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Loftusiacea

Taxonomy
Loftusiacea was named by Brady (1884). It is extant.

It was assigned to Textulariina by Loeblich and Tappan (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Loftusiacea Brady
1984Loftusiacea Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
superfamilyLoftusiaceaBrady 1884
superfamilyLoftusiaceaBrady 1884

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.

Superfm. Loftusiacea Brady 1884
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Fm. Cyclamminidae Marie 1941
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Subfm. †Alveolophragmiinae Saidova 1981
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G. †Reticulophragmoides Gradstein and Kaminski 1989
Subfm. †Choffatellinae Maync 1958
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G. †Choffatella Schlumberger 1905
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Choffatella decipiens Schlumberger 1905
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Pseudocyclammina lituus Yokoyama 1890
Fm. †Hottingeritidae Loeblich and Tappan 1985
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G. †Alveosepta Hottinger 1967
Fm. †Mesoendothyridae Voloshinova 1958
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Subfm. †Mesoendothyrinae Nanner 1956
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G. †Mesoendothyra Dain 1958
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: agglutinatedsubo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: infaunalsubo
Diet: detritivoresubo
Created: 2007-11-25 07:07:30
Modified: 2009-05-20 07:15:32
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1984

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Ypresian or 201.30000 to 47.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 190.8 Ma

Collections (291 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Slovenia Everticyclammina sp. (146865)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Slovenia Pseudocyclammina sp. (68358)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Slovenia Pseudocyclammina liassica (146866)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Slovenia Pseudocyclammina liasica (87253) Pseudocyclammina liassica (146867) Pseudocyclammina liassica, Pseudocyclammina lituus (146868)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Somalia Pseudocyclammina sp. (179135)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Slovenia Pseudocyclammina sp. (146869)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Saudi Arabia Pseudocyclammina liassica (45089 45186 45187)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Somalia Pseudocyclammina lituus (100368)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Saudi Arabia Everticyclammina sp., Pseudocyclammina maynci (34544)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Saudi Arabia Alveosepta jaccardi (45569 45570 45572 45573 45814 45896 45902 45903 45907 45908 45909 45978 45979 46004 46005 46006 46008 46009 46011 46018 46023 46030 46049 46055 46293 46294 46299 46300 46302 46310 46312 46315) Everticyclammina sp. (46015)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Croatia Pseudocyclammina virguliana, Pseudocyclammina lituus (21186)
Late/Upper Jurassic163.5 - 145.0Indonesia Pseudocyclammina lituus (68197) Pseudocyclammina sp. (68199)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany (Niedersachsen) Alveosepta sp., Everticyclammina sp. (98352)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland Alveosepta sp., Pseudocyclammina sp. (24200)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Portugal Alveosepta jaccardi, Everticyclammina virguliana (68243)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Portugal Alveosepta jaccardi (68614) Alveosepta jaccardi, Everticyclammina virguliana (68252)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8France (Normandy) Alveosepta jaccardi, Pseudocyclammina lituus (23539)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal Alveosepta jaccardi (68602) Alveosepta jaccardi, Alveosepta powersi, Everticyclammina virguliana, Pseudocyclammina parvula (68249) Alveosepta jaccardi, Everticyclammina virguliana (67959) Alveosepta jaccardi, Pseudocyclammina parvula (68247)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Saudi Arabia Alveosepta jaccardi (45574 45576 45577 45578 45608 45609 45644 45645 45649 45651 45690 45691 45704 45706 45707 45708 45709) Everticyclammina sp. (45581 45607) Pseudocyclammina sp. (45643)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Mexico (Puebla) Alveosepta jaccardi, Choffatella tingitana, Everticyclammina virguliana, Mesoendothyra croatica, Pseudocyclammina sp., Pseudocyclammina lituus (89638)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal (Centro) Alveosepta jaccardi (68220)
Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Romania Everticyclammina praekelleri, Everticyclammina sp., Pseudocyclammina lituus (201709) Everticyclammina virguliana (201711)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal Alveosepta jaccardi (34662 67909 67936 68244) Alveosepta jaccardi, Everticyclammina virguliana (67942 67943 68248) Alveosepta jaccardi, Pseudocyclammina parvula (67944 67956) Everticyclammina virguliana, Pseudocyclammina parvula (67937 67951)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Saudi Arabia Alveosepta jaccardi (225468)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Spain Alveosepta jaccardi (34613)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Algeria Everticyclammina virguliana, Pseudocyclammina lituus (85907)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Austria Pseudocyclammina lituus (36222 36223)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Turkey Alveosepta jaccardi (149912 149913)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal Alveosepta jaccardi (68251) Alveosepta jaccardi, Pseudocyclammina parvula (67938) Pseudocyclammina parvula (67939 67952 68250)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Tithonian155.7 - 145.0Bulgaria Mesoendothyra izjumiana, Pseudocyclammina lituus (151486)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Poland Pseudocyclammina lituus (151546 151552 151577 151578 151579)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Ukraine Everticyclammina virguliana, Pseudocyclammina sphaerica (62370)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Portugal Everticyclammina virguliana, Mesoendothyra sp., Pseudocyclammina parvula (68238)
Tithonian - Berriasian152.1 - 139.8Austria Everticyclammina virguliana, Mesoendothyra croatica, Pseudocyclammina lituus (68261) Mesoendothyra croatica (68260)
Early/Lower Tithonian - Middle Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Lebanon Alveosepta jaccardi, Alveosepta powersi (92711) Alveosepta jaccardi, Alveosepta powersi, Buccicrenata sp. (92721)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Italy Everticyclammina virguliana, Mesoendothyra sp. (68259)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France Pseudocyclammina lituus (78571)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Lebanon Everticyclammina kelleri (92720) Everticyclammina kelleri, Everticyclammina contorta (92713)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Romania (Bicaz Gorges) Buccicrenata maynci, Pseudocyclammina transylvanica (138717)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Ukraine Pseudocyclammina lituus (162310)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Turkey Pseudocyclammina sp. (173371)
Neocomian145.0 - 130.0Romania (Bicaz Gorges) Everticyclammina virguliana, Everticyclammina kelleri (138715) Everticyclammina virguliana, Everticyclammina kelleri, Everticyclammina greigi, Pseudocyclammina lituus (138716)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Romania (Bicaz Gorges) Everticyclammina greigi, Everticyclammina kelleri, Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidalis, Pseudocyclammina lituus (138804)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Spain Pseudocyclammina lituus (64383)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Canada (Nova Scotia) Buccicrenata italica (45348)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Portugal Choffatella sp. (65668 65679 65708) Pseudocyclammina lituus (65670 65702)
Valanginian - Hauterivian139.8 - 129.4China (Xizang) Pseudocyclammina sp. (61419)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Portugal Buccicrenata sp. (65757 65761 65853 65855 65858 73332) Buccicrenata sp., Choffatella decipiens (73145 73321) Choffatella decipiens (65750 65876 65877 73143 73147 73152 73337) Everticyclammina greigi, Choffatella decipiens (73151)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Morocco (Western High Atlas) Choffatella decipiens (2066)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Colombia Choffatella sogamosae (97672)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Portugal Choffatella decipiens (73349 73352)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45France (Drôme) Choffatella picteti, Pseudocyclammina allobrogica (75576)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Egypt (Sinai) Pseudocyclammina lituus (193560)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Portugal Choffatella decipiens (73154 73155 73156 73164 73165 73166 73167 73204 73302 73303 73305 73308 73309 73310 73311 73313 73314 73326 73328 73331 73338 73339 73346 73347 73354 73355 73356 73499 73514 73550) Choffatella sp. (73515) Everticyclammina greigi, Choffatella decipiens (73203 73306 73312 73329 73348) Pseudocyclammina hedbergi, Choffatella decipiens (73512 73518 73524)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Morocco (Western High Atlas) Choffatella decipiens (2068)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian129.4 - 122.46Iran Everticyclammina sp. (210076)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Albania Choffatella decipiens (67437)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Portugal Choffatella decipiens (73500) Pseudocyclammina hedbergi, Choffatella decipiens (73501 73502)
Early/Lower Aptian125.45 - 122.46Spain Choffatella decipiens (64389 145182 184479)
Early/Lower Aptian125.45 - 122.46Romania Everticyclammina sp. (146235 146242 146251)
Early/Lower Aptian125.45 - 122.46Spain (Valenciana) Choffatella decipiens (45159)
Early/Lower Aptian125.45 - 122.46Ethiopia Choffatella decipiens (46589)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Romania Mesoendothyra dobrogiaca (91390)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Portugal Choffatella decipiens (73504 73505 73508 73525 73533 73535 73540 73542 73544 73546 73547 73554 73555 73559 73564 73565 73571) Choffatella sp. (73532) Pseudocyclammina hedbergi (73528) Pseudocyclammina hedbergi, Choffatella decipiens (73538)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Albania Choffatella dicipiens (67438)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Turkey Buccicrenata hedbergi (38882)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Serbia and Montenegro Pseudocyclammina hedbergi (67545)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Portugal Pseudocyclammina rugosa (145812)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Egypt (Sinai) Everticyclammina sp. (50271)
Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian112.03 - 105.3Greece Pseudocyclammina hedbergi (64243 64246)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6China (Xizang) Pseudocyclammina sp. (61397)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Portugal Pseudocyclammina rugosa (145814 145815)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Mexico Buccicrenata subgoodlandensis (148385)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Portugal Pseudocyclammina rugosa (145896)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco Pseudocyclammina rugosa (67619)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Turkey (Antalya) Pseudocyclammina sp. (161700 161701 161702 161713) Pseudocyclammina spheroidae (161722)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Croatia (Istria) Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea (162696)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Italy Pseudocyclammina sphaeroides (214895)
Turonian - Santonian93.9 - 83.6Croatia (Istria) Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea (162697)
Turonian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian93.9 - 66.0Croatia (Dalmatia) Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea (162706 162709)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Turkey (Antalya) Pseudocyclammina spheroidae (161573)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.5 - 85.8Croatia (Splitsko-Dalmatinska) Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea (67618)
Late/Upper Turonian - Santonian93.5 - 83.6Italy (Campania) Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea (84807)
Late/Upper Turonian - Santonian93.5 - 83.6Croatia (Zadarska) Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea (162699 162700 162701)
Middle Turonian - Early/Lower Santonian93.5 - 83.5Croatia Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea (24021 24022)
Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.5Italy (Naples) Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea (162538)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Croatia (Splitsko-Dalmatinska) Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea (159703)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Italy (Benevento) Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea (162615)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Italy (Latium) Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea (162643)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Greece Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea (61516 61517 61518)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Italy (Salerno) Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea (162652)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Italy (Rome) Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea (162613)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Italy (Apulia) Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea (162655)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Italy (Frosinone) Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea (162614 162625)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Italy (Goggia) Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea (162662)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Croatia (Istria) Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea (162698)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Italy (Naples) Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea (162539 162646 162649)
Late/Upper Santonian - Campanian85.8 - 72.1Spain Pseudocyclammina massiliensis, Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea (161013)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Spain Reticulophragmoides jarvisi (154088 154089)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Spain Reticulophragmoides jarvisi (154090 154098 154100 154101 154102 154105) Reticulophragmoides jarvisi, Reticulophragmoides spp. (154097 154099)