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Aulotortus ✝
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Involutinida : Involutinidae : Aulotortus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Involutinidae : Aulotortus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Aulotortus Weynschenk, 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Contr. Cushman Fdn foramin. Res. 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 130 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Aulotortus bakonyensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aulotortus broennimanni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aulotortus bulbus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aulotortus columnaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aulotortus eotriasicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aulotortus gibbus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aulotortus hubeiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aulotortus irregularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aulotortus jingshanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aulotortus laxus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aulotortus minimus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aulotortus prosphaericus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aulotortus sinuosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aulotortus triangularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aulotortus xintanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aulotortus ziguiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rakusia oberhauseri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rakusia ploechingeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Rakusia Salaj, 1967 | GBIF | genus | Chromista : Foraminifera : Involutinida : Involutinidae : Rakusia |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1956 | Aulotortus Weynschenk |
| 2002 | Aulotortus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2003 | Aulotortus 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!
