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Vaginulinidae

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	7923659	https://www.gbif.org/species/7923659
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	112281	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=112281

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Lagenida : Vaginulinidae

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Foraminifera : Vaginulinidae

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Rhizaria
phylum	Retaria	Cavalier-Smith 1999
phylum	Foraminifera
suborder	Lagenina	Delage and Herouard 1896
superfamily	Nodosariacea	Ehrenberg 1838
family	Vaginulinidae	Reuss 1860

Scientific Name

Vaginulinidae

Name Published In

Reuss, A. E. (1860). Die Foraminiferen der westphälischen Kreideformation. Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-naturwissenschaflichen Classe der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 40 (8): 147-238.

Opinions (PBDB)

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

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

2 (67%)

First Recorded Appearance

260 - 254 Ma
Permian

Motility

stationary (based on Foraminifera)

Diet

deposit feeder (based on Lagenina)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Lagenina)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

W. Kiessling. 2003. Personal data.

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Amphicoryna genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Astacolus genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		329	260 Ma Permian	0 Ma Extant
Brunsvigella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Citharina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		139	197 Ma Early Jurassic	48.6 Ma Eocene
Citharinella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Clarifovea genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cribrolenticulina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cribrorobulina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Cristellariopsis ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Dainitella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Dimorphina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Dolosia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ellipsocristellaria ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Flabellina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Flabellinella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Frondovaginulina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Fursenkoella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Grandifovea genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Hemicristellaria genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Hemirobulina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Hydromylinella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Kyphopyxa ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Lenticulina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1,340	242 Ma Middle Triassic	0 Ma Extant
Lenticulinella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Marginulina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		280	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	0 Ma Extant
Marginulinopsis genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		27	191 Ma Early Jurassic	0 Ma Extant
Menkenina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Mesolenticulina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neoflabellina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		39	85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	61.6 Ma Paleocene
Neolenticulina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Palmula ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		124	197 Ma Early Jurassic	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Percultazonaria genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Planularia genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		129	237 Ma Middle Triassic	0 Ma Extant
Plesiocorine genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pravoslavlevia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Prismatomorphia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudosaracenaria ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Psilocitharella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Reticulopalmula ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Robulina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		73	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Roemerelina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Saracenaria genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		163	190 Ma Early Jurassic	0 Ma Extant
Saracenella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Siphomarginulina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Soldania genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Spincterules genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Spirolingulina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Subcretacelina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Subhercynella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tentifrons ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Tentilenticulina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	161 Ma Jurassic	161 Ma Jurassic
Turkmenicaella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Vaginulina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		142	242 Ma Middle Triassic	0 Ma Extant
Vaginulinopsis genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		19	237 Ma Middle Triassic	0 Ma Extant

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1860	Vaginulinidae Reuss
1984	Vaginulinidae Loeblich and Tappan
2012	Vaginulinidae Margerel

References

Kiessling W. (2003) Personal data

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)

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 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

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

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 Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

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

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)

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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