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Pseudorotalia

Ammoniidae

Taxonomy
Pseudorotalia was named by Reiss and Merling (1958) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u-l R]. It is extant. It was considered unknown by Loeblich and Tappan (1987).

It was assigned to Ammoniidae by Loeblich and Tappan (1987); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Pseudorotalia Reiss and Merling
1987Pseudorotalia Loeblich and Tappan
2002Pseudorotalia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyRotalioideaEhrenberg 1839
familyAmmoniidae
genusPseudorotalia

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. Pseudorotalia Reiss and Merling 1958
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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

Age range: Zanclean or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Taiwan (Hsinchu-Hsien) P. gaimardii, P. schroeteriana, P. yabei (13488)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Japan P. gaimardii (45507)