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Caucasinidae
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Caucasinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Caucasinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Caucasinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Foraminifera) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | T. G. Gibson. 1983. Key foraminifera from upper Oligocene to lower Pleistocene strata of the central Atlantic coastal plain. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 53:355-453 |
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Aeolomorphella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Aeolomorphelloides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Aeolostreptis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Baggatella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
Caucasina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Caucasinella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Epistominitella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Francesita genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Kleinpella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pseudocaucasina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tergrigorjanzaella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Virgulinella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Virgulina schreibersii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1959 | Caucasinidae Bykova |
1983 | Caucasinidae Gibson p. 368 |
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!