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Discorbis vesicularis ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Discorbidae : Discorbis : Discorbis vesicularis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Discorbidae : Discorbis : Discorbis vesicularis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Generic Name | Discorbis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Discorbis vesicularis (Lamarck, 1804) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 16.0 - 11.6 Ma Miocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | J. B. Lamarck. 1804. Suite des mémoires sur les fossiles des environs de Paris. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 5:179-188 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Discorbis vesicularis elegans subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Discorbis vesicularis vesicularis subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Discorbis vesicularis acervulinoides variety | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Discorbis vesicularis vesicularis variety | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Discorbites vesicularis Lamarck, 1804 | GBIF | species | Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Discorbidae : Discorbis : Discorbites vesicularis |
| Rotalia gervillii d'Orbigny, 1826 | GBIF | species | Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Discorbidae : Discorbis : Rotalia gervillii |
| Discorbina vesicularis (Lamarck, 1804) | GBIF | species | Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Discorbidae : Discorbis : Discorbina vesicularis |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1804 | Discorbis vesicularis Lamarck p. 183 figs. Pl 22, figs 11,12 |
References
| Lamarck J. B. Suite des mémoires sur les fossiles des environs de Paris, Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 5, 179-188 |
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!
