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Lepidocyclina ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Lepidocyclinidae : Lepidocyclina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Lepidocyclinidae : Lepidocyclina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Lepidocyclina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 58.7 - 55.8 Ma Paleogene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 7.25 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Lepidocyclina (Nephrolepidina) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 24 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 7.25 Ma Miocene | |
Lepidocyclina antillea ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
Lepidocyclina canellei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lepidocyclina canolli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lepidocyclina kinslossensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lepidocyclina mardweldi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lepidocyclina ocalina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lepidocyclina panamense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lepidocyclina tenu species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lepidocyclina yurnaguensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lepidocyclina yurnagunensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1984 | Lepidocyclina Loeblich and Tappan |
1992 | Lepidocyclina Squires and Demetrion p. 12 |
2002 | Lepidocyclina Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
Center Hill Quarry, Sumter County, Florida, USA