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Silicinidae

Silicinidae

Taxonomy
Silicinidae is a family. It is extant.

It was assigned to Foraminifera by Cushman (1927).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Silicinidae Cushman p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
familySilicinidae
familySilicinidae

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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G. †Problematina Bornemann 1874
G. †Silicina Bornemann 1874
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†Silicina epigona Rzehak 1895
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-28 00:47:02
Modified: 2009-05-20 05:31:44
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available