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Vercorsella ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Cuneolinidae : Vercorsella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Cuneolinidae : Vercorsella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Vercorsella Arnaud-Vanneau, 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Arnaud-Vanneau, A. (1980). Micropaléontologie, paléoécologie, et sédimentologie d'une plate-forme carbonatée de la marge passive de la Téthys : l'Urgonien du Vercors septentrional et de la Chartreuse (Alpes occidentales). Géologie Alpine Mem. 11: vol. 1-3. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 156 - 140 Ma Mesozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 109 - 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | detritivore (based on Textulariina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | agglutinated (based on Textulariina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Vercorsella arenata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vercorsella camposaurii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vercorsella halleinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vercorsella laurenti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vercorsella scarsellai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vercorsella tenuis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vercorsella wintereri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2002 | Vercorsella Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2003 | Vercorsella 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!
