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Spiroclypeus

Nummulitidae

Taxonomy
Spiroclypeus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Nummulitidae by Cushman (1927) and Beavington-Penney and Racey (2004).

Species
S. vermicularis
Species lacking formal opinion data
S. pleurocentralis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Spiroclypeus Cushman p. 53
2002Spiroclypeus Sepkoski
2004Spiroclypeus Beavington-Penney and Racey

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyNummulitaceaBlainville 1827
familyNummulitidaeBlainville 1827
genusSpiroclypeus

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Environment: outer shelf, marinesubo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-09-19 08:26:03
Modified: 2007-09-19 10:26:03
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Burdigalian or 38.00000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Italy S. sp. (214252)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Greece S. sp. (3338)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Spain S. sp. (152585)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy S. granulosus (147704 147798 147800)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Tonga S. vermicularis (43006)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Italy (Vicenza) S. sp. (151435 151438)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Aquitaine) S. sp. (88795)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03China S. sp. (223349)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Sri Lanka S. orbitoideus (77650)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India (Kutch) S. ranjanae (65050)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Sri Lanka S. orbitoideus (77477) S. pleurocentralis (77475)