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Baggina

Bagginidae

Taxonomy
Baggina was named by Cushman (1926) [Sepkoski's age data: K u R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); to Baggininae by Cushman (1927), Margerel (2012); and to Bagginidae by Al Menoufy and Shreif (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Baggina Cushman
1927Baggina Cushman p. 77
2002Baggina Sepkoski
2012Baggina Margerel
2021Baggina Al Menoufy and Shreif p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyDiscorbaceaEhrenberg 1838
familyBagginidaeCushman 1927
genusBagginaCushman 1926

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. Baggina Cushman 1926
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Baggina bradyi Grotzen 1936
Baggina diversa McCulloch 1977
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 48.07000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71Taiwan (N/A) B. saitoi (208353 208354 208359 208360 208362 208363 208534 208537)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) B. subconica (41966)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Egypt B. bradyi (239107 239109)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Puerto Rico B. xenoula (92230)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Taiwan (N/A) B. saitoi (208543 208544 208550 208553 208557 208558) B. saitoi, B. sp. (208552)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Austria B. dentata (99160)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) B. californica (196169)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand B. ampla (77489)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand B. ampla (77491)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Ecuador B. mantaensis (90851)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand B. ampla (73307)