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Polymorphinidae
Taxonomy
Polymorphinidae was named by d'Orbigny (1839). It is extant. It was considered unknown by Loeblich and Tappan (1987).
It was assigned to Foraminifera by Cushman (1927); to Foraminiferida by Dorreen (1948); to Polymorphinina by Loeblich and Tappan (1987); to Nodosarioidea by Bertels (1964) and Margerel (2009); to Nodosariacea by Loeblich and Tappan (1984) and Margerel (2012); and to Polymorphinida by Missotti (2022).
It was assigned to Foraminifera by Cushman (1927); to Foraminiferida by Dorreen (1948); to Polymorphinina by Loeblich and Tappan (1987); to Nodosarioidea by Bertels (1964) and Margerel (2009); to Nodosariacea by Loeblich and Tappan (1984) and Margerel (2012); and to Polymorphinida by Missotti (2022).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1839 | Polymorphinidae d'Orbigny |
| 1927 | Polymorphinidae Cushman p. 48 |
| 1948 | Polymorphinidae Dorreen p. 289 |
| 1964 | Polymorphinidae Bertels p. 149 |
| 1984 | Polymorphinidae Loeblich and Tappan |
| 1987 | Polymorphinidae Loeblich and Tappan p. 416 |
| 2009 | Polymorphinidae Margerel p. 598 |
| 2012 | Polymorphinidae Margerel |
| 2022 | Polymorphinidae Missotti |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Polymorphinidae d'Orbigny 1839
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G. †Bullopora Quenstedt 1856
G. †Enantiodentalina Marie 1941
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†Enantiodentalina obliquisuturata Stache 1864
Invalid names: Paradentalina Uchio 1960 [synonym]
G. †Eoguttulina
Subfm. Falsoguttulininae Loeblich and Tappan 1932
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G. †Falsoguttulina Bartenstein and Brand 1949
G. Fissuripolymorphina McCulloch 1977
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Fissuripolymorphina neocrassicostata McCulloch 1977
†Fissuripolymorphina plana Margerel 2009
G. Polymorphina d'Orbigny 1826
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†Polymorphina beckerae Bertels 1964
†Polymorphina frondea Cushman 1922
†Polymorphina subrhombica Reuss 1862
†Polymorphina tongaensis Todd 1970
Subfm. Polymorphininae Cushman 1927
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G. Dimorphina d'Orbigny 1826
G. Globulina d'Orbigny 1839
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†Globulina gibba d'Orbigny 1832
†Globulina gravida Terquem 1878
†Globulina inaequalis Reuss 1850
G. Guttulina d'Orbigny 1839
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†Guttulina communis d'Orbigny 1826
Guttulina irregularis d'Orbigny 1846
†Guttulina lactea Walker and Jacob 1798
†Guttulina luisae Bertels 1964
Guttulina problema d'Orbigny 1826
G. Pyrulina d'Orbigny 1839
G. Sigmoidella Cushman and Ozawa 1928
G. Pseudopolymorphina Cushman and Ozawa 1928
G. Sigmomorphina Cushman and Ozawa 1928
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†Sigmomorphina kronenburgae Visser 1950
†Sigmomorphina semitecta Reuss 1867
†Sigmomorphina semitecta terquemiana Bertels 1964
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| A. R. Loeblich and H. Tappan 1987 | d'Orbigny (1839): Shell free, irregular, inequilateral, composed of alternate compartments, but not even in their parts, the alternation taking place on two or three distinct axes. Contexture of the shell vitreous, translucent, most often shiny.
Loeblich and Tappan (1987): Test with chambers spirally arranged about a vertical axis, strongly overlapping toward the early part of the test; rounded, slitlike, or radiate aperture at the distal end. U. Triassic to Holocene. |
Measurements
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Brigantian to the top of the Holocene or 336.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 330.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 330.9 Ma
Collections (395 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Brigantian | France | Cribrospira panderi (34565) | |
| Anisian | Italy | Bullopora sp. (67739) | |
| Pelsonian | Italy | Bullopora sp. (23570) | |
| Longobardian | Italy | Bullopora sp. (67723) | |
| Oretian | New Zealand | Polymorphinidae indet. (137846) | |
| Sevatian | Iran | Bullopora sp. (37044) | |
| Rhaetian | Philippines | Bullopora sp. (24144) | |
| Rhaetian | Papua New Guinea | Eoguttulina sp., Guttulina sp. (67687) | |
| Hettangian - Sinemurian | Austria | Bullopora tuberculata, Bullopora sp. (38056 38057 38058 38059) | |
| Late/Upper Sinemurian | Spain | Eoguttulina liassica (73765) | |
| Early/Lower Pliensbachian | Spain | Eoguttulina liassica (73766 73782) | |
| Late/Upper Pliensbachian | Spain | Eoguttulina liassica (73734 73735 73736 73737 73767 73768 73783) | |
| Spinatum | Spain (Cantabria) | Eoguttulina palomerensis (222307) | |
| Early/Lower Toarcian | Spain (Cantabria) | Eoguttulina liassica (222264 222268 222310) | |
| Early/Lower Toarcian | Spain | Eoguttulina liassica (73784) | |
| Early/Lower Toarcian | Germany (Bavaria) | Eoguttulina liassica, Eoguttulina bilocularis (51270) | |
| Falciferum | Spain (Cantabria) | Eoguttulina liassica (222278) | |
| Tenuicostatum | Spain (Cantabria) | Eoguttulina liassica (222309) Eoguttulina palomerensis (222244) Eoguttulina palomerensis, Eoguttulina liassica (222254) | |
| Toarcian | Spain | Eoguttulina liassica (73738 73769 73770 73771) Eoguttulina liassica, Eoguttulina oolithica (73741) Eoguttulina oolithica (73742) | |
| Bifrons | Spain (Cantabria) | Eoguttulina liassica (222311 222312 222313) | |