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Beella

Globigerinidae

Taxonomy
Beella was named by Banner and Blow (1960) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u-l R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Globigerinidae by Lam and Leckie (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Beella Banner and Blow
2002Beella Sepkoski
2020Beella Lam and Leckie

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyGlobigerinoideaCarpenter et al. 1862
familyGlobigerinidaeCarpenter et al. 1862
genusBeella

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. Beella Banner and Blow 1960
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Beella digitata Brady 1879
Beella praedigitata Parker 1967
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: Miocene or 23.03000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Madagascar (Ocean) B. sp. (219791)