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Orbitolininae ✝
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Rank | subfamily (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Orbitolinidae : Orbitolininae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 164 - 145 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 23.0 - 5.3 Ma Miocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | detritivore (based on Textulariina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | agglutinated (based on Textulariina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. R. Loeblich and H. Tappan. 1984. Suprageneric classification of the Foraminiferida (Protozoa). Micropaleontology 30(1):1-70 |
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Orbitolina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 119 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Palorbitolina ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 54 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1890 | Orbitolininae Martin |
1984 | Orbitolininae Loeblich and Tappan |
References
Loeblich A. R., Tappan H. (1984) Suprageneric classification of the Foraminiferida (Protozoa), Micropaleontology 30 1, 1-70 |
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!