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Cancris

Bagginidae

Taxonomy
Cancris was named by Monfort (1808) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 79]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Discorbidae by Gibson (1983); to Rotaliidae by Wienrich (1997); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); to Rotaliina by Margerel (2009); and to Baggininae by Cushman (1927) and Margerel (2012).

Species
C. auriculus, C. mexicanus, C. sagra
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. claibornensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1808Cancris Monfort
1927Cancris Cushman p. 77
1983Cancris Gibson p. 368
1997Cancris Wienrich p. 73
2002Cancris Sepkoski
2009Cancris Margerel
2012Cancris Margerel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyDiscorbaceaEhrenberg 1838
familyBagginidaeCushman 1927
subfamilyBaggininaeCushman 1927
genusCancrisMonfort 1808

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. Cancris Monfort 1808
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Cancris auriculus Fichtel and Moll 1798
†Cancris mexicanus Cushman and Todd 1942
Cancris sagra Cushman and Todd 1942
Cancris sagra communis Cushman and Todd 1942
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 Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 55.8 Ma

Collections (62 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Suriname C. claibornensis (209458 209464 209479)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Nigeria (Imo) C. sp. (42651 42654 42655)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Nigeria C. sp. (46255 46260)
Early/Lower Eocene - Eocene55.8 - 33.9Nigeria C. sp. (46246)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (California) C. mexicanus (186057)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) C. joaquinensis (209754)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Austria C. primitivus, C. turgidus (99160)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) C. auriculus (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) C. baggi (196169)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) C. auriculus (62884)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) C. auriculus (62929 62932 62934 62936 62937 62938 62940 62941 62944 62954 62960 62961 62964 63024 63030)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) C. auriculus (62885 62886 62887 62888 62889 62891 62895 62898 62946 62947 62948)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland C. auriculatus (70539)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608India (Orissa) C. auriculus (46365)
Middle Miocene - Pliocene15.97 - 2.588Chile (Atacama) C. auriculus (221668)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) C. sagra (94810)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama C. sagra (145529)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) C. auricula, C. philippinensis (166810)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) C. sp. (41473)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Florida) C. sagra (94807)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Tuscany) C. auriculus (55748)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) C. auriculus (166744)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588South Africa C. ovata (77527)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Pakistan C. auriculus (77293)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) C. sagra (91902)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy (Umbria) C. auriculus (200419)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy C. auriculus (176385)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama C. sagra (91912)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy (Umbria) C. auriculus (149603 200420) C. sp. (193967)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mayotte C. sp. (209864)