Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Glomospira

Ammodiscidae

Taxonomy
Glomospira was named by Rzehak (1895) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ammodiscidae by Cushman (1927), Morlotti (1988) and Loeblich and Tappan (1988); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ammovertellinae by Kobayashi (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Glomospira Rzehak
1927Glomospira Cushman p. 18
1988Glomospira Loeblich and Tappan
1988Glomospira Morlotti p. 277
2002Glomospira Sepkoski
2012Glomospira Kobayashi p. 679

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAmmodiscoidea(Reuss 1862)
familyAmmodiscidaeReuss 1862
subfamilyAmmovertellinaeSaidova 1981
genusGlomospiraRzehak 1895

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. Glomospira Rzehak 1895
show all | hide all
Glomospira spirillinoides Grozdilova and Glebovskaia 1948
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available