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Psammosphaera

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	7384915	https://www.gbif.org/species/7384915
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	2232	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=2232

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Monothalamea : Astrorhizida : Psammosphaeridae : Psammosphaera

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Foraminifera : Psammosphaeridae : Psammosphaera

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Rhizaria
phylum	Retaria	Cavalier-Smith 1999
phylum	Foraminifera
suborder	Textulariina	Delage and Herouard 1896
superfamily	Astrorhizacea	Brady 1881
family	Psammosphaeridae	Haeckel 1894
genus	Psammosphaera	Schulze 1875

Scientific Name

Psammosphaera Schulze, 1875

Name Published In

Jahresber. Comm. D. Meere, 2

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Psammosphaera	genus	belongs to Psammosphaerinae	stated without evidence	Loeblich and Tappan, 1988
Psammosphaera	genus	belongs to Foraminiferida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Psammosphaera	genus	belongs to Psammosphaeridae	stated without evidence	Kiessling, 2003

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

1 (100%)

First Recorded Appearance

419 - 411 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian

Motility

stationary (based on Foraminifera)

Diet

detritivore (based on Textulariina)

Taphonomy

agglutinated

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)
Arenosphaera perforata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera alba species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera angularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera arcuata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera aspera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera asperata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera berthelini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera bulla species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera carnata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera cava species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera compressa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera conjunctiva species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera delicatula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera devonica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera discoidea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera elliptica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera elongata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera eocenica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera excerpta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera exigua species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera flinti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera frankei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera fusca species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera galapagosensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera garraay species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera gaultina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera gigantea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera gracilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera greenlandensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera irregularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera janeae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera laevigata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera longsightensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera micrograna species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera minuta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera neminghensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera nux species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera orbiculata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera parva species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera pontei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera rotunda species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera rugosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera scalena species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera scita species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera squalida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera subsphaerica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera testacea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Psammosphaera testudinaria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Psammella Rhumbler, 1935	GBIF	genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Monothalamea : Astrorhizida : Psammosphaeridae : *Psammella*
Arenosphaera Shchedrina, 1939	GBIF	genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Monothalamea : Astrorhizida : Psammosphaeridae : *Arenosphaera*
Arpsammosphaerum Rhumbler, 1913	GBIF	genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Monothalamea : Astrorhizida : Psammosphaeridae : *Arpsammosphaerum*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1988	Psammosphaera Loeblich and Tappan
2002	Psammosphaera Sepkoski, Jr.
2003	Psammosphaera Kiessling

References

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

Loeblich A. R., Tappan H. (1988) , Foraminiferal genera and their classification, 1-1728

Kiessling W. (2003) Personal data

Gooday, A. J.; Bowser, S. S.; Bernhard, J. M. (1996). Benthic foraminiferal assemblages in Explorers Cove, Antarctica: A shallow-water site with deep-sea characteristics. Progress in Oceanography. 37(2): 117-166. - via World Register of Marine Species

Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/J.J. Lee et al., 2000 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Gross, O. (2001). Foraminifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 60-75 - via World Register of Marine Species

Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. - via World Register of Marine Species

Jahresber. Comm. D. Meere, 2 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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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