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Cassidulina

Cassidulinidae

Taxonomy
Cassidulina was named by d'Orbigny (1826) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani R]. It is extant. It was considered unknown by d'Orbigny (1826).

It was assigned to Cassidulininae by d'Orbigny (1826) and Cushman (1927); to Cassidulinidae by Wienrich (1997); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Cassidulina d'Orbigny
1927Cassidulina Cushman p. 84
1997Cassidulina Wienrich p. 77
2002Cassidulina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
familyCassidulinidae
genusCassidulinad'Orbigny 1826

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. Cassidulina d'Orbigny 1826
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Cassidulina caribeana Redmond 1953
†Cassidulina crassipunctata Cushman and Hobson 1935
†Cassidulina diversa Cushman and Stone 1949
†Cassidulina globosa Hantken 1875
†Cassidulina mene Todd 1970
†Cassidulina neocarinata Thalmann 1950
†Cassidulina parkeriana Brady 1884
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 Lutetian to the top of the Holocene or 47.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71Trinidad and Tobago C. laevigata (140160)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Nigeria C. laevigata, C. subglobosa (60711)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (California) C. diversa (186057)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) C. sp., C. globosa (209754)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Tonga C. mene (43006)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Oregon) C. globosa (207870 207871 207872 207873 207874 207876)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Washington) C. galvinensis (169032)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Louisiana/Texas) C. armosa (45017)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (California) C. crassipunctata (185215 185216 185217) C. crassipunctata, C. globosa (186038)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Canada (British Colombia) C. globosa (58090)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Canada (British Columbia) C. galvinensis (209758) C. kernensis, C. crassipunctata (209759)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Austria C. laevigata (99160)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Tonga C. sp. (81977)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) C. carapitana (62952) C. sp. (62932)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand C. cuneata (77488)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand C. cuneata (77491)
Altonian - Opoitian19.0 - 3.6New Zealand C. sp. (45667)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland C. sp. (70539)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Ecuador C. laevigata (90851) C. tricamerata (90852)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) C. sp. (62893)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) C. crassa, C. laevigata (94810)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333New Zealand C. neocarinata (84313)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Spain C. sp. (56687)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand C. carinata, C. subglobosa (73307)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Ecuador C. cushmani (90839)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) C. laevigata (52582)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Tuscany) C. neocarinata (55748)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (South Carolina) C. subglobosa, C. caribeana (60932)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588South Africa C. laevigata (77528)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Pakistan C. laevigata (77293)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) C. carapitana, C. laevigata, C. minuta, C. norcrossi, C. sp. A, C. subglobosa (91902)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama C. carapitana, C. laevigata, C. minuta, C. norcrossi, C. sp. A, C. subglobosa (91912)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781France (Alpes Maritimes) C. carinata (50523)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy C. carinata (176387)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy (Umbria) C. sp. (193967)
Ionian (interglacial)0.774 - 0.129Italy (Apulia) C. carinata (157640)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) C. reflexa, C. californica (222976)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Alaska) C. californica, C. islandica, C. teretis, C. tortuosa (52243)
Ionian - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Italy (Apulia) C. carinata (157642)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Iceland C. reniforme (75055)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy C. sp. (49518)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France C. crassa (56802 56805) C. neocarinata (56804)