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Textulariidae
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Textulariida : Textulariidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Textulariidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Textulariidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 11 (42%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 331 - 323 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | detritivore (based on Textulariina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | agglutinated (based on Textulariina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Textulariinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
Bigenerina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 55 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Bigenerinoides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bolivinopsis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Cribrobigenerina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Haeuslerella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
Karrerotextularia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Olssonina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Orthocera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paravulvulina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Planctostoma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Plecanium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Poritextularia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sahulia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Semivulvulina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Septotextularia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphoscutula genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Siphotextularia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Tawitawia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tetragonostomina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Textilaria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Textilina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Textularia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 301 | 331 Ma Carboniferous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Textularioides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Textulina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Vulvulina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Vulvulinella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1838 | Textulariidae Ehrenberg |
1948 | Textulariidae Dorreen p. 286 |
1983 | Textulariidae Gibson p. 368 |
1984 | Textulariidae Loeblich and Tappan |
1988 | Textulariidae Morlotti p. 281 |
2012 | Textulariidae 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!