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Orbitoidacea

Taxonomy
Orbitoidacea was named by Schwager (1876). It is extant.

It was assigned to Foraminiferida by Gibson (1983); and to Rotaliina by Loeblich and Tappan (1961), Loeblich and Tappan (1984) and Squires (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Orbitoidacea Schwager
1961Orbitoidacea Loeblich and Tappan
1983Orbitoidacea Gibson p. 368
1984Orbitoidacea Loeblich and Tappan
1984Orbitoidacea Squires p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
superfamilyOrbitoidaceaSchwager 1876
superfamilyOrbitoidaceaSchwager 1876

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. Orbitoidacea Schwager 1876
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Fm. †Lepidocyclinidae Scheffen 1932
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G. †Polylepidina Vaughan 1924
Invalid names: Lepidocyclininae Scheffen 1932 [empty]
Fm. †Lepidorbitoididae Vaughan 1933
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Subfm. †Clypeorbinae Sigal 1952
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G. †Sirtina Broennimann 1962
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†Sirtina orbitoidiformis Broennimann and Wirz 1962
Subfm. †Lepidorbitoidinae Vaughan 1933
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G. †Orbitosiphon Rao 1940
G. †Sulcoperculina Thalmann 1939
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†Sulcoperculina vermunti Thiadens 1937
G. †Praesiderolites Wannier 1983
G. †Pseudosiderolites Smout 1955
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†Pseudosiderolites vidali Douville 1907
Fm. †Orbitoididae Schwager 1876
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†Omphalocyclus macroporus Lamarck 1816
Subfm. †Orbitoidinae Schwager 1876
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†Orbitoides apiculata Schlumberger 1901
†Orbitoides apiculatus Schlumberger 1902
†Orbitoides media d'Archiac 1837
G. †Postomphalocyclus Inan 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available