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Bulimina elegans

Buliminidae

Taxonomy
Bulimina elegans was named by d'Orbigny (1826). It is not a trace fossil.

Subspecies
B. marginata
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. alsatica, B. jacksonensis, B. leninabadensis, B. tessellata, B. uvigerinaformis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Bulimina elegans d'Orbigny

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
superfamilyBuliminoideaJones 1875
RankNameAuthor
familyBuliminidae
subfamilyBulimininae
genusBuliminad'Orbigny 1826
specieselegansd'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.

†Bulimina elegans d'Orbigny 1826
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†Bulimina elegans marginata Fornasini 1901
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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: Calabrian or 1.80000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Bulimina elegans (77008)