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Palaeospiroplectamminidae ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Palaeospiroplectamminidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Palaeospiroplectamminidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Palaeospiroplectamminidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1984). Suprageneric Classification of the Foraminiferida (Protozoa). Micropaleontology. 30(1): 1-70. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 347 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 209 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Fusulinina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. R. Loeblich and H. Tappan. 1984. Suprageneric classification of the Foraminiferida (Protozoa). Micropaleontology 30(1):1-70 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Eotextularia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
Palaeospiroplectammina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Plectinopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Rectochernyshinella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Rectogranuliferella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1984 | Palaeospiroplectamminidae 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!