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Spirillina

Spirillinidae

Taxonomy
Spirillina was named by Reuss (1862) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Rhae R Sepkoski's reference number: 537]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Spirillininae by Cushman (1927); to Spirillinidae by Harlton (1933), Fischer (1969) and Loeblich and Tappan (1984); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Planispirillinidae by Margerel (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Spirillina Reuss
1927Spirillina Cushman p. 73
1933Spirillina Harlton p. 9
1969Spirillina Fischer
1984Spirillina Loeblich and Tappan
2002Spirillina Sepkoski
2012Spirillina Margerel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
suborderSpirillininaHohenegger and Piller 1975
familySpirillinidaeReuss and Fritsch 1861
genusSpirillinaReuss 1862

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. Spirillina Reuss 1862
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Spirillina bendensis Harlton 1933
Spirillina conoidea Paalzow 1917
Spirillina infima Strickland 1864
Spirillina polygyrata Bartenstein and Brand 1937
Spirillina punctulata Bartenstein and Brand 1937
Spirillina trochoides Berthelin 1879
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available