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Plectina

Prolixoplectidae

Taxonomy
Plectina is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Prolixoplectidae by Kiessling (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Plectina Sepkoski
2003Plectina Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
familyProlixoplectidaeLoeblich and Tappan 1985
genusPlectina

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. †Plectina
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Plectina garzaensis Cushman and Siegfus 1935
Plectina ruthenica Reuss 1851
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: agglutinatedsubo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: infaunalsubo
Diet: detritivoresubo
Created: 2007-11-25 07:07:30
Modified: 2009-05-20 07:15:32
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1984

Age range: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Oligocene or 99.60000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) P. mariae, P. cenomana (78586)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) P. mariae (78587) P. mariae, P. cenomana (78588 78592 78593)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (California) P. garzaensis (185234 186057)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (California) P. ruthenica (185216 185217 186038)