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Lituotuba

Ammodiscidae

Taxonomy
Lituotuba was named by Rhumbler (1895) [Sepkoski's age data: K Haut-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1051]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Lituotubidae by Loeblich and Tappan (1988) and Morlotti (1988); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ammodiscidae by Cushman (1927) and Kiessling (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Lituotuba Rhumbler
1927Lituotuba Cushman p. 18
1988Lituotuba Loeblich and Tappan
1988Lituotuba Morlotti p. 280
2002Lituotuba Sepkoski
2003Lituotuba Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAmmodiscoidea(Reuss 1862)
familyAmmodiscidaeReuss 1862
genusLituotubaRhumbler 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. Lituotuba Rhumbler 1895
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Diagnosis
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