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Orbitina
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Discorbidae : Orbitina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Discorbidae : Orbitina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Orbitina Sellier de Civrieux, 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Cuad. oceanogr. Univ. Oriente No. 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | outer shelf,marine (based on Rotaliina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Rotaliina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Foraminifera) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Rotaliina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J.-P. Margerel. 2012. Benthic foraminifers of saint Félix (le Gosier, Guadeloupe). |
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Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Orbitina caribana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Orbitina carinata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Orbitina exquisita species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Orbitina parri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Orbitina semialbida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Orbitina taguscovensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Crouchina McCulloch, 1977 | GBIF | genus | Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Discorbidae : Crouchina |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2012 | Orbitina Margerel |
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!