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Bolivina

Bolivinidae

Taxonomy
Bolivina was named by d'Orbigny (1839) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-u R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Virgulininae by Cushman (1927); to Rotaliina by Margerel (2009); and to Bolivinidae by d'Orbigny (1839), Margerel (2012), Al Menoufy and Shreif (2021).

Species
B. denticulata, B. fastigia, B. gracilis, B. kleinpelli, B. laevigata, B. marginata, B. mexicana, B. pisciformis, B. pseudoplicata, B. pungoensis, B. retifera, B. salebrosa, B. striatella, B. variabilis
Species lacking formal opinion data
B. adelaidana, B. advena, B. advena, B. aenariensis, B. affiliata, B. affiliata, B. alata, B. alata, B. alazanensis, B. albatrossi, B. aliformis, B. anglica, B. antiqua, B. apenninica, B. argentea, B. argentea, B. barbata, B. bartensteini, B. basisenta, B. beyrichi, B. bicostata, B. brevior, B. byramensis, B. byramensis, B. californica, B. calvertensis, B. catanensis, B. choctawensis, B. cookei, B. costifera, B. crenulata, B. crenulata, B. cuneiformis, B. decurrens, B. decussata, B. decussata, B. dentellata, B. dilatata, B. fimbriata, B. floridana, B. glutinata, B. grabenensis, B. huneri, B. imbricata, B. imporcata, B. incrassata, B. incrassata, B. incrassata, B. interjuncta, B. interjuncta, B. jacksonensis, B. korynoides, B. lapsus, B. lapsus, B. limbata, B. louisiana, B. lowmani, B. lucidopunctata, B. maculata, B. mantaensis, B. marginata, B. merecuani, B. midwayensis, B. minuta, B. nobilis, B. numerosa, B. ordinaria, B. ottaensis, B. ouachitaensis, B. pacifica, B. paula, B. plicata, B. plicatella, B. pseudopicata, B. pseudopunctata, B. pulchella, B. punctata, B. punctostriata, B. pusilla, B. reticulata, B. reticulata, B. robusta, B. robusta, B. seminuda, B. semitruncata, B. silvestrina, B. skagerrakensis, B. spathulata, B. spathulata, B. sphatulata, B. spissa, B. spissa, B. striatula, B. striatula, B. subaenariensis, B. subaenariensis, B. subalpina, B. subangularis, B. subexcavata, B. subspinescens, B. textilarioides, B. tortuosa, B. translucens, B. trunensis, B. tumida, B. vaughani, B. vaughani, B. versatilis, B. victoriana, B. zedirecta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Bolivina d'Orbigny
1927Bolivina Cushman p. 68
2009Bolivina Margerel p. 613
2012Bolivina Margerel
2021Bolivina Al Menoufy and Shreif p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyEouvigerinaceaCushman 1927
familyBolivinidaeGlaessner 1937
genusBolivinad'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. Bolivina d'Orbigny 1839
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†Bolivina denticulata Bandy 1949
Bolivina fastigia Gianotti 1953
†Bolivina gracilis Cushman and Applin 1926
†Bolivina kleinpelli Beck 1943
Bolivina laevigata Williamson 1858
†Bolivina marginata Cushman 1918
†Bolivina mexicana Cushman 1926
†Bolivina pisciformis Calloway and Morrey 1929
Bolivina pseudoplicata Heron-Allen and Earland 1930
†Bolivina pungoensis Gibson 1983
†Bolivina retifera Bandy 1949
†Bolivina salebrosa Bandy 1949
Bolivina striatella Cushman 1926
Bolivina variabilis Williamson 1858
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: herbivoreg
Created: 2009-05-20 03:13:15
Modified: 2009-05-20 05:13:15
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Callovian to the top of the Holocene or 165.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 161.5 Ma

Collections (962 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Egypt B. sp. (99486)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Egypt B. bartensteini (99488)
Albian113.2 - 100.5North Atlantic B. sp. (263554)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt B. incrassata, B. sp. (141572)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0South Africa B. incrassata (38815)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland (Lubelskie) B. incrassata (182633)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) B. sp. (231295)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Puerto Rico B. midwayensis (87547)
Danian66.0 - 61.66North Atlantic B. sp. (262961 262962)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24South Pacific B. sp. (255039 255043 255045)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24North Atlantic B. sp. (262959 262960)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0North Atlantic B. sp. (263543 263544)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0French Guiana B. spp. (209434 209436 209437 209439)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Slovakia B. sp. (88184 88272)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0South Pacific B. sp. (255033)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0North Atlantic B. sp. (266200)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Spain B. spp. (154089)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.24 - 48.07North Atlantic B. sp. (263542)
Thanetian - Eocene59.24 - 33.9South Pacific B. sp. (255031)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Belgium (Vlaanderen) B. anglica (94039)