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Buliminella

Buliminidae

Taxonomy
Buliminella was named by Cushman (1911) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes-l R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Buliminidae by Cushman and Leroy (1938); to Turrilininae by Cushman (1927) and Bertels (1964); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Buliminellidae by Cushman (1929) and Margerel (2009).

Species
B. arcuata, B. curta, B. pulchra, B. subfusiformis
Species lacking formal opinion data
B. bassendorfensis, B. elegantissima

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Buliminella Cushman
1927Buliminella Cushman p. 65
1929Buliminella Cushman
1938Buliminella Cushman and Leroy p. 125
1964Buliminella Bertels p. 156
2002Buliminella Sepkoski
2009Buliminella Margerel p. 601

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
superfamilyBuliminoideaJones 1875
RankNameAuthor
familyBuliminidae
subfamilyTurrilininae
genusBuliminellaCushman 1911

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. Buliminella Cushman 1911
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†Buliminella arcuata Margerel 2009
†Buliminella curta Cushman 1925
Buliminella pulchra Terquem 1882
†Buliminella subfusiformis Cushman 1925
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

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Santonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 86.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.6 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Germany B. obtusa (74485)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1New Zealand B. sp. (63094)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Suriname B. compacta (209475 209476 209479)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Nigeria (Imo) B. sp. (42651)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Canada (Nova Scotia) B. sp. (141909)
Early/Lower Eocene - Eocene55.8 - 33.9Nigeria B. sp. (46246)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Tonga B. septata, B. sculpturata (43006)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) B. nuda (55251)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Louisiana/Texas) B. elegantissima, B. basistriata (45017)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (California) B. subfusiformis (185214 185216 186038)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (Louisiana) B. sp. (44521)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Austria B. acicula (99160)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) B. curta (91374) B. elegantissima, B. subfusiformis (196169)
Early/Lower Miocene - Miocene23.03 - 5.333Canada (Nova Scotia) B. elegantissima (141888)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608India (Orissa) B. curta (46365)
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene15.97 - 3.6Chile (Copiapó) B. elegantissima (222890)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) B. elegantissima, B. curta (94810)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Mississippi) B. elegantissima, B. bassendorfensis (41828)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Ecuador B. curta, B. subfusiformis (90839)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) B. elegantissima (52582)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (South Carolina) B. elegantissima (60932)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Chile (Copiapó) B. elegantissima (222886)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Chile (Atacama) B. elegantissima (221667)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Japan (Niigata) B. elegantissima (101021)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) B. elegantissima (60923 60927)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) B. elegantissima (57702)