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Rhizamminidae
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Monothalamea : Astrorhizida : Rhizamminidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Rhizamminidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Rhizamminidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Wiesner, H. (1931). Die Foraminiferen der deutschen Südpolar Expedition 1901-1903. Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition, Berlin (Zoology). 20: 53-165. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 4 (80%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 242 - 237 Ma Middle Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | detritivore (based on Textulariina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | agglutinated (based on Textulariina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. Morlotti. 1988. Late Cretaceous flysch-type agglutinated foraminifera from the Northern Italian Apennines. Abh Geol B-A 41:265-285 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Dendrophrya genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 28 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Rhabdammina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Rhizammina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Testulorhiza genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1895 | Rhizamminidae Rhumbler |
| 1988 | Rhizamminidae Morlotti p. 275 |
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!
