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Ataxophragmium

Ataxophragmiidae

Taxonomy
Ataxophragmium is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Valvulinidae by Cushman (1927); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ataxophragmiidae by Kiessling (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Ataxophragmium Cushman p. 26
2002Ataxophragmium Sepkoski
2003Ataxophragmium Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyLituolaceaLamarck 1809
familyAtaxophragmiidaeSchwager 1877
genusAtaxophragmium

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: agglutinatedsuperf
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: infaunalsubo
Diet: detritivoresubo
Created: 2007-11-25 08:31:19
Modified: 2007-11-25 10:31:19
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Loeblich and Tappan 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Middle Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Paleocene100.5 - 56.0Belize (Toledo) A. sp. (217071)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) A. depressum (78586)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) A. depressum (78587 78588 78592 78593)