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Calcarina

Calcarinidae

Taxonomy
Calcarina is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Calcarinidae by Cushman (1927) and Kiessling (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Calcarina Cushman p. 80
2002Calcarina Sepkoski
2003Calcarina Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyRotaliaceaEhrenberg 1839
familyCalcarinidae
genusCalcarina

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available