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Amphisteginidae

Amphisteginidae

Taxonomy
Amphisteginidae was named by Cushman (1927). It is extant.

It was assigned to Foraminifera by Cushman (1927); to Foraminiferida by Wienrich (1997); to Rotaliina by Beavington-Penney and Racey (2004); and to Asterigerinacea by Margerel (2012).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Amphisteginidae Cushman
1927Amphisteginidae Cushman p. 79
1997Amphisteginidae Wienrich p. 75
2004Amphisteginidae Beavington-Penney and Racey
2012Amphisteginidae Margerel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAsterigerinacead'Orbigny 1839
familyAmphisteginidaeCushman 1927
familyAmphisteginidaeCushman 1927

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. Amphisteginidae Cushman 1927
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G. Amphistegina d'Orbigny 1826
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Amphistegina euaensis Todd 1970
Amphistegina gibbosa d'Orbigny 1839
Amphistegina lessonii d'Orbigny 1826
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 Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 55.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (161 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Washington) Amphistegina sp. (146905)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Iran Amphistegina sp. (226728)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Maldives (Kaashidhoo) Amphistegina sp. (214818)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Mexico (Baja California Sur) Amphistegina pregrimsdalei (68714)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.2Trinidad and Tobago Amphistegina gibbosa (140160)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Mexico (Chiapas) Amphistegina parvula, Amphistegina sp. (45920)
Lutetian - Priabonian47.8 - 33.9Romania (Transylvania) Amphistegina sp. (215967 215969)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Tonga Amphistegina euaensis (43006)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Spain Amphistegina sp. (152586)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Costa Rica Amphistegina parvula (179808)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Florida) Amphistegina sp. (41197)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Italy (Vicenza) Amphistegina sp. (151438 151439)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Spain Amphistegina sp. (147590 147591 147593 147595)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Italy Amphistegina sp. (214135)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Indonesia Amphistegina sp. (61740)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Puerto Rico Amphistegina sp. (92230)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Italy Amphistegina sp. (155216 214251)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Antigua and Barbuda Amphistegina chipolensis (94182 94183 94185)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Italy Amphistegina sp. (36244 36245 36246 36252 36253 36255)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Malta (Northern Region) Amphistegina sp. (221493 222469 222471 222475 222476 222479 222480 222485)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03New Zealand (North Island) Amphistegina sp. (205949)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03China Amphistegina lobifera, Amphistegina lessonii (223349)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Malaysia Amphistegina sp. (204642)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Indonesia Amphistegina sp. (70939)
Aquitanian - Tortonian23.03 - 7.246Italy (Caserta) Amphistegina sp. (222633)
Aquitanian - Tortonian23.03 - 7.246Italy (Frosinone) Amphistegina sp. (222635)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Iran Amphistegina sp. (151421 151424) Amphistegina spp. (151428)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand Amphistegina aucklandica (146596) Amphistegina sp. (77489)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Indonesia Amphistegina sp. (164740)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Cyprus Amphistegina sp. (223596 223597 223598)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Amphistegina sp. (151414 151415)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Corsica) Amphistegina sp. (222488 222489 222490 222491 222492 222493 222494)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy (Sassari) Amphistegina sp. (222412 222413 222414 222415 222417 222418 222419)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Amphisteginidae indet. (209448)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Iran Amphistegina sp., Amphistegina lessonii (176776)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Egypt Amphistegina trilobata (147629 147696)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Malaysia Amphistegina sp. (165770)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Turkey Amphistegina sp. (166093 166094 166192 166200 166205 166206 166207)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Israel Amphistegina sp. (69908)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Austria Amphistegina sp. (146184 146225 146228 146229 146230 146231 146522)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Cuba Amphistegina gibbosa (232852)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Romania Amphistegina sp. (198869 198870 198872)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland Amphistegina mamilla (138306 147574) Amphistegina radiata (37370 37371)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Indonesia Amphistegina sp. (164753)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Saudi Arabia Amphistegina haueri (34414)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Morocco Amphistegina lessonii (70929)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Cape Verde Amphistegina tuberculata, Amphistegina canaensis, Amphistegina bowdenensis (92734)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Florida) Amphistegina sp. (94805)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) Amphistegina sp. (41473)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Indonesia Amphistegina sp. (168782)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Tanzania Amphistegina sp. (202214)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Amphistegina lessoni (70417) Amphistegina sp. (69898)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Spain Amphistegina sp. (69812)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Amphistegina sp. (70860)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Antigua and Barbuda Amphistegina rotundata (198642)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Provinz Siena) Amphistegina sp. (138092 138093 138094)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Amphistegina sp. (198246)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (South Carolina) Amphistegina gibbosa (60932)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Egypt Amphistegina trilobata (147632 147634 147635 147636 147638 147642 147697)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Comoros Amphistegina lessonii (192236)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) Amphistegina gibbosa (91902)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806India (Andaman Islands) Amphistegina sp. (222375)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Amphistegina lessonii (41205)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Taiwan Amphistegina sp. (71151)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Amphistegina gibbosa (91912)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Hawaii) Amphistegina sp. (105531)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Marshall Islands Amphistegina sp. (43338)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Amphistegina sp. (198550)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Egypt Amphistegina trilobata (147647 147648 147649 147650)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126USA (Hawaii) Amphistegina sp. (105528)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Jordan Amphistegina sp. (82751 82754)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.781 - 0.0117New Caledonia Amphistegina radiata, Amphistegina lessonii (109502)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Amphistegina lessonii (89415) Amphistegina sp. (105526)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Mauritius Amphistegina radiata, Amphistegina lessonii (81015) Amphistegina sp. (81017)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Marshall Islands Amphistegina sp. (43336)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Amphistegina papillosa (80963) Amphistegina sp. (192719)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.126 - 0.0117Mayotte Amphistegina sp. (89249)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117Egypt Amphistegina lessonii (87876)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Seychelles Amphistegina lessoni (96926)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mayotte Amphistegina madagascarensis (209863) Amphistegina sp. (209858 209859 209860)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan Amphistegina sp. (97293)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Palau Amphistegina sp. (97446)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Sao Tome and Principe Amphisteginidae indet. (209450)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia Amphistegina sp. (97471)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Amphistegina sp. (97319)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Hawaii) Amphistegina sp. (97453)