Family Siphoninidae Cushman 1927 (foram)

Foraminifera - Rotaliina - Siphoninidae

Full reference: J. A. Cushman . 1927. An outline of a reclassification of the foraminifera. Contributions from the Cushman laboratory for foraminiferal research 3(1):1-105

Parent taxon: Rotaliina according to W. Kiessling 2009

See also Margerel 2012

Sister taxa: Acervulinacea, Annulopatellinacea, Asterigerinacea, Aubignyna, Bolivinacea, Bolivinitacea, Buliminacea, Carterinacea, Cassidulina, Cassidulinacea, Cassidulinidae, Caucasina, Chilostomellacea, Coryphostoma, Delosinacea, Discorbacea, Discorbinellacea, Discorbitura, Eouvigerinacea, Fursenkoinacea, Glabratellacea, Globorotalitidae, Hedbergellacea, Islandiellidae, Lepitorbitoididae, Mississippinidae, Nodosariacea, Nummulitacea, Orbitoidacea, Osangulariidae, Pappina, Planorbulinacea, Pleurostomellidae, Reussellidae, Rotaliacea, Siphoninacea, Spirillinacea, Spiroloxostoma, Turrilinacea

Subtaxa: Siphonina Siphoninoidinae

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Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Panama (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Panama (1), United States (1: South Carolina)

• Miocene to Oligocene of Canada (1: Nova Scotia)

• Miocene of Ireland (1), Panama (1)

• Oligocene of Puerto Rico (1), United States (1: Louisiana)

• Eocene of Spain (2), Trinidad and Tobago (1), United States (2: Louisiana, Louisiana/Texas)

Total: 13 collections including 14 occurrences

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