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Lenticulininae

Nodosariata - Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae

Taxonomy
Lenticulininae was named by Chapman et al. (1934). It is extant.

It was assigned to Nodosariidae by Loeblich and Tappan (1984); and to Vaginulinidae by Margerel (2012) and Missotti (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Lenticulininae Chapman and et al.
1984Lenticulininae Loeblich and Tappan
2012Lenticulininae Margerel
2022Lenticulininae Missotti

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classNodosariata
RankNameAuthor
orderVaginulinida
familyVaginulinidaeReuss 1860
subfamilyLenticulininaeChapman et al. 1934
subfamilyLenticulininaeChapman et al. 1934

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.

Subfm. Lenticulininae Chapman 1934
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G. Lenticulina Lamarck 1804
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Subg. †Lenticulina (Astacolus) Bartenstein 1948
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Subg. †Lenticulina (Lenticulina) Lamarck 1804
Subg. †Lenticulina (Planularia) Bartenstein 1948
Lenticulina convergens Bornemann 1855
Lenticulina degolyeri Plummer 1927
Lenticulina inornata d'Orbigny 1846
Lenticulina midwayensis Plummer 1927
Lenticulina mosesei Todd 1970
Lenticulina munsteri Roemer 1839
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Invalid names: Cristellaria (Astacolus) matutina Bartenstein and Brand 1937 [synonym], Cristellaria (Lenticulina) muensteri Bartenstein and Brand 1937 [synonym]
Lenticulina planulata Lamarck 1804
Lenticulina rosetta Gümbel 1870
Lenticulina rotulata Lamarck 1804
Lenticulina tomikii Todd 1970
Lenticulina varians Bornemann 1854
Lenticulina variolata Lamarck 1804
Lenticulina wichmanni Camacho 1954
G. Neolenticulina McCulloch 1977
G. Saracenaria Defrance 1824
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Saracenaria acutiauricularis Fichtel and Moll 1798
Saracenaria arcuata d'Orbigny 1846
Saracenaria hantkeni Cushman 1933
Saracenaria kellumi Dorreen 1948
G. †Turkmenicaella Bugrova 2001
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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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 242.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 237.0 Ma

Collections (728 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Hungary Lenticulina sp. (99503 99504)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Germany Lenticulina sp. (67653)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Indonesia (Timor) Cristellaria matutina, Cristellaria varians (205180)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy Lenticulina bochardi (50964) Lenticulina bochardi, Lenticulina karnica (50970) Lenticulina excavata, Lenticulina bochardi (50962 50963 50965) Lenticulina excavata, Lenticulina bochardi, Lenticulina cassiana (50969) Lenticulina excavata, Lenticulina bochardi, Lenticulina cassiana, Lenticulina karnica (50967 50972) Lenticulina karnica (50968) Lenticulina sp. (20659)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0India Lenticulina excavata, Lenticulina sp. (85469) Lenticulina insecta (85468)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Russian Federation Lenticulina sp. (124631)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Sichuan) Lenticulina sp. (25403)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Lenticulina bochardi, Lenticulina karnica (50980 50989) Lenticulina cassiana (50975 50976) Lenticulina excavata (50981) Lenticulina excavata, Lenticulina bochardi, Lenticulina cassiana, Lenticulina karnica (50977) Lenticulina excavata, Lenticulina bochardi, Lenticulina karnica (50982 50984) Lenticulina excavata, Lenticulina karnica (50987) Lenticulina karnica (50974 50985 50986)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Indonesia (Timor) Cristellaria matutina, Cristellaria varians (205174)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Slovakia Lenticulina sp. (57037)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Russian Federation Lenticulina sp. (124632)
Oretian227.5 - 221.5New Zealand Lenticulina sp. (137846)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Austria (Styria) Lenticulina sp. (36516)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria Lenticulina sp. (100105)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Papua New Guinea Lenticulina rectangula, Lenticulina sp., Lenticulina sp. (67687)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Slovakia Lenticulina sp. (100089)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Germany Lenticulina inaequistriata (33512 33521 33522 33524)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Lenticulina sp. (201410)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Spain Lenticulina bochardi (73765)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Italy (Prealpi Bellunesi) Lenticulina sp. (38081)