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Siphoninidae

Siphoninidae

Taxonomy
Siphoninidae was named by Cushman (1927) [Originally named as Siphonininae]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Rotaliina by Kiessling (2009); and to Siphoninacea by Margerel (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Siphoninidae Cushman p. 77
2009Siphoninidae Kiessling
2012Siphoninidae Margerel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
familySiphoninidae
familySiphoninidae

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. Siphoninidae Cushman 1927
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G. Siphonina Reuss 1850
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Siphonina bradyana Cushman 1927
Subfm. Siphoninoidinae Loeblich and Tappan 1984
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G. Siphoninoides Cushman 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Environment: outer shelf, marinesubo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-09-19 08:26:03
Modified: 2007-09-19 10:26:03
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 41.30000 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 38.0 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.2Trinidad and Tobago Siphonina pulchra (140160)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain Siphonina spp. (141920 141924)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Siphonina jacksonensis (55251)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Louisiana/Texas) Siphonina danvillensis, Siphonina jacksonensis (45017)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Puerto Rico Siphonina sp. (92229)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (Louisiana) Siphonina advena (44521)
Miocene - Oligocene23.03 - 23.03Canada (Nova Scotia) Siphonina tenuicarinata (141890)
Early/Lower Miocene - Miocene23.03 - 5.333Ireland Siphonina tenuicarinata (141190)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Siphonina reticulata (145345)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (South Carolina) Siphonina pulchra (60932)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) Siphonina pulchra (91902)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Siphonina pulchra (91912)