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Discospirinidae

Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Discospirinidae

Taxonomy
Discospirinidae was named by Wiesner (1931). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cornuspiracea by Loeblich and Tappan (1988).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Discospirinidae Wiesner p. 327
1988Discospirinidae Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classTubothalamea
orderMiliolidaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
suborderMiliolinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
superfamilyCornuspiroidea(Schultze 1854)
familyDiscospirinidaeWiesner 1931
familyDiscospirinidaeWiesner 1931

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.

Fm. Discospirinidae Wiesner 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available