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Misellina sphaerica ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Misellinidae : Misellina : Misellina sphaerica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Verbeekinidae : Misellina : Misellina sphaerica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Generic Name | Misellina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Misellina sphaerica Zhang, 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Zhang L. X. (1982). 青藏高原东部的蜓 - Fusulinids of eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. In Bureau of Geology of Sichuan Province and Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Science (eds.), The Stratigraphy and Palaeontology of West Sichuan and East Tibet. Sichuan People's Publishing House, Chengdu. 2: 119–244. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 279 - 265 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 279 - 265 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Foraminifera) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Fusulinina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. Kobayashi. 2005. Permian foraminifers from the Itsukaichi-Ome area, west Tokyo, Japan. Journal of Paleontology 79:413-432 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Misellina sphaerica minor subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Misellina sphaerica sphaerica subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2005 | Misellina sphaerica Kobayashi p. 429 figs. 8.29-8.31 |
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!
