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Ophiotuba

Lagynidae

Taxonomy
Ophiotuba was named by Rhumbler (1894). It is extant.

It was assigned to Dendrophryinae by Cushman (1927); and to Lagynidae by Loeblich and Tappan (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Ophiotuba Rhumbler
1927Ophiotuba Cushman p. 14
1988Ophiotuba Loeblich and Tappan p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
suborderAllogromiina
familyLagynidaeSchultze 1854
genusOphiotubaRhumbler 1894

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. Ophiotuba Rhumbler 1894
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available