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Verbeekinidae ✝
Description | Verbeekinidae are large fusulinaceans characterized by subspherical to cylindral, planispirally coiled tests; long axis the coiling axis. Wall is composed of a dense outer tectum and inner, alveolar keriotheca. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbeekinidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Verbeekinidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Verbeekinidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Verbeekinidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Staff, H. von; Wedekind, R. (1910). Der Oberkarbon Foraminiferensapropelit Spitzbergens. Mineralogisk-geologiska institutionen Uppsala universitet - Bulletin of the Geological Institution of the University of Uppsala. 10: 81–123. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 299 - 272 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 265 - 260 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Fusulinina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. R. Loeblich and H. Tappan. 1984. Suprageneric classification of the Foraminiferida (Protozoa). Micropaleontology 30(1):1-70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbeekinidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Misellininae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 146 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 265 Ma Permian | |
Pseudodoliolininae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 272 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Verbeekininae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 125 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 265 Ma Permian | |
Armenina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 51 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 269 Ma Permian | |
Kahlerina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 90 | 290 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Pseudodoliolina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 77 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 265 Ma Permian | |
Quasiverbeekina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Verbeekina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 73 | 280 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Kahlerinidae | GBIF | family | Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Kahlerinidae |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1910 | Verbeekinidae Staff and Wedekind |
1984 | Verbeekinidae Loeblich and Tappan |
2005 | Verbeekinidae Kobayashi p. 429 |
2011 | Verbeekinidae Kobayashi p. 22 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!