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Lepidorbitoididae β
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Lepidorbitoididae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Lepidorbitoididae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Lepidorbitoididae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 93.9 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 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. |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Clypeorbinae β subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Lepidorbitoidinae β subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Actinosiphon β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 58.7 Ma Paleocene | 58.7 Ma Paleocene | |
| Arnaudiella β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Cideina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Clypeorbis β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Dizerina β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Helicorbitoides β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Hellenocyclina β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Lakadongia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lepidorbitoides β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 22 | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Orbitosiphon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Penoperculoides β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Praesiderolites β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Pseudosiderolites β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Sirtina β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Sulcoperculina β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Vanderbeekia β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1933 | Lepidorbitoididae Vaughan |
| 2003 | Lepidorbitoididae 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!
