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Spirillinida

Tubothalamea - Spirillinida

Taxonomy
Spirillinida was named by Hohenegger and Piller (1975). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Pawlowski et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Foraminiferida by Carignano (2012); and to Tubothalamea by Pawlowski et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Spirillinida Hohenegger and Piller p. 88
2012Spirillinida Carignano
2013Spirillinida Pawlowski et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
classTubothalamea
orderSpirillinida
orderSpirillinida

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.

Or. Spirillinida Hohenegger and Piller 1975
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Fm. Patellinidae Rhumbler 1906
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Subfm. Patellininae Rhumbler 1906
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G. Patellina Williamson 1858
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Patellina subcretacea Cushman and Alexander 1930
G. †Tethysiella Blau and Haas 1991
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Tethysiella pilleri Blau 1987
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Pawlowski et al. 2013Test composed of proloculus followed by an enrolled tubular chamber,
aperture terminal; wall of low magnesium calcite, optically a single crystal
in Spirillinidae and Patellinidae; wall agglutinated in Ammodiscidae.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-28 00:47:02
Modified: 2009-05-20 05:31:44
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 170.30000 to 66.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 168.3 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Slovakia Tethysiella pilleri (201061 201062)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0USA (Oklahoma) Patellina subcretacea (93890)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Texas) Patellina subcretacea (65730)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Germany Patellina subcretacea (74485)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquen) Patellina sp. (232090)