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Psammosphaeridae

Psammosphaeridae

Taxonomy
Psammosphaeridae was named by Haeckel (1894). It is extant.

It was assigned to Astrorhizacea by Loeblich and Tappan (1988) and Kiessling (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Psammosphaeridae Haeckel
1988Psammosphaeridae Loeblich and Tappan
2003Psammosphaeridae Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAstrorhizaceaBrady 1881
familyPsammosphaeridaeHaeckel 1894
familyPsammosphaeridaeHaeckel 1894

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. Psammosphaeridae Haeckel 1894
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†Psammosphaera cava Moreman 1930
Subfm. Psammosphaerinae Haeckel 1894
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G. †Cellonina
G. Sorosphaera Brady 1879
G. Spiculosiphon Christiansen 1964
G. †Thuramminoides Plummer 1945
Subfm. †Stegnammininae Moreman 1930
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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 Tommotian to the top of the Tortonian or 525.50000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 516.0 Ma

Collections (84 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tommotian - Atdabanian525.5 - 516.0Guinea Sorosphaera sp. (7790)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Italy (Sardinia) Psammosphaera cava (26161)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Germany Psammosphaera fusca (227413)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Indiana) Psammosphaera sp., Pseudastrorhiza conica, Thuramminoides sphaeroidalis (6734) Pseudastrorhiza conica, Thuramminoides sphaeroidalis (6733)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0USA (Indiana) Pseudastrorhiza sp., Thuramminoides sp. (2249) Sorosphaera sp., Thuramminoides sp. (2185) Thuramminoides sp. (2184 2187 2191 2202 2204 2207 2208 2251 2439 2442 2448)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Indiana) Pseudastrorhiza sp., Thuramminoides sp. (557) Thuramminoides sp. (556) Thuramminoides sphaeroidalis (8067 8068 8069 8070 8071 8072 8073 8075 8078 8079 8080 8128 8130 8134 8136 8138 8139)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Egypt (Janub Sina) Ceratammina cornucopia (46635) Thuramminoides sphaeroidalis (46632 46634)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Nebraska) Psammosphaera sp. (94391)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Oklahoma) Psammosphaera gracilis (217102)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Psammosphaera gracilis (217116 217120)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) Psammosphaera sp. 1 (95198) Psammosphaera sp. 2, Thuramminoides sphaeroidalis (95194) Thuramminoides sphaeroidalis (95188 95189 95190 95191 95192 95193 95199 95215 95216)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Australia (Queensland) Thuramminoides sphaeroidalis (214546 214547)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Lithuania Psammosphaera bulla (45952 46159 46160)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Papua New Guinea Psammosphaera cava (67687)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Russian Federation (Karachay-Cherkessia) Stegnammina spp. (198646 198673 198680 198692 198695)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Russian Federation Psammosphaera sp. (65699 65700)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Canada (Alberta) Psammosphaera sp. (71368 71369 71371)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (Alberta) Psammosphaera sp. (71363)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Ukraine Psammosphaera scruposa (91057 91058 91060 91061 91062 91063 91064 91067)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Ukraine Psammosphaera scruposa (91071 91073)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Psammosphaera fusca (205200)
Middle Miocene - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246Peru Psammosphaera sp. (176161)