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Marginotruncana

Globotruncanidae

Taxonomy
Marginotruncana is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Marginotruncanidae by Pessagno (1967); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Globotruncanidae by Kiessling (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Marginotruncana Pessagno p. 299
2002Marginotruncana Sepkoski
2003Marginotruncana Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyGlobigerinaceae(Carpenter et al. 1862)
familyGlobotruncanidaeBrotzen 1942
genusMarginotruncana

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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Marginotruncana indica Jacob and Sastru 1950
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-28 00:47:02
Modified: 2009-05-20 05:31:44
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Turonian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 93.50000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Late/Upper Turonian99.6 - 89.3Tanzania (Lindi) M. schneegansi, M. sinuosa, M. pseudolinneiana (179874)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt M. schneegansi (138420 138421)
Early/Lower Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Tanzania (Lindi) M. schneegansi, M. paraconcavata (179314)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Tanzania (Lindi) M. paraconcavata (179313)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Egypt M. schneegansi (138419)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Egypt M. schneegansi (138422)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Italy (Verona) M. pseudolinneiana (144507) M. schneegansi (184305)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Alaska) M. sigali (51920)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Austria (Salzkammergut) M. schneegansi (142308)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.5 - 85.8Mexico (Coahuila) M. sp. (92293)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3USA (California) M. marginata (88628)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Mexico M. sp. (42274)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Italy (Gargano) M. pseudolinneiana (162680)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Angola M. sinuosa, M. marginata (59842)
Early/Lower Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.3 - 83.5Italy (Verona) M. paraconcavata, M. pseudolinneiana (144508)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Italy (Gargano) M. pseudolinneiana (162668)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Canada (Nova Scotia) M. malginala (141893)