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Rupertina

Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Rosalinidae

Taxonomy
Rupertina was named by Loeblich and Tappan (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R]. It is extant. It was considered unknown by Loeblich and Tappan (1961).

It was assigned to Rupertininae by Loeblich and Tappan (1961); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Rupertina Loeblich and Tappan
2002Rupertina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classGlobothalamea
orderRotaliidaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyDiscorboidea
familyRosalinidaeReiss 1963
subfamilyRupertininae
genusRupertina

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. Rupertina Loeblich and Tappan 1961
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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: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Italy R. sp. (34740)