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Vaginulinopsis

Nodosariata - Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae

Taxonomy
Vaginulinopsis is a genus. It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Loeblich and Tappan (1987).

It was assigned to Vaginulinidae by Loeblich and Tappan (1987); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Vaginulinopsis Loeblich and Tappan
2002Vaginulinopsis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classNodosariata
RankNameAuthor
orderVaginulinida
familyVaginulinidaeReuss 1860
genusVaginulinopsis

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. R. Loeblich and H. Tappan 1987Test elongate, early stage planispirally enrolled and involute, later uncoiled and rectilinear, laterally compressed and ovate to lenticular in section, sutures radial in the early stage, straight, horizontal, and may be slightly depressed in the uncoiled stage; wall calcareous, perforate, optically radial, surface smooth and unornamented; aperture terminal radiate at the dorsal angel. U. Triassic to Holocene; cosmopolitan.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-25 06:34:30
Modified: 2007-11-25 08:34:30
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Loeblich and Tappan 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tuvalian to the top of the Gelasian or 232.00000 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Russian Federation V. acrulus (124567) V. acrulus, V. efimovae (124634) V. efimovae (124631)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Russian Federation V. acrulus, V. efimovae (124632 124633)
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0Spain (Cantabria) V. exarata (222306 222307)
Tenuicostatum183.0 - 182.0Spain (Cantabria) V. exarata (222244)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Egypt V. bartensteini (99486)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Egypt V. misrensis (99488)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4South Africa V. sp. A (70985)
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0South Africa V. prima (70693)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Mexico (Baja California) V. sp. (1891)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Tunisia V. directa (57325 57326)
Whaingaroan34.6 - 27.3New Zealand (North Island) V. interrupta (222346)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Canada (Nova Scotia) V. decorata (141891)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03New Zealand (North Canterbury) V. interrupta (45657)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333New Zealand V. carinata (84313)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Italy V. carinata (57058)