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Rotaliatina
Taxonomy
Rotaliatina was named by Cushman (1925) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u T Ol-l Sepkoski's reference number: 728]. It was considered unknown by Cushman (1925).
It was assigned to Gyroidinoidinae by Cushman (1925); to Discorbisinae by Cushman (1927); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Gyroidinoidinae by Cushman (1925); to Discorbisinae by Cushman (1927); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
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G. †Rotaliatina Cushman 1925
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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J. A. Cushman 1925 | Test free, trochoid, spiral, composed of about three volutions, the last one composed of numerous chambers, all the chambers exposed from the dorsal side, only those of the last-formed coil visible from the ventral side, umbilicate ventrally; chambers distinct; sutures distinct and usually slightly depressed; wall in the known species smooth; aperture an arched slit between the
base of the apertural face and the previous coil. (Type of genus Rotaliatina mexicana Cushman, n. sp.) |
Measurements
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Reference: Kiessling 2004 |
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Whaingaroan or 55.80000 to 27.30000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Early/Lower Eocene | Canada (Nova Scotia) | R. buliminoides (141909) | |
Whaingaroan | New Zealand (North Island) | R. sulcigera (222346) | |
Oligocene | North Atlantic | R. bulimoides (121375 121377) | |
Late/Upper Oligocene | North Atlantic | R. bulimoides (121378) | |
Chattian | New Zealand (North Canterbury) | R. sulcigera (45657) |