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Valvulinidae

Valvulinidae

Taxonomy
Valvulinidae was named by Reuss (1860). It is extant.

It was assigned to Foraminifera by Cushman (1927); to Foraminiferida by Dorreen (1948), Wienrich (1997); and to Textulariacea by Loeblich and Tappan (1984), Margerel (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Valvulinidae Reuss
1927Valvulinidae Cushman p. 26
1948Valvulinidae Dorreen p. 286
1984Valvulinidae Loeblich and Tappan
1997Valvulinidae Wienrich p. 24
2012Valvulinidae Margerel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyTextulariaceaEhrenberg 1839
familyValvulinidaeReuss 1860
familyValvulinidaeReuss 1860

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.

Fm. Valvulinidae Reuss 1860
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†Coskinolina rajkae Hottinger and Drobne 1980
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†Eggerella ihungia Finlay 1940
†Eggerella subconica Parr 1950
†Eggerella trochoides Reuss 1845
Invalid names: Eggerella elongata Blaisdell 1965 [nomen nudum]
G. †Lituonella Schlumberger and Douvillé 1905
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: agglutinatedsubo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: infaunalsubo
Diet: detritivoresubo
Created: 2007-11-25 07:07:30
Modified: 2009-05-20 07:15:32
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Bathonian to the top of the Holocene or 168.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 165.3 Ma

Collections (603 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Portugal (Santarem) Valvulinidae indet. (57143)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Poland Valvulinidae indet. (151578)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Portugal Eggerella sp. (65670 65677)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Portugal Eggerella sp. (65757 65761 73145)
Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2Portugal Eggerella sp. (73501)
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Italy (Goggia) Valvulinidae indet. (162657)
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Italy (Frosinone) Valvulinidae indet. (162611 162623)
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Italy (Latium) Valvulinidae indet. (162628)
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Italy (Salerno) Valvulinidae indet. (162619 162651)
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Italy (Naples) Valvulinidae indet. (162645 162648)
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Italy (Benevento) Valvulinidae indet. (162612)
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Italy (Rome) Valvulinidae indet. (162610)
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Italy (Apulia) Valvulinidae indet. (162654)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Italy (Apulia) Valvulinidae indet. (162655)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Italy (Frosinone) Valvulinidae indet. (162625)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Italy (Goggia) Valvulinidae indet. (162662)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Italy (Naples) Valvulinidae indet. (162646 162649)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Italy (Salerno) Valvulinidae indet. (162652)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Italy (Latium) Valvulinidae indet. (162643)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0North Atlantic Eggerella sp. (262352 262353)