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Buliminidae
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Buliminidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Buliminidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Buliminidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | The micrographic dictionary, Ed. 3, vol. 1, p. 320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 8 (23%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 209 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | G. Wienrich. 1997. Die Fauna des marinen Miozäns von Kevelaer (Niederrhein). Band 1 Foraminiferen, Anthozoen. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden 1:1-187 |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Bitubulogerina genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Bulimina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 146 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Buliminella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 32 | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Entosolenia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Globobulimina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Neobuliminoides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Praeglobobulimina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Protoglobobulimina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Robertina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Virgulina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 28 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
Bulimina carmensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Buliminus mearnsii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Buliminus roosevelti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mirus avenaceus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1984 | Buliminidae Loeblich and Tappan |
1997 | Buliminidae Wienrich p. 66 |
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!