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Rotaliidae

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	7475854	https://www.gbif.org/species/7475854
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	103768	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=103768

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Rotaliidae

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Foraminifera : Rotaliidae

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Rhizaria
phylum	Retaria	Cavalier-Smith 1999
phylum	Foraminifera
suborder	Rotaliina	Delage and Herouard 1896
superfamily	Rotaliacea	Ehrenberg 1839
family	Rotaliidae	Ehrenberg 1839

Scientific Name

Rotaliidae

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Rotaliidae	family	belongs to Rotaliacea	stated with evidence	Loeblich and Tappan, 1984
Rotaliidae	family	belongs to Rotaliacea	stated without evidence	Margerel, 2012

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

10 (45%)

First Recorded Appearance

242 - 237 Ma
Middle Triassic

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)

G. Wienrich. 1997. Die Fauna des marinen Miozäns von Kevelaer (Niederrhein). Band 1 Foraminiferen, Anthozoen. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden 1:1-187

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Ammoniinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		111	55.8 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Rotaliinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		89	113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Camagueyia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cincoriola ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Civrieuxia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cuvillierina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	59.2 Ma Paleocene	59.2 Ma Paleocene
Daviesina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		30	86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Dictyoconoides ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	58.7 Ma Paleocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Dictyokathina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Elazigina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fissoelphidium ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Granorotalia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gryoidinoides genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Gyroidina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		175	113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Gyroidinoides genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		241	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Haymanina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Hoeglundina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		34	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Iberorotalia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Kathina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	59.2 Ma Paleocene	58.7 Ma Paleocene
Laffitteina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		13	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lockhartia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		16	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	47.8 Ma Eocene
Medocia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Orbitokathina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Oridorsalis genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		98	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Ornatanomalina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Ornatorotalia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pachyrotalia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pararotalia genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		25	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Postorbitokathina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Praestorrsella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pseudowoodella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pyrenerotalia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rahaghia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Redmondina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Reedella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Reichelinella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Risananeiza genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rotalia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		89	113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Rotaliconus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rotalispira genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rotalispirella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rotorbinella genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		91	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Rotospirella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Sakesaria ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	58.7 Ma Paleocene	58.7 Ma Paleocene
Sirelella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Slovenites genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Smoutina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Soriella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Storrsella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	55.8 Ma Eocene	55.8 Ma Eocene
Suturina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thalmannita ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Turbinulina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Urnummulites genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Yaucorotalia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Yaccorotalia moussai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1839	Rotaliidae Ehrenberg
1984	Rotaliidae Loeblich and Tappan p. 72
2012	Rotaliidae Margerel

References

Wienrich G. (1997) Die Fauna des marinen Miozäns von Kevelaer (Niederrhein). Band 1 Foraminiferen, Anthozoen., Backhuys Publishers, Leiden 1, 1-187

Loeblich A. R., Tappan H. (1984) Suprageneric classification of the Foraminiferida (Protozoa), Micropaleontology 30 1, 1-70

Margerel J.-P. (2012) Benthic foraminifers of saint Félix (le Gosier, Guadeloupe)

Patterson, D. (2001). Platypus checklist of Protoctista - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)

Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Gross, O. (2001). Foraminifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 60-75 - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)

Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1987). Foraminiferal Genera and their Classification. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York. 970pp. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)

Patterson, D. (2001). Platypus checklist of Protoctista - via World Register of Marine Species

Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1987). Foraminiferal Genera and their Classification. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York. 970pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

WoRMS (2013) Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/ - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

Patterson, D. (2001) Platypus checklist of Protoctista [details] - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

Polovodova Asteman, I. (2013) Benthic foraminifera from Gullmar Fjord (Alsbäck). 2 excel files: Forams_for LIFEWATCH_2013-02-21 v2 WORMS-checked again.xlsx; Forams_for LIFEWATCH_2013-02-21 v2.xlsx - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

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!

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