A. rotula (155380)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Hungary A. sp. (171633)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (California) A. crassaformis (185234)
Bartonian - Rupelian41.03 - 27.3Greece (Ionian Islands) A. sp. (276172 276173)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Hungary A. sp. (69699)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Oregon) A. sp. (207873)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy A. sp. (151433)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Tonga A. subacuta (43006)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.71 - 27.3South Pacific A. spp. (260100)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Spain A. sp. (147590)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Malta (Northern Region) A. sp. (221493 222469 222471 222475 222476 222479 222480 222485)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (Louisiana) A. subacuta (44521)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04North Atlantic A. guerichi (121378)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) A. guerichi (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India A. carinata (77654)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) A. guerichi (62884)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) A. guerichi (62929 62931 62932 62933 62934 62935 62936 62937 62938 62939 62940 62941 62943 62944 62945 62952 62953 62954 62955 62957 62958 62959 62960 62961 62962 62964 63024 63025 63030)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333North Atlantic A. planorbis (265811 265812 265813 265814 265817 265820)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Austria (Burgenland) A. sp. (56694)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Austria A. sp. (146184 146228)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Poland A. palnorbis (70539)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Cuba A. sp. (232852)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) A. guerichi (61899 62885 62886 62887 62888 62889 62891 62892 62893 62895 62896 62898 62946 62947 62948 63027 63028)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy A. sp. (27549)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria A. carinata (70879) A. planorbis (70860 70864)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Antigua and Barbuda A. sp. (198642)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Provinz Siena) A. sp. (138092 138093 138094)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58North Atlantic A. planorbis (263027 263030 265793 265796 265797 265799 265802 265803 265804 265805 265806 265807 265808 265809 265810)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774North Atlantic A. sp. (262660 263284)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774France (Alpes Maritimes) A. planorbis (50523)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117North Atlantic A. planorbis (262310 262311 262314 263019 263581 265241 267399 267407 267413 267414 267415 267426 267431)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117North Atlantic A. sp. (263769 263773 263775 263776 263777)