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Amphistegina rotundata

Amphisteginidae

Taxonomy
Asterigerina rotundata was named by Cushman (1919). It is extant.

It was recombined as Amphistegina rotundata by Bermudez (1949).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. bowdenensis, A. trilobata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Asterigerina rotundata Cushman
1949Amphistegina rotundata Bermudez

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAsterigerinacead'Orbigny 1839
familyAmphisteginidaeCushman 1927
genusAmphistegina
speciesrotundata(Cushman 1919)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Environment: outer shelf, marinesubo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2009-05-20 03:30:41
Modified: 2009-05-20 05:30:41
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Pliocene or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Antigua and Barbuda Amphistegina rotundata (198642)