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Orbitoididae

Orbitoididae

Taxonomy
Orbitoididae was named by Schwager (1876). It is not extant. Its type is Orbitoidinae.

It was assigned to Foraminifera by Cushman (1927); and to Orbitoidacea by Loeblich and Tappan (1984).

Subtaxa
Omphalocyclus, Orbitoidinae (type subfamily)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Orbitoididae Schwager
1927Orbitoididae Cushman p. 97
1984Orbitoididae Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyOrbitoidaceaSchwager 1876
familyOrbitoididaeSchwager 1876
familyOrbitoididaeSchwager 1876

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. †Orbitoididae Schwager 1876
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Omphalocyclus macroporus Lamarck 1816
Subfm. †Orbitoidinae Schwager 1876
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Orbitoides apiculata Schlumberger 1901
Orbitoides apiculatus Schlumberger 1902
Orbitoides media d'Archiac 1837
G. †Postomphalocyclus Inan 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available