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Bathysiphon

Bathysiphonidae

Taxonomy
Bathysiphon was named by Sars (1872) [Sepkoski's age data: ].

It was assigned to Rhizamminidae by Cushman (1927); to Bathysiphoninidae by Morlotti (1988); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bathysiphonidae by Loeblich and Tappan (1988) and Kiessling (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Bathysiphon Sars
1927Bathysiphon Cushman p. 7
1988Bathysiphon Loeblich and Tappan
1988Bathysiphon Morlotti p. 274
2002Bathysiphon Sepkoski
2003Bathysiphon Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAstrorhizaceaBrady 1881
familyBathysiphonidaeAvnimelech 1952
genusBathysiphonSars 1872

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. †Bathysiphon Sars 1872
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†Bathysiphon eocenica Cushman and Hanna 1927
†Bathysiphon eocenicus Huang et al. 2019
†Bathysiphon sanctaecrucis Cushman and Kleinpell 1934
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: agglutinatedg
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Body mass comment: Giant foraminiferg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Comments: surface deposit, detritus feeder or scavengerg
Created: 2009-05-20 00:26:17
Modified: 2009-05-20 07:17:24
Source: g = genus
Reference: Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Desmoinesian to the top of the Altonian or 312.80000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (89 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Egypt (Janub Sina) B. curvus (46635)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) B. sp. (8632 8633 8635 8636 8637 8638 8639 8640 8641 8643 8644 8645 8646 8647 8648 8649 8650 8651)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy B. sp. (164191)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Russian Federation (Karachay-Cherkessia) B. sp. (198643 198646 198680 198681)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Egypt B. sp. (99486)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Egypt B. sp. (99488)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Canada (Alberta) B. brosgei (71368 71369 71377)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan B. akanosawensis, B. alexanderi (28176)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt B. robustus (141572)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (Alberta) B. sp. (71255)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Alaska) B. sp. (51920)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Austria B. sp. (74489)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Italy B. brosgei, B. vitta, B. californicus, B. discretus (91387)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Italy B. brosgei (91388)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Ukraine B. sp. (91057 91058 91059 91060 91061 91062 91064 91067)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Spain B. spp. (154088 154089)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Pakistan B. sp. (145130)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Spain B. spp. (154090 154096 154097 154098 154101 154104 154105 154106)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71Taiwan (N/A) B. eocenicus (208353 208354 208359 208360 208361 208362 208363 208534 208537)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Japan (Hokkaido) B. vernoni (103769)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene47.8 - 33.9USA (Washigton) B. sp. (203155 203156)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain (Navarre) B. sp. (80238)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain B. spp. (141924)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (California) B. eocenica (185234)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Oregon) B. eocenicus (207872 207873 207874) B. sp. (207875) B. sp., B. eocenicus (207871)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Alaska) B. sp. (189957)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) B. taurinesis (68021)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (California) B. sanctaecrucis (185214)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03North Atlantic B. eocenicus (121377)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03North Atlantic B. eocenicus (121378)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Taiwan (N/A) B. eocenicus (208543 208554 208557 208559)
Miocene - Oligocene23.03 - 23.03Canada (Nova Scotia) B. sp. (141890)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Austria B. filiformis (99160)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand B. sp. (77488)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand B. sp. (77489)
Middle Miocene - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246Peru B. sp. (176144)