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Enantiodentalina ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Polymorphinidae : Enantiodentalina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 113 - 101 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 113 - 101 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | deposit feeder (based on Lagenina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Lagenina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. R. Sullivan. 1962. Foraminifera from the type section of the San Lorenzo Formation, Santa Cruz County, California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 37(4):233-352 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Enantiodentalina obliquisuturata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1941 | Enantiodentalina Marie |
| 1962 | Enantiodentalina Sullivan p. 268 |
References
| Sullivan F. R. (1962) Foraminifera from the type section of the San Lorenzo Formation, Santa Cruz County, California, University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 37 4, 233-352 |
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!
