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Telamminidae
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Monothalamea : Astrorhizida : Telamminidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Telamminidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Telamminidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1985). Some new and redefined genera and families of agglutinated foraminifera; I. The Journal of Foraminiferal Research. 15(2): 91-104. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 4 (80%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 170 - 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | detritivore (based on Textulariina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | agglutinated (based on Textulariina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. R. Loeblich and H. Tappan. 1988. Foraminiferal genera and their classification |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Aggerostramen genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Metamorphina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ropostrum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telammina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Troglotella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Tumidotubus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1985 | Telamminidae Loeblich and Tappan p. 56 |
1988 | Telamminidae Loeblich and Tappan |
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!