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Nummulites

Nummulitidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1801Nummulites Lamarck
1997Nummulites Wienrich p. 86
2002Nummulites Sepkoski
2003Operculinoides Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyNummulitaceaBlainville 1827
familyNummulitidaeBlainville 1827
genusNummulitesLamarck 1801

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. Nummulites Lamarck 1801
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Nummulites carmenensis Anderson 1928
Nummulites deserti de la Harpe 1883
Nummulites fraasi de la Harpe 1883
Nummulites globulus Leymerie 1846
Nummulites heeri de la Harpe 1883
Nummulites incrassatus de la Harpe 1883
Nummulites madaraszi Hantken 1876
Nummulites subvasseuri Douvillé 1920
Nummulites vasseuri Douvillé 1920
Invalid names: Operculinoides [synonym]
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: base of the Santonian to the top of the Holocene or 86.30000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (334 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian - Late/Upper Campanian86.3 - 70.6Tanzania (Lindi) N. spp., N. involutus (179311)
Danian - Thanetian66.0 - 56.0Bulgaria (Mandrista) N. sp. (214999)
Paleocene - Oligocene66.0 - 23.03Belize (Toledo) N. biaritzensis (217176) N. sp. (217178)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Iraq (Kurdistan) N. faosi (215048) N. foasi (215046)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Iraq (Sulaymaniyah) N. chavannesi (215123 215127)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Spain N. sp. (68903)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0India (Meghalaya) N. sp. (214602 214943)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Iran (Liam) N. sp. (214676 214678 214679)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Libya (Ajdabiya) N. sp. (214663 214664 214667)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.2 - 47.8Turkey (Central Anatolia) N. atacicus (99342)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua) Operculinoides sp. (34505)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03India N. sp. (152419 152420) N. vascus, N. fichteli, N. sublaevigatus (111232)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Libya N. fichteli (42143)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Saint Lucia Operculinoides cojimarensis (209449)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) N. germanicus (62903)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Operculinoides cojimarensis (209448)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Malaysia N. sp., Operculinoides balcei (165770)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Cuba N. sp., N. cojimarensis (232852)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Seychelles N. sp. (96926)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mayotte N. cumingii (209863 209865 209866)