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Discorbacea

Taxonomy
Discorbacea was named by Ehrenberg (1838).

It was assigned to Foraminiferida by Gibson (1983); and to Rotaliina by Loeblich and Tappan (1984) and Margerel (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Discorbacea Ehrenberg
1983Discorbacea Gibson p. 368
1984Discorbacea Loeblich and Tappan
2012Discorbacea Margerel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
superfamilyDiscorbaceaEhrenberg 1838
superfamilyDiscorbaceaEhrenberg 1838

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.

Superfm. †Discorbacea Ehrenberg 1838
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Fm. Bagginidae Cushman 1927
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Subfm. Baggininae Cushman 1927
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G. Baggina Cushman 1926
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Baggina diversa McCulloch 1977
G. Cancris Monfort 1808
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Cancris auriculus Fichtel and Moll 1798
†Cancris mexicanus Cushman and Todd 1942
Cancris sagra Cushman and Todd 1942
Cancris sagra communis Cushman and Todd 1942
G. Cribrobaggina McCulloch 1977
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Cribrobaggina reniformis Heron-Allen and Earland 1915
G. Rotalina d'Orbigny 1828
Fm. Eponididae Hofker 1951
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G. Alabaminella Saidova 1975
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Subfm. Eponidinae Hofker 1951
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G. Poroeponides Cushman 1944
G. Ioanella Saidova 1975
G. Pulvinulina Carpenter et al. 1862
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†Pulvinulina helicella Hanna 1923
Fm. Rotaliellidae Loeblich and Tappan 1964
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G. Rotaliella Grell 1954
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

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Holocene or 83.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (97 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0South Africa Pulvinulina karsteni (38815) Pulvinulina sp. (38881)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Italy Rotalina sp. (67086)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Croatia Eponididae indet. (87251)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Suriname Cancris claibornensis (209458 209464 209479)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Pulvinulina helicella (201621)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Nigeria (Imo) Cancris sp. (42651 42654 42655)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Nigeria Cancris sp. (46255 46260)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71Taiwan (N/A) Baggina saitoi (208353 208354 208359 208360 208362 208363 208534 208537)
Early/Lower Eocene - Eocene55.8 - 33.9Nigeria Cancris sp. (46246)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Baggina subconica (41966)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Nigeria Pulvinulina brongniartii, Pulvinulina oblonga, Pulvinulina hauerii, Pulvinulina elegans (60711)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain (Navarre) Rotalina sp. (80239)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (California) Cancris mexicanus (186057)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Egypt Rotalina sp. (42054)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) Cancris joaquinensis (209754)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Puerto Rico Baggina xenoula (92230)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Italy Discorbacea indet. (214251)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Taiwan (N/A) Baggina saitoi (208543 208544 208550 208553 208557 208558) Baggina saitoi, Baggina sp. (208552)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Austria Baggina dentata, Cancris primitivus, Cancris turgidus (99160)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) Baggina californica, Cancris baggi (196169)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Cancris auriculus (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Cancris auriculus (62884)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Cancris auriculus (62929 62932 62934 62936 62937 62938 62940 62941 62944 62954 62960 62961 62964 63024 63030)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand Baggina ampla (77489)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Baggina ampla (77491)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608India (Orissa) Cancris auriculus (46365)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Cancris auriculus (62885 62886 62887 62888 62889 62891 62895 62898 62946 62947 62948)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland Cancris auriculatus (70539)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Ecuador Baggina mantaensis (90851)
Middle Miocene - Pliocene15.97 - 2.588Chile (Atacama) Cancris auriculus (221668)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) Cancris sagra (94810)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Cancris sagra (145529) Pulvinulina menardii (93172)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Pulvinulina menardii (145345)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Cancris auricula, Cancris philippinensis (166810)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Florida) Cancris sagra (94807)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) Cancris sp. (41473)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand Baggina ampla (73307)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Tuscany) Cancris auriculus (55748)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Cancris auriculus (166744)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Pakistan Cancris auriculus (77293)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (South Carolina) Poroeponides lateralis (60932)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588South Africa Cancris ovata (77527) Pulvinulina sp. (77479)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) Cancris sagra (91902)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy (Umbria) Cancris auriculus (200419)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Cancris sagra (91912)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy Cancris auriculus (176385)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy (Umbria) Cancris auriculus (149603 200420) Cancris sp. (193967)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Poroeponides lateralis, Poroeponides repanda (57702)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mayotte Cancris sp. (209864)