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Asterocyclinidae
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Asterocyclinidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Asterocyclinidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Asterocyclinidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Brönnimann, P. (1951). A model of the internal structure of Discocyclina s.s. Journal of Paleontology. vol. 25 no. 2: 208-211. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (33%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 59.2 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W. Kiessling. 2003. Personal data. |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Asterocyclina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
Neodiscocyclina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pseudophragmina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
Stenocyclina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2003 | Asterocyclinidae 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!