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Skinnerella hexagona

Polydiexodinidae

Taxonomy
Skinnerella hexagona was named by Stevens and Stone (2009). Its type specimen is USNM 531335 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is S-2081, Conglomerate Mesa, which is in a Kungurian marine limestone in the Santa Rosa Flat Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Skinnerella hexagona Stevens and Stone p. 26 figs. 12.8-12.11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderFusulinina(Wedekind 1937)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFusulinoidea(Möller 1878)
familyPolydiexodinidaeMiklukho-Maklay 1953
genusSkinnerella()
specieshexagona

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.

Skinnerella hexagona Stevens and Stone 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-25 09:17:40
Modified: 2007-11-25 11:17:40
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Kungurian or 279.30000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (California) Skinnerella hexagona (115954 type locality: 115955)