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Skinnerina ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Polydiexodinidae : Skinnerina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Schwagerinidae : Skinnerina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Skinnerina Ross, 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Ross, C. A. (1964). Two significant fusulinid genera from Word Formation (Permian), Texas. Journal of Paleontology. 38(2): 311-315. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 279 - 272 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 272 - 269 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Fusulinina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. A. Ross. 1964. Two significant fusulinid genera from Word Formation (Permian), Texas. Journal of Paleontology 38:311-315 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Skinnerina conicocylindrica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Skinnerina fusiformis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Skinnerina fusulinoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Skinnerina irregularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Skinnerina latina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Skinnerina longipertica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Skinnerina mildredae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Skinnerina minima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Skinnerina qaganqulutensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Skinnerina rotundata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 279 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Skinnerina xilinica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1964 | Skinnerina Ross p. 313 |
1971 | Skinnerina Skinner p. 5 |
2002 | Skinnerina Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!