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Conicospirillina

Spirillinidae

Taxonomy
Conicospirillina was named by Cushman (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi-u J Bajo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1051]. Its type is Spirillina trochoides.

It was assigned to Spirillininae by Cushman (1927); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Spirillinidae by Kiessling (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Conicospirillina Cushman p. 73
2002Conicospirillina Sepkoski
2003Conicospirillina Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
suborderSpirillininaHohenegger and Piller 1975
familySpirillinidaeReuss and Fritsch 1861
genusConicospirillina

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.

G. †Conicospirillina Cushman 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-25 06:06:28
Modified: 2007-11-25 08:06:28
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Loeblich and Tappan 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aalenian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 175.60000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Spain C. sp. 1 (168075)
Late/Upper Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Spain C. sp. 1 (168076)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Portugal C. basilensis (68252)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Egypt C. planorbis (99488)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal C. basilensis (68244)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal C. basilensis (68251)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Portugal C. basilensis (68238)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany C. sp. (34608)