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Asterorotalia

Rotaliidae

Taxonomy
Asterorotalia was named by Hofker (1950) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u-l R]. It is extant. It was considered unknown by Hofker (1950).

It was assigned to Ammoniinae by Hofker (1950); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Asterorotalia Hofker
2002Asterorotalia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyRotaliaceaEhrenberg 1839
familyRotaliidaeEhrenberg 1839
subfamilyAmmoniinaeSaidova 1981
genusAsterorotalia

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. Asterorotalia Hofker 1950
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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: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Zanclean or 11.62000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608India (Orissa) A. trispinosa (46360)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Indonesia A. yabei (164753 168772)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Indonesia A. yabei (168782)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Taiwan (Hsinchu-Hsien) A. multispinosa, A. subtrispinosa (13488)