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Loftusiidae

Loftusiidae

Taxonomy
Loftusiidae was named by Brady (1884).

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

Subtaxa
Loftusia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Loftusiidae Brady
1927Loftusiidae Cushman p. 29
1984Loftusiidae Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCoscinophragmataceaThalmann 1951
familyLoftusiidaeBrady 1884
familyLoftusiidaeBrady 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.

Fm. †Loftusiidae Brady 1884
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G. †Loftusia
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: agglutinatedsuperf
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: infaunalsubo
Diet: detritivoresubo
Created: 2007-12-11 05:46:11
Modified: 2007-12-11 07:46:11
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder
Reference: Loeblich and Tappan 1984

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Danian or 72.10000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Oman Loftusia morgani (67455)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Saudi Arabia Loftusia sp. (184843)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Oman Loftusia sp. (151653)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Iran Loftusia baykali, Loftusia oktayi (225730)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Turkey Loftusia anatolica (161303) Loftusia anatolica, Loftusia baykali, Loftusia minor, Loftusia morgani (161288 161289) Loftusia anatolica, Loftusia minor, Loftusia morgani (161306) Loftusia baykali, Loftusia minor, Loftusia morgani (161294 161296) Loftusia coxi, Loftusia harrisoni, Loftusia minor (161287) Loftusia coxi, Loftusia harrisoni, Loftusia minor, Loftusia morgani (161245) Loftusia elongata, Loftusia harrisoni, Loftusia minor, Loftusia anatolica (34585) Loftusia minor (161291) Loftusia minor, Loftusia morgani (161307) Loftusia morgani (161295) Loftusia morgani, Loftusia baycali, Loftusia minor, Loftusia anatolica (34586) Loftusia morgani, Loftusia baykali, Loftusia anatolica (34587)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Iran Loftusia baykali, Loftusia oktayi (225729)