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Elphidiidae

Elphidiidae

Taxonomy
Elphidiidae was named by Galloway (1933).

It was assigned to Rotalioidea by Bertels (1964); and to Rotaliacea by Gibson (1983) and Margerel (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Elphidiidae Galloway
1964Elphidiidae Bertels p. 179
1983Elphidiidae Gibson p. 368
2012Elphidiidae Margerel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyRotalioideaEhrenberg 1839
familyElphidiidaeGalloway 1933
familyElphidiidaeGalloway 1933

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.

Fm. †Elphidiidae Galloway 1933
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G. †Bangiana Drobne et al. 2007
G. †Cellanthus Montfort 1808
Subfm. Elphidiinae Galloway 1933
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G. Cribroelphidium Cushman and Bronnimann 1948
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Cribroelphidium poeyanum d'Orbigny 1839
G. Elphidium Monfort 1808
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Elphidium advenum Cushman 1922
Elphidium asagaiense Asano 1949
Elphidium discoidale d'Orbigny 1839
Elphidium ingressans Dorreen 1948
Elphidium lanieri d'Orbigny 1839
Elphidium latispatium Poag 1966
Elphidium neocrespinae Gibson 1983
Elphidium nitidium Dorreen 1948
Elphidium oceanicum Cushman 1933
Elphidium omotoensis Dorreen 1948
Elphidium sagrum d'Orbigny 1839
Elphidium simplex Cushman 1933
Elphidium yumotoense Asano 1949
G. Porosononion Voloshinova 1958
G. Rolshausenia Bermudez 1952
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Rolshausenia rolshauseni Cushman and Bermudez 1946
Subfm. †Faujasininae Bermúdez 1952
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G. †Ammoelphidiella Conato and Segre 1974
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Ammoelphidiella pustulosa Leckie and Webb 1986
Invalid names: Trochoelphidiella Leckie and Webb 1986 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 Danian to the top of the Holocene or 66.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.6 Ma

Collections (251 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Slovakia (Senica District) Bangiana hanseni (216022)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Washington) Elphidium sp. (146905)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Mexico (Chiapas) Elphidium nassauensis (85738)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Belgium (Vlaanderen) Elphidium laeve (94039)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71Trinidad and Tobago Elphidium advenum, Elphidium sagrum (140160)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Florida) Elphidium sp. A (41452)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Elphidium californicum (16712)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Elphidium latedorsatum (41966)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Libya Elphidium sp. (42138 49943)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Japan (Hokkaido) Elphidium sorachiense, Elphidium sp. (103769)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene47.8 - 33.9Iran Elphidium sp. (205345)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Libya Elphidium sp. (77237)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Namibia (Sperrgebiet) Elphidium crispum, Elphidium sp. (149316)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Louisiana/Texas) Elphidium sp. (45017)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Oman (Dhofar) Elphidium sp. (162464)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Indonesia Elphidium sp. (61740)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03North Atlantic Elphidium excavatum, Elphidium antoninum (121377) Elphidium groenlandicum, Elphidium hiltermanni (121375)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Canada (British Columbia) Elphidium californicum (209758)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03North Atlantic Elphidium hiltermanni (121378)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (Louisiana) Elphidium poeyanum (44521)