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Fusulina

Fusulinidae

Taxonomy
Fusulina was named by Schellwien (1898) [Sepkoski's age data: C Mosc-l C Mosc-u Sepkoski's reference number: 146]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Fusulinidae.

It was assigned to Fusulininae by Cushman (1927) and Bensh (1972); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Fusulina Schellwien
1927Fusulina Cushman p. 27
1972Fusulina Bensh p. 24
2002Fusulina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderFusulinina(Wedekind 1937)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFusulinoidea(Möller 1878)
familyFusulinidaeMoeller 1878
subfamilyFusulininaevon Moller 1878
genusFusulinaSchellwien 1898

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. †Fusulina Schellwien 1898
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Fusulina cylindrica Fischer 1837
Fusulina donbassica Putrya 1948
Fusulina elongata Shumard 1858
Fusulina granumavenae Roemer 1880
Fusulina montipara Kobayashi and Altiner 2008
Fusulina verneuili Staff 1912
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available