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Dimorphina

Nodosariata - Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae

Taxonomy
Dimorphina was named by d'Orbigny (1826) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Polymorphininae by Cushman (1927); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Dimorphina d'Orbigny p. 235
1927Dimorphina Cushman p. 48
2002Dimorphina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classNodosariata
RankNameAuthor
orderPolymorphinida
familyPolymorphinidaed'Orbigny 1839
subfamilyPolymorphininae
genusDimorphinad'Orbigny 1826

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. Dimorphina d'Orbigny 1826
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-28 00:47:02
Modified: 2009-05-20 05:31:44
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
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