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Tappanina
Taxonomy
Tappanina was named by Montanaro Gallitelli (1955) [Sepkoski's age data: K Coni T Eo-l]. It was considered unknown by Loeblich and Tappan (1987).
It was assigned to Eouvigerinidae by Loeblich and Tappan (1987); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Eouvigerinidae by Loeblich and Tappan (1987); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1955 | Tappanina Montanaro Gallitelli |
| 1987 | Tappanina Loeblich and Tappan p. 394 |
| 2002 | Tappanina Sepkoski |
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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. †Tappanina Montanaro Gallitelli 1955
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| A. R. Loeblich and H. Tappan 1987 | Test small, biserial, slightly twisted, sides flattened, angles carinate, adult test rectangular to rhomboidal in section, sutures in the early stage flush, later ones depressed, with chambers inflated and carinate just distal to the sutures; wall calcareous, optically radial, finely perforate, surface smooth except for the elevated and nodose lateral carina and basal margins of the chambers; aperture at the base of the final chamber narrow and elongate, with one margin produced as an elevated lip and the other bending inward to form a folded toothplate, free part of the toothplate showing through the aperture as a small tooth. U. Cretaceous to L Eocene, cosmopolitan. |