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Tournayellacea

Taxonomy
Tournayellacea was named by Dain (1953).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Tournayellacea Dain
1984Tournayellacea Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
suborderFusulinina(Wedekind 1937)
superfamilyTournayellaceaDain 1953
superfamilyTournayellaceaDain 1953

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. †Tournayellacea Dain 1953
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Fm. †Palaeospiroplectamminidae Loeblich and Tappan 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-25 09:17:40
Modified: 2007-11-25 11:17:40
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1984

Age range: base of the Osagean to the top of the Rhaetian or 352.00000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Ireland Eotextularia diversa (76445 78291)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Missouri) Palaeospiroplectammina parva (11907 11909 12859 12860)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7France Eotextularia diversa (67216)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7China (Xinjiang) Palaeospiroplectammina sp. (116470)
Tournaisian - Chadian358.9 - 340.0Ireland Eotextularia diversa (76915 76916)
Tournaisian - Visean358.9 - 330.9China (Xinjiang) Palaeospiroplectammina sp. (116471)
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7Belgium Eotextularia diversa (76920)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (California) Palaeospiroplectammina parva (225982)
Arundian346.7 - 340.0Ireland Eotextularia diversa (76880 78339) Eotextularia diversa, Palaeospiroplectammina sp. (78293)
Arundian - Holkerian346.7 - 340.0Ireland Eotextularia diversa (78341)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0Ireland Eotextularia diversa (76877 76878 76879 78355) Eotextularia diversa, Palaeospiroplectammina mellina (76876)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0Ireland Eotextularia diversa, Palaeospiroplectammina sp. (78356)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Thailand Palaeospiroplectammina sp. (131906)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Nebraska) Palaeospiroplectammina conspecta (217124 217125)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Palaeospiroplectammina conspecta (217106 217113)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Missouri) Palaeospiroplectammina conspecta (217123)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Palaeospiroplectammina sp. (49709)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Oklahoma) Palaeospiroplectammina conspecta (217099 217101)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Iowa) Palaeospiroplectammina conspecta (217128 217130)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Croatia Palaeospiroplectammina sp. (75510)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Ukraine Palaeospiroplectammina conspecta (110831 110833)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria Palaeospiroplectammina sp. (36801)