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Valvulineria

Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Discorbidae

Taxonomy
Valvulineria was named by Cushman (1926) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Discorbisinae by Cushman (1927); to Discorbinae by Bertels (1964); to Rotaliidae by Wienrich (1997); to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Baggininae by Margerel (2012).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Valvulineria Cushman
1927Valvulineria Cushman p. 76
1964Valvulineria Bertels p. 164
1997Valvulineria Wienrich p. 74
2002Valvulineria Sepkoski
2012Valvulineria Margerel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classGlobothalamea
orderRotaliidaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyDiscorboidea
familyDiscorbidaeEhrenberg 1838
subfamilyDiscorbinaeEhrenberg 1838
genusValvulineriaCushman 1926

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. Valvulineria Cushman 1926
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Valvulineria candeiana d'Orbigny 1839
Valvulineria lenae Bertels 1964
Valvulineria tumeyensis Cushman and Simonson 1944
Valvulineria wilcoxensis Cushman and Ponton 1932
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 122.46000 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.0 Ma

Collections (45 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Italy (Lazio) V. sp. (88343)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Mexico (Baja California) V. sp. (1891)
Albian113.0 - 100.5France (Provence) V. gracillima (56820)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Romania V. gracillima (91389)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Tunisia V. sp. (56812)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Tunisia V. sp. (56814)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Texas) V. asterigerinoides (65714)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Azerbaijan V. lenticula (165698 165730)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt V. infrequens (141572)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Germany V. lenticula (74484 74485)
Piripauan85.8 - 83.5New Zealand V. sp. B, V. sp. A (63092)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Libya V. sp. (77235)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Slovenia V. sp. (79269)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Nigeria V. sp. (46260)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Nigeria (Imo) V. sp. (42651 42655)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71Trinidad and Tobago V. palmerae (140160)
Early/Lower Eocene - Eocene55.8 - 33.9Nigeria V. sp. (46246)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (California) V. tumeyensis (42869)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (California) V. tumeyensis, V. wilcoxensis (186057)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Oregon) V. jacksonensis (207871)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Namibia (Sperrgebiet) V. aegyptina (149316)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Ecuador V. chirana (42812)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Louisiana/Texas) V. texana (45017)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03North Atlantic V. mexicana (121375) V. petrolei (121377)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Austria V. complanata, V. palmarealensis, V. sp. (99160)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) V. californica, V. miocenica (196169) V. casitasensis (91374)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) V. complanata (62933)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) V. complanata (62947 62948 63028) V. petrolei (62885)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Cuba V. miocenica (232852)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (California) V. californica (159672)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) V. floridana (94810)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Florida) V. floridana (94806)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) V. bradyana (113998)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Greece (Rhodes) V. complanata (122994)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (South Carolina) V. sp. (60932)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama V. palmerae (91912)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy V. bradyana (77008)