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Catapsydrax

Globigerinidae

Taxonomy
Catapsydrax was named by Bolli et al. (1957) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Mi-m]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Globigerinidae by Lam and Leckie (2020).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Catapsydrax Bolli et al.
2002Cataspydrax Sepkoski
2020Catapsydrax Lam and Leckie

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyGlobigerinoideaCarpenter et al. 1862
familyGlobigerinidaeCarpenter et al. 1862
genusCatapsydraxBolli et al. 1957

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. †Catapsydrax Bolli et al. 1957
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Catapsydrax unicavus Bolli et al. 1957
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Invalid names: Catapsydrax parvulus Bolli et al. 1976 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-28 00:47:02
Modified: 2009-05-20 05:31:44
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Pliocene or 59.20000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Turkey C. sp. (155340)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) C. sp. (179822)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Armenia C. unicavus (214582)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Western Sahara C. unicavus (206022)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Canada (Nova Scotia) C. dissimilis, C. unicavus (141891)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Antigua and Barbuda C. dissimilis (94186)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand C. sp. (77488)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand C. sp. (77491)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Pakistan C. dissimilis (77293)