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Spiroloculina

Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Miliolidae

Taxonomy
Spiroloculina was named by d'Orbigny (1826) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 959]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Miliolidae by Cushman (1927), Bertels (1964) and Wienrich (1997); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); to Miliolina by Margerel (2009); and to Spiroloculinidae by Loeblich and Tappan (1988) and Margerel (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Spiroloculina d'Orbigny
1927Spiroloculina Cushman p. 34
1964Spiroloculina Bertels p. 136
1988Spiroloculina Loeblich and Tappan
1997Spiroloculina Wienrich p. 28
2002Spiroloculina Sepkoski
2009Spiroloculina Margerel p. 612
2012Spiroloculina Margerel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classTubothalamea
RankNameAuthor
orderMiliolidaLankester 1885
superfamilyMilioloideaEhrenberg 1839
familyMiliolidaeEhrenberg 1839
genusSpiroloculinad'Orbigny 1826

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. Spiroloculina d'Orbigny 1826
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Spiroloculina antillarum d'Orbigny 1839
Spiroloculina cretacea Reuss 1854
Spiroloculina excavata d'Orbigny 1846
Spiroloculina karina Wienrich 1997
Spiroloculina lamposa Hussey 1949
Spiroloculina ornata d'Orbigny 1839
Spiroloculina wilcoxensis Cushman and Garrett 1939
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available