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Asterigerinatidae

Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Asterigerinatidae

Taxonomy
Asterigerinatidae was named by Reiss (1963). It is extant. It was considered unknown by Loeblich and Tappan (1984).

It was assigned to Asterigerinoidea by Loeblich and Tappan (1984).

Subtaxa
Asterigerinata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Asterigerinatidae Reiss
1984Asterigerinatidae Loeblich and Tappan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classGlobothalamea
RankNameAuthor
orderRotaliidaDelage and Herouard 1896
superfamilyAsterigerinoidea
familyAsterigerinatidae
familyAsterigerinatidae

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.

Fm. Asterigerinatidae Reiss 1963
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G. Asterigerinata Bermúdez 1949
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. R. Loeblich and H. Tappan 1984Test trochospiral, umbilical side with secondarily produced chamberlets. U. Cretaceous to Holocene.
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 Aquitanian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 23.03000 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.44 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Austria Asterigerinata planorbis (99160)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India Asterigerinata mamilla (77654)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Slovakia Asterigerinata planorbis (145974) Asterigerinata sp. (145970)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Greece (Rhodes) Asterigerinata mamilla (122994)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Tuscany) Asterigerinata planorbis (55748)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Egypt Asterigerinata planorbis (147637)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy (Umbria) Asterigerinata mammilla (200419)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy Asterigerinata mamilla (176385 176387)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781France (Alpes Maritimes) Asterigerinata mamilla (50523)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy (Umbria) Asterigerinata mammilla (149603 200420) Asterigerinata sp. (193967)