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Protelphidium ✝
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Elphidiidae : Protelphidium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Nonionidae : Protelphidium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Protelphidium Haynes, 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Haynes, J. (1956). Certain smaller British Paleocene Foraminifera. Part I. Nonionidae, Chilostomellidae, Epistominidae, Discorbidae, Amphistogenidae, Globigerinidae, Globorotolidae and Gumbelinidae. Contributions from the Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research. 7: 79-101. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | outer shelf,marine (based on Rotaliina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Rotaliina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Rotaliina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Protelphidium adamsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium anglicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium brotzeni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium compressum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium duddukuruensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium fulvofusculus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium gackhensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium gakhense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium glabrum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium gudinae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium hofkeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium kasamoriense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium krejcigrafi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium luridus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium martini species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium multiloculare species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium nanum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium nativum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium niveum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium okhoticum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium parvum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium primitivum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium priscus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium profundifossatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium rolshauseni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium rozkowskae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium schmitti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium sublaeve species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protelphidium tersum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Gudinaina Levchuk, 1995 | GBIF | genus | Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Elphidiidae : Gudinaina |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2002 | Protelphidium Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2003 | Protelphidium Kiessling |
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!
