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Bathysiphon

Bathysiphonidae

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 NN16 or 312.80000 to 2.50000 Ma

Collections (176 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 - 227.3Italy B. sp. (164191)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Russian Federation (Karachay-Cherkessia) B. sp. (198643 198646 198680 198681)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Egypt B. sp. (99486)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Egypt B. sp. (99488)
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0South Pacific B. sp. (253240 253242)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Canada (Alberta) B. brosgei (71368 71369 71377)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan B. akanosawensis, B. alexanderi (28176)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt B. robustus (141572)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (Alberta) B. sp. (71255)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Alaska) B. sp. (51920)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Indian Ocean B. sp. (257313 257956 257962 257966 257967 257976 257977 257980)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Indian Ocean B. sp. (257952 257953)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Indian Ocean B. sp. (257950)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Indian Ocean B. sp. (257948)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Indian Ocean B. sp. (257945)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Austria B. sp. (74489)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Romania (West Moldavia) B. sp. (221877)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2North Atlantic B. sp. (262354)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Italy B. brosgei, B. vitta, B. californicus, B. discretus (91387)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica (James Ross Island) B. sp. (241999 242001 242002 242003 242004)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Italy B. brosgei (91388)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Ukraine B. sp. (91057 91058 91059 91060 91061 91062 91064 91067)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0North Atlantic B. sp. (260580 260582)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0South Pacific B. sp. (255050 255051 255053 255054 255055)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Egypt B. eocenicus (240628 240629)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58Indian Ocean B. sp. (257942 257943)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0North Atlantic B. sp. (260576)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Spain B. spp. (154088 154089)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07North Atlantic B. sp. (260574 260575)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Pakistan B. sp. (145130)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Spain B. spp. (154090 154096 154097 154098 154101 154104 154105 154106)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71Taiwan (N/A) B. eocenicus (208353 208354 208359 208360 208361 208362 208363 208534 208537)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Indian Ocean B. sp. (249877 258528 258529 258533)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03North Atlantic B. sp. (264510 266141 266184)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Japan (Hokkaido) B. vernoni (103769)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9USA (Washigton) B. sp. (203155 203156)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain B. spp. (141924)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71North Atlantic B. sp. (266182)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain (Navarre) B. sp. (80238)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (California) B. eocenica (185234)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Alaska) B. sp. (189957)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9North Atlantic B. sp. (262500 264506)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Oregon) B. eocenicus (207872 207873 207874) B. sp. (207875) B. sp., B. eocenicus (207871)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3North Atlantic B. sp. (262942)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3North Pacific B. sp. (250679)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) B. taurinesis (68021)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04North Atlantic B. eocenicus (121377)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04USA (California) B. sanctaecrucis (185214)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.04North Atlantic B. sp. (264505 268127 268128 268131)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333North Atlantic B. sp. (141890)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04North Atlantic B. sp. (262478 262829)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04North Atlantic B. eocenicus (121378)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Taiwan (N/A) B. eocenicus (208543 208554 208557 208559)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45North Atlantic B. sp. (266113 266116 266118 266119 266120 266121 266122 266127 268122 268123)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45North Atlantic B. sp. (262769 262773 266100 266101)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Austria B. filiformis (99160)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98North Atlantic B. sp. (266088)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333North Pacific B. sp. (249966 249967)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand B. sp. (77488)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand B. sp. (77489)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98North Atlantic B. sp. (262747 262754 262759 262761 264504 268120 268121)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82North Atlantic B. sp. (266085 266177)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63North Atlantic B. sp. (266084)
Middle Miocene - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246Peru B. sp. (176144)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246North Atlantic B. sp. (262740)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333North Atlantic B. sp. (266083)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6North Atlantic B. sp. (266082)
NN163.75 - 2.5Indian Ocean B. sp. (253849)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117North Atlantic B. sp. (260568 260569)