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Uvigerinidae
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Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Uvigerinidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Uvigerinidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Uvigerinidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 7 (58%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | outer shelf,marine (based on Rotaliina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Rotaliina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | detritivore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Angulogerina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 21 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Atwillina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Ciperozea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Dymia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Hopkinsina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Kolesnikovella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Norcottia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Siphouvigerina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Trifarina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 41 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Trifarinella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Uvigerina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 158 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Uvigerinella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1894 | Uvigerinidae Haeckel |
1983 | Uvigerinidae Gibson p. 368 |
2003 | Uvigerinidae Kiessling |
2012 | Uvigerinidae Margerel |
1894 | Uvigerinidae Haeckel |
1983 | Uvigerinidae Gibson p. 368 |
2003 | Uvigerinidae Kiessling |
2012 | Uvigerinidae 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!