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Allomorphina

Chilostomellidae

Taxonomy
Allomorphina was named by Cžjžek (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp R]. It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Cžjžek (1849).

It was assigned to Chilostomellidae by Cžjžek (1849); to Allomorphininae by Cushman (1927); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Allomorphina Cžjžek
1927Allomorphina Cushman p. 85
2002Allomorphina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
familyChilostomellidae
genusAllomorphina

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. Allomorphina Cžjžek 1849
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Allomorphina conica Cushman and Todd 1949
Allomorphina contraria Reuss 1851
Allomorphina pacifica Cushman and Todd 1949
Allomorphina polonica Gawor-Biedowa 1992
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Cžjžek 1849Test ovoid, circular in section, trochospiral and involute, only the final whorl of three strongly enveloping chambers visible from the exterior, sutures gently curved, slightly depressed; wall calcareous, optically granular, finely perforate, surface smooth; aperture an elongate slit, with a projecting bordering rim. U. Cretaceous (Campanian) to Holocene; cosmopolitan.