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Polysaccammina

Polysaccamminidae

Taxonomy
Polysaccammina was named by Scott. It is extant.

It was assigned to Polysaccamminidae by Loeblich and Tappan (1988).

Synonymy list
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YearName and author
1988Polysaccammina Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAstrorhizaceaBrady 1881
familyPolysaccamminidaeLoeblich and Tappan 1984
genusPolysaccamminaScott

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.

G. Polysaccammina Scott
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: agglutinatedsubo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: infaunalsubo
Diet: detritivoresubo
Created: 2007-11-25 07:07:30
Modified: 2009-05-20 07:15:32
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available