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Hyperammina

Hyperamminidae

Taxonomy
Hyperammina was named by Brady (1879) [Sepkoski's age data: D Gedi-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1070]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Astrorhizidae by Harlton (1933); to Hyperamminidae by Loeblich and Tappan (1984) and Morlotti (1988); to Hyperammininae by Cushman (1927) and Loeblich and Tappan (1988); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
H. elongata, H. johnsvalleyensis, H. rugosa
Species lacking formal opinion data
H. clavacoidea, H. crescens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Hyperammina Brady
1927Hyperammina Cushman p. 13
1933Hyperammina Harlton p. 8
1984Hyperammina Loeblich and Tappan
1988Hyperammina Loeblich and Tappan
1988Hyperammina Morlotti p. 276
2002Hyperammina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyHyperamminaceaEimer and Fickert 1899
familyHyperamminidaeEimer and Fickert 1899
genusHyperamminaBrady 1879

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. Hyperammina Brady 1879
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†Hyperammina elongata Brady 1878
†Hyperammina rugosa Waters 1927
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: agglutinatedg
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: detritivoreg
Created: 2007-11-25 06:17:47
Modified: 2009-05-20 05:28:40
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1988

Age range: base of the Llandovery to the top of the Pleistocene or 443.40000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (129 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Paraguay H. sp. (25570)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Myanmar H. sp. (25737)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Montana) H. sp. (643)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Belgium (Liege) H. sp. (75672)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Indiana) H. rockfordensis (6734)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (Utah) H. sp. (560)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0USA (Indiana) H. sp. (2191 2202)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Indiana) H. bulbosa, H. casteri, H. constricta, H. rockfordensis (8072) H. casteri (8069 8138) H. casteri, H. constricta (8071) H. casteri, H. gracilenta, H. rockfordensis (8075) H. casteri, H. rockfordensis (8070 8078 8128 8139) H. gracilenta, H. rockfordensis (8073) H. kentuckyensis (8067) H. rockfordensis (8079 8080 8136) H. sp. (556 557)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2USA (Oklahoma) H. elongata, H. rugosa (132869)
Early/Lower Pennsylvanian323.2 - 315.2USA (Oklahoma) H. elongata (132873 132874 132876 132877 132881 132885 132886 132888 132890 132894 132895 132898 132899 132900 132901 132903 132904) H. elongata, H. rugosa (132871 132872 132875 132878 132880 132883 132891 132893 132896 132897 132902 132905) H. johnsvalleyensis, H. elongata, H. rugosa (132870) H. rugosa (132906 132907 132908)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Texas) H. gracilis, H. sp. (217080)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (New Mexico) H. glabra (49835 49836)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Egypt (Janub Sina) H. compressa, H. rugosa (46632) H. neoglabra, H. clavacoidea (46635) H. rugosa (46634)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) H. sp. (34658)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Iowa) H. glabra (217129) H. glabra, H. elegantissima (217130) H. glabra, H. elegantissima, H. clavacoidea (217128)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) H. glabra, H. bulbosa (217237)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) H. sp. (49709)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Missouri) H. glabra, H. clavacoidea (217122) H. glabra, H. elegantissima, H. clavacoidea (217123)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) H. glabra (217106 217107 217108 217109 217113 217114 217115 217119) H. glabra, H. clavacoidea (217103 217105 217111) H. glabra, H. elegantissima (217116 217121) H. glabra, H. elegantissima, H. clavacoidea (217104 217117 217118 217120)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Nebraska) H. glabra (217125 217126 217127) H. glabra, H. elegantissima (217124)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Oklahoma) H. glabra (217099 217100) H. glabra, H. clavacoidea (217101) H. glabra, H. elegantissima, H. clavacoidea (217102)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) H. callytharaensis (95189 95199 95200 95201 95202 95203 95204 95205 95206) H. callytharaensis, H. coleyi (95193) H. coleyi, H. callytharaensis (95188 95192 95194 95196 95197)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Australia (Queensland) H. fletcheri (214565) H. fletcheri, H. hebdenensis (214546 214547 214548 214549)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Lithuania H. crescens (45952 46159)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Russian Federation H. proneptis (124569)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Papua New Guinea H. compacta (67687)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Egypt H. sp. (99486)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Egypt H. sp. (99488)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Russian Federation (Siberia) H. aptica (2475)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) H. gaultina (78592 78593)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Spain H. dilatata (154088)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Spain H. dilatata (154090)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Canada (Ontario) H. sp. (65215)