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Reussella

Reusselidae

Taxonomy
Reussella was named by Galloway (1933). It is extant.

It was assigned to Foraminiferida by Calloway (1933); and to Reusselidae by Margerel (2012).

Species
R. atlantica
Species lacking formal opinion data
R. cushmani, R. spinulosa, R. szajnochae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Reussella Calloway
1933Reussella Galloway
2012Reussella Margerel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyBuliminaceaJones 1875
familyReusselidaeCushman 1933
genusReussellaGalloway 1933

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. Reussella Galloway 1933
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Reussella atlantica Cushman 1947
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: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-09-19 08:26:03
Modified: 2007-09-19 10:26:03
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Santonian to the top of the Holocene or 85.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.5 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.3 - 83.5France R. cushmani (59612) R. szajnochae (59579)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Chile R. szajnochae (231971)
Middle Santonian - Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5France R. cushmani (59652)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71Trinidad and Tobago R. laevigata (140160)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy (Veneto) R. terquemi (110070)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Florida) R. eocena (61115)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Italy (Calabria) R. spinulosa (9117)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (Louisiana) R. byramensis, R. oligocenica (44521)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland R. spinulosa (70539)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Slovakia R. spinulosa (145974)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) R. spinulosa (145580)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama R. spinulosa (145529)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria R. spinulosa (70860)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Greece (Rhodes) R. spinulosa (122994)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (South Carolina) R. spinulosa (60932)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) R. spinulosa (91902)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama R. spinulosa (91912)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Suriname R. atlantica (209451)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy R. spinulosa (77008)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774USA (Florida) R. spinulosa (41705)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France R. spinulosa (56802)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mayotte R. sp. (209864)