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Profusulinella copiosa ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Profusulinellidae : Profusulinella : Profusulinella copiosa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Profusulinellidae : Profusulinella : Profusulinella copiosa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Generic Name | Profusulinella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Profusulinella copiosa Thompson, 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 323 - 315 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 315 - 307 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Fusulinina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. L. Wilde. 2006. Pennsylvanian-Permian Fusulinaceans of the Big Hatchet Mountains, New Mexico. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 38:1-331 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Profusulinella copiosa copiosa subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Profusulinella copiosa copula subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1948 | Profusulinella copiosa Thompson |
2006 | Profusulinella copiosa Wilde p. 32 figs. pl 5, figs. 4015 |
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!