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

Meandrospiridae

Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Meandrospiridae

Taxonomy
Meandrospiridae was named by Sadova (1961). It is extant.

It was assigned to Miliolina by Kiessling (2003).

Subtaxa
Turriglomina

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Meandrospiridae Sadova
2003Meandrospiridae Kiessling

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

RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classTubothalamea
RankNameAuthor
orderMiliolidaLankester 1885
suborderMiliolinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
familyMeandrospiridaeSadova 1961
familyMeandrospiridaeSadova 1961

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.

Fm. Meandrospiridae Sadova 1961
show all | hide all
G. †Turriglomina Limongi et al. 1987
hide
†Turriglomina mesotriasica Koehn-Zaninetti 1968
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitesubo
Environment: hypersaline, marinesubo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Life habit: epifaunalsubo
Diet: deposit feedersubo
Created: 2007-09-19 08:15:21
Modified: 2009-05-20 07:26:11
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Beavington-Penney and Racey 2004

Age range: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Julian or 247.20000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Turritellella mesotriasica (217522 217553)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Italy Turriglomina mesotriassica (49916)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Turkey Turritella mesotriassica (130987)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Austria Turriglomina mesotriasica (45426)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Turriglomina magna (117056 117062 117066) Turriglomina magna, Turriglomina mesotriassica (117068 117069) Turriglomina mesotriassica (110984) Turriglomina sp. (117061 117070)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Turriglomina magna (117053) Turriglomina magna, Turriglomina mesotriassica (117051) Turriglomina mesotriassica (117054)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Italy Turriglomina scandonei, Turriglomina sp., Turriglomina mesotriasica (49938)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy Turriglomina magna, Turriglomina scandonei, Turriglomina mesotriasica (20659)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Germany Turriglomina mesotriasica (45427)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0China (Guizhou) Turriglomina magna (117074) Turriglomina sp. (110998)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Spain Turriglomina sp. (73813)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0China (Guizhou) Turriglomina mesotriassica (117080) Turriglomina sp. (117078)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Guizhou) Turriglomina carinica (117090)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Slovenia Turriglomina magna (195833)