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Florilus
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Gavelinellidae : Florilus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Nonionidae : Florilus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Florilus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | outer shelf,marine (based on Rotaliina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Rotaliina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Foraminifera) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Rotaliina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | T. G. Gibson. 1983. Key foraminifera from upper Oligocene to lower Pleistocene strata of the central Atlantic coastal plain. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 53:355-453 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Florilus chesapeakensis species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Florilus costiferus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Florilus hadai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Florilus inflatiformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Florilus labradoricus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Florilus manpukujiense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Florilus manpukuziensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Florilus penangensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Florilus stelligera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Florilus tobagoensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Florilus trochospiralis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1808 | Florilus Monfort |
| 1983 | Florilus Gibson p. 368 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
