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Discorbidae
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Discorbidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Discorbidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Discorbidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 13 (76%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 190 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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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Discorbinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 79 | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Acarotrochus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Buccella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 25 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Disconorbis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Discorbina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Discorbis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 79 | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Discorinopsis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
Epistominella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 24 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Lamellodiscorbis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mohlerina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Neoconorbium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Neodiscorbinella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Neoeponides genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Orbitina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Pseudobaggina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Rotorbinella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 91 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Rotorbis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Schaferina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Singhamina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Spinodiscorbis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Strebloides genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Tandonina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1838 | Discorbidae Ehrenberg |
1983 | Discorbidae Gibson p. 368 |
2012 | Discorbidae 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!