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Asterorotalia
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Ammoniidae : Asterorotalia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Asterorotalia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Asterorotalia Hofker, 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 16.0 - 11.6 Ma Miocene | ||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Asterorotalia binhaiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Asterorotalia concinna species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Asterorotalia dentata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Asterorotalia diplocava species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Asterorotalia dissimilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Asterorotalia hexaspinosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Asterorotalia inspinosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Asterorotalia milletti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Asterorotalia penangensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Asterorotalia pulchella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Asterorotalia subtrispinosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Asterorotalia tetraspinosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Asterorotalia venusta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Asterorotalia yabei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2002 | Asterorotalia Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
