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Ammodiscus centrifugus

Ammodiscidae

Taxonomy
Trochammina centrifuga was named by Brady (1873). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Ammodiscus centrifugus by Chapman (1895).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Trochammina centrifuga Brady
1895Ammodiscus centrifugus Chapman p. 317

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAmmodiscoidea(Reuss 1862)
familyAmmodiscidaeReuss 1862
genusAmmodiscusReuss 1862
speciescentrifugus(Brady 1873)

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.

Ammodiscus centrifugus Brady 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: agglutinatedg
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: herbivoref
Created: 2007-11-25 06:01:21
Modified: 2007-11-25 08:01:21
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1988

Age range: Rhaetian or 208.50000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (England) Ammodiscus centrifugus (200948)