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Mississippinidae
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Mississippinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Mississippinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Mississippinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Saidova, K. M. (1981). О современном состоянии системы надвидовых таксонов кайнозойских бентосных фораминифер - [On an up-to-date system of supraspecific taxonomy of Cenozoic benthonic foraminifera]. Akademiya Nauk SSSR. 1-73. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 83.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | W. Kiessling. 2003. Personal data. |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Mississippina genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Mississippina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Schlosserina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | |
| Sistanites genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stomatorbina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1981 | Mississippinidae Saidova |
| 2003 | Mississippinidae Kiessling |
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!
