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Discorbis

Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Discorbidae

Taxonomy
Discorbis was named by Lamarck (1804) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than-l R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Discorbisinae by Cushman (1927); to Discorbinae by Bertels (1964) and Loeblich and Tappan (1984); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Discorbidae by Carignano (2012) and Missotti (2022).

Species
D. midwayensis, D. vesicularis
Species lacking formal opinion data
D. columbiensis, D. finlayi, D. floridensis, D. speciosus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1804Discorbis Lamarck p. 182
1927Discorbis Cushman p. 76
1964Discorbis Bertels p. 164
1984Discorbis Loeblich and Tappan
2002Discorbis Sepkoski
2012Discorbis Carignano
2022Discorbis Missotti

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classGlobothalamea
RankNameAuthor
orderRotaliidaDelage and Herouard 1896
superfamilyDiscorboidea
familyDiscorbidaeEhrenberg 1838
genusDiscorbis

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. Discorbis Lamarck 1804
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†Discorbis midwayensis Cushman 1940
†Discorbis vesicularis Lamarck 1804
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: base of the Late/Upper Pliensbachian to the top of the Holocene or 189.60000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (91 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Germany (Bavaria) D. sp. (51275)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Saudi Arabia D. sp. (48602)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Egypt D. dreheri (99486)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland D. speciosus (61723)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Romania D. danubiensis (35199)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Poland D. subspeciosus (78624)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Austria D. sp. (36222 36223)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Ukraine D. crimicus (162310)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Mexico (Baja California) D. sp. (1891)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Texas) D. minima (65707 65714 65719)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt D. turonicus, D. sp. (140952)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt D. minutus, D. turonicus (140954) D. sp. (140953)
Piripauan85.8 - 83.5New Zealand D. perditus (63092)
Late/Upper Santonian - Campanian85.8 - 72.1Spain D. sp. (161008 161013 161018)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1New Zealand D. perditus (63093 63094)
Campanian - Danian83.6 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) D. midwayensis (231986)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) D. correcta (123412)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) D. midwayensis (231295)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Libya D. pseudoscopus (77235)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Puerto Rico D. sp., D. midwayensis (87547)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Missouri) D. sp. (232025)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Togo (Tsevie) D. sp. (42679)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8French Guiana D. midwayensis (209425 209427 209428 209429 209431 209432 209437 209438 209445) D. sp. (209434 209436 209441 209442) D. sp., D. midwayensis (209439 209440 209446)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Suriname D. midwayensis (209460)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8South Africa D. globularis (77526)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9French Guiana D. midwayensis (209424)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6India (Andhra Pradesh) D. toddae (46388)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71Trinidad and Tobago D. auberii, D. tholus (140160)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) D. propinqua (41966)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Nigeria D. sp. (77257)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Libya D. sp. (42125 42138) D. vesicularis (42128)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Hungary D. parisiensis (171632 171633)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) D. hemisphaerica (133042)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy (Vicenza) D. discoideas, D. kiliani (138115)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Libya D. finlayi (77237)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Louisiana/Texas) D. sp., D. jacksonensis (45017)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany D. sp. (95898)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (Louisiana) D. subaraucana (44521)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03New Zealand (North Island) D. scopos (205946)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Libya D. discoides (42130)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Cuba (Sancti Spiritus) D. sp. (31183)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Malaysia D. sp. (165770)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) D. australis (167299)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608India (Orissa) D. vesicularis (46360)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland D. discoides (70539)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) D. globularis (166365)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Kazakhstan D. kartvelicus (174760)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) D. floridana (94810)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece D. hamatus (138313)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Florida) D. turrita (94806)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy D. sp. (70419)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Greece (Rhodes) D. sp. (122994)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Ecuador D. floridensis (90839)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) D. australis (166744)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588South Africa D. orbicularis, D. rosaceus (77527)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama D. sp. (91912)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774USA (Florida) D. floridana, D. floridensis, D. sp. (41705)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Jordan D. sp. (82751 82754)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) D. columbiensis (60929) D. columbiensis, D. consobrina, D. floridensis (60923) D. columbiensis, D. floridensis (60927)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Seychelles D. sp. (96926)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mayotte D. sp. (209858 209859 209863)