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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
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Environment: outer shelf, marinesubo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-09-19 08:26:03
Modified: 2007-09-19 10:26:03
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 83.50000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (63 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Pakistan Orbitoides media (146032)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Paleocene100.5 - 56.0Belize (Toledo) Orbitoides sp. (217072)
Turonian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian93.9 - 66.0Croatia (Dalmatia) Orbitoides tissoti (162708)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Italy Orbitoides sp. (74801)
Late/Upper Santonian - Campanian85.8 - 72.1Italy Orbitoides sp. (67596)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Portugal Orbitoides sp. (74563)
Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0France (Haute-Garonne) Orbitoides media (13217)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Greece Orbitoides media (221733)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Somalia Orbitoides tissoti (74508)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Oman Orbitoides media (67455)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Aquitaine) Orbitoides media (87401)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Italy Orbitoides apiculata, Orbitoides media (82395) Orbitoides media (82393)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Saudi Arabia Omphalocyclus sp., Orbitoides sp. (184843)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Croatia Orbitoides douvillei, Orbitoides tissoti (112292)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Italy (Campania) Orbitoides media (162685) Orbitoides sp. (162683)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Italy Orbitoides media (67086)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0United Arab Emirates Omphalocyclus macroporus, Orbitoides media (67456)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Italy (Salerno ) Orbitoides media (138405)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Italy (Salerno) Orbitoides tissoti, Omphalocyclus macroporus, Orbitoides media (162687)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Italy Omphalocyclus sp., Orbitoides sp. (74623)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Egypt Orbitoides media (148333)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Netherlands Orbitoides apiculata (164985)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0France Orbitoides apiculata, Omphalocyclus macroporus, Orbitoides media (145809)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Bulgaria Orbitoides sp. (67569 67572)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Spain Orbitoides sp. (59070)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Greece Orbitoides apiculata, Orbitoides media (64300)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain Orbitoides tissoti, Orbitoides media (67551)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain Omphalocyclus sp., Orbitoides media (67552)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Italy Orbitoides gensacica, Orbitoides apiculata, Omphalocyclus macroporus (82398)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Turkey Omphalocyclus macroporus (161245 161294 161299 161300) Omphalocyclus macroporus, Orbitoides media (34585 34586 34587) Orbitoides medius, Omphalocyclus macroporus (161291) Postomphalocyclus sp., Omphalocyclus macroporus, Orbitoides gruenbachensis, Orbitoides apiculatus (200056)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Orbitoides apiculata (165082)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain Omphalocyclus primitifs, Orbitoides apiculata, Orbitoides media (67554) Orbitoides apiculata, Omphalocyclus macroporus, Orbitoides media (74557) Orbitoides media (67555)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2China (Tibet) Omphalocyclus sp., Orbitoides sp. (215941) Orbitoides sp. (215939)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Orbitoides sp. (190773)
Paleocene - Oligocene66.0 - 23.03Belize (Belize) Orbitoides sp. (217177)
Paleocene - Oligocene66.0 - 23.03Belize (Toledo) Orbitoides papyraceus (217176) Orbitoides sp. (217178)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Slovakia (Trencin) Orbitoides sp. (216067)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0China (Tibet) Omphalocyclus sp., Orbitoides sp. (215940)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Slovakia (Bratislava) Orbitoides sp. (216046)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Slovakia (Zilina) Orbitoides media (216125)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Slovakia (Bratislava) Orbitoides media (216048)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Slovakia (Trencin) Orbitoides gensacicus, Omphalocyclus macroporus (216098)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Belize (Toledo) Orbitoides sp. (217173)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Florida) Orbitoides sp. (57925)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Orbitoides papyracea, Orbitoides sp. (57926) Orbitoides sp. (57927)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Orbitoides carteri, Orbitoides radiata (70098) Orbitoides gigantea (70099)