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Camerinidae ✝
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Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Camerinidae | ||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | ||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | ||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. S. Cole. 1970. Larger Foraminifera of Late Eocene Age From Eua, Tonga. US Geological Survey Professional Paper 640(B):1-15 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Camerina ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Pellatispira ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1970 | Camerinidae Cole p. 3 |
References
Cole W. S. (1970) Larger Foraminifera of Late Eocene Age From Eua, Tonga, US Geological Survey Professional Paper 640 B, 1-15 |
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!