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Discocyclinidae

Discocyclinidae

Taxonomy
Discocyclinidae was named by Galloway (1928). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Nummulitacea by Loeblich and Tappan (1984); and to Orbitoidacea by Squires (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Discocyclinidae Galloway
1984Discocyclinidae Loeblich and Tappan
1984Discocyclinidae Squires p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyNummulitaceaBlainville 1827
familyDiscocyclinidaeGalloway 1928
familyDiscocyclinidaeGalloway 1928

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. †Discocyclinidae Galloway 1928
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Asterocyclina penuria Cole 1957
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Subg. †Discocyclina (Discocyclina) Gümbel 1870
Discocyclina dispansa Sowerby 1840
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available