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Psammophaga

Saccamminidae

Taxonomy
Psammophaga was named by Arnold (1982). It is extant.

It was assigned to Saccammininae by Loeblich and Tappan (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Psammophaga Arnold p. 32
1988Psammophaga Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderTextulariinaDelage and Hérouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAmmodiscoidea(Reuss 1862)
familySaccamminidaeBrady 1884
subfamilySaccammininaeBrady 1884
genusPsammophagaArnold 1982

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. Psammophaga Arnold 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: agglutinatedsubo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: infaunalsubo
Diet: detritivoresubo
Created: 2007-11-25 07:07:30
Modified: 2009-05-20 07:15:32
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Kiessling 2004
Collections
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