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Gonatosphaera

Nodosariata - Nodosariida - Nodosariidae

Taxonomy
Gonatosphaera is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ellipsoidinidae by Cushman (1927); to Lingulininae by Loeblich and Tappan (1988); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Gonatosphaera Cushman p. 72
1988Gonatosphaera Loeblich and Tappan
2002Gonatosphaera Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classNodosariata
orderNodosariida
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyNodosarioideaEhrenberg 1838
familyNodosariidaeEhrenberg 1838
subfamilyLingulininaeLoeblich and Tappan 1961
genusGonatosphaera

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available