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Cassidulininae

Cassidulinidae

Taxonomy
Cassidulininae was named by d'Orbigny (1839). It is extant. It was considered unknown by Loeblich and Tappan (1987).

It was assigned to Cassidulinidae by Cushman (1927) and Loeblich and Tappan (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Cassidulininae d'Orbigny
1927Cassidulininae Cushman p. 84
1987Cassidulininae Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
familyCassidulinidae
subfamilyCassidulininae
subfamilyCassidulininae

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.

Subfm. Cassidulininae d'Orbigny 1839
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G. Evolvocassidulina Eade 1967
G. Favocassidulina Loeblich and Tappan 1957
G. Orthoplecta Brady 1884
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Environment: outer shelf, marinesubo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-09-19 08:26:03
Modified: 2007-09-19 10:26:03
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available