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Fusulinina
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| Rank | suborder (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Fusulinina | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1,742 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (0.17%) | ||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Fusulinina) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | V. Davydov and K. Krainer. 1999. Fusulinid assemblages and facies of the Bombaso Fm. and basal Meledis Fm. (Moscovian-Kasimovian) in the central Carnic alps (Austria/Italy). Facies 40:157-196 | ||||||||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Archaediscacea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 336 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Colanielloidea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 124 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Earlandiacea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 480 | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Endothyroidea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 805 | 485 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Fusulinoidea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 9,256 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 252 Ma Permian | |
| Geinitzinacea superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 648 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Nodosinellacea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 44 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Palaeotextularoidea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 850 | 345 Ma Carboniferous | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Parathuramminacea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 232 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Tetrataxoidea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 326 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Tournayellacea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 31 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Caligellidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 371 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Nodosinellidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 46 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 157 Ma Jurassic | |
| Paratikhinellidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 12 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 371 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Pseudolituotubidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 345 Ma Carboniferous | 339 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Pseudotaxidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ptychocladidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Tournayellidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 30 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 343 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1958 | Fusilinida Fursenko |
| 1961 | Fusilinida Rozovskaya p. 19 |
| 1984 | Fusulinina Loeblich and Tappan |
| 1988 | Fusulinina Loeblich and Tappan |
| 1999 | Fusulinina Davydov and Krainer p. 166 |
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!
