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Mississippina

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)3210711https://www.gbif.org/species/3210711
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)1870https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=1870
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Robertinida : Epistominidae : Mississippina
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Foraminifera : Mississippinidae : Mississippina
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-Rhizaria
phylumRetariaCavalier-Smith 1999
phylumForaminifera
suborderRotaliinaDelage and Herouard 1896
familyMississippinidaeSaidova 1981
genusMississippina
Scientific NameMississippina
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Mississippinagenusbelongs to Foraminiferidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Mississippinagenusbelongs to Mississippinidaestated without evidenceKiessling, 2003
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance83.6 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Environmentouter shelf,marine (based on Rotaliina)
Motilitystationary (based on Rotaliina)
Dietomnivore (based on Foraminifera)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Rotaliina)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2002Mississippina Sepkoski, Jr.
2003Mississippina Kiessling

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Kiessling W. (2003) Personal data
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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