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Caucasinidae
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Caucasinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Caucasinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Caucasinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Foraminifera) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Aeolomorphella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aeolomorphelloides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aeolostreptis β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Baggatella β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Caucasina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Caucasinella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Epistominitella β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Francesita genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Kleinpella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudocaucasina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tergrigorjanzaella β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Virgulinella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Virgulina schreibersii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1959 | Caucasinidae Bykova |
| 1983 | Caucasinidae 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!
