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Fusulinella ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	7449805	https://www.gbif.org/species/7449805
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	1464	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=1464

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Fusulinellidae : Fusulinella

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Foraminifera : Fusulinidae : Fusulinella

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Rhizaria
phylum	Retaria	Cavalier-Smith 1999
phylum	Foraminifera
suborder	Fusulinina	(Fursenko 1958)
superfamily	Fusulinoidea
family	Fusulinidae	Moeller 1878
subfamily	Fusulinellinae	Staff and Wedekind 1910
genus	Fusulinella	Möller 1877

Scientific Name

Fusulinella Möller, 1877

Name Published In

Möller, V. von. (1877). Über Fusulinen und ähnliche Foraminiferen-Formen des russischen Kohlenkalkes. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie. 139-146.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Fusulinella	genus	belongs to Fusulinellinae	stated without evidence	Loeblich and Tappan, 1984
Fusulinella	genus	belongs to Fusulinidae	stated with evidence	Davydov, 1996
Fusulinella	genus	belongs to Fusulinellinae	stated with evidence	Davydov and Krainer, 1999
Fusulinella	genus	belongs to Foraminiferida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Fusulinella	genus	belongs to Fusulinellinae	stated with evidence	Okuyucu, 2009

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

359 - 323 Ma
Paleozoic

Last Recorded Appearance

304 - 299 Ma
Carboniferous

Motility

stationary (based on Foraminifera)

Diet

omnivore (based on Foraminifera)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Fusulinina)

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
Fusulinella (Fusulinella) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		20	315 Ma Carboniferous	304 Ma Carboniferous
Fusulina waageni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella acuminata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella adjuncta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella ajaxensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella alaskensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella alta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella altispiralis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella ambigua species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella annae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella aravanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella arenacea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella asiatica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella attenuata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella barnettensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella bella species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella biconica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella bingoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella bocki species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella bockiformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella bogushi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella borealis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella branoserae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella breviiowensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella cabezasensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella carmani species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella changyangensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella cheni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella chuanshanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella clarki species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella cochisensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella concava species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella concinna ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	315 Ma Carboniferous	315 Ma Carboniferous
Fusulinella crassa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella crassitectoria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella crowensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella curtissima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella dacishanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella daheyanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella dakotensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella dalaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella daviesi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella decora species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella decurta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella densa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella deprati species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella depravata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella derelicta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella devexa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	315 Ma Carboniferous	311 Ma Carboniferous
Fusulinella dosensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella elegantula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella eopulchra ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	315 Ma Carboniferous	309 Ma Carboniferous
Fusulinella euryangulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella euthysepta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella exquisita species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella falsa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella famula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella fluxa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella formosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella franklinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella fugafilia ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	315 Ma Carboniferous	315 Ma Carboniferous
Fusulinella fugafilia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella fugax species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella furnishi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella fusiformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella gerasimovi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella gigantea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella gigas species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella ginkeli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella gracilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella hanzawai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella hayasakai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella haymondensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella haywardi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella helenae ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	315 Ma Carboniferous	307 Ma Carboniferous
Fusulinella heraki species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella hirokoae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella huashanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella imamurai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella immanis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Fusulinella imprima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella incaica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella inusitata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella irregularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella itadorigawensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella itoi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella iyoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella jamesensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella jifkensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella jinghensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella juncea ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	315 Ma Carboniferous	315 Ma Carboniferous
Fusulinella kaledai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella kamitakarensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella keatingensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella kumpani species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella laevis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella laxa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella lenticularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella leyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella liutangensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella llanoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella longiaxilaris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella longula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella loresae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella lounsberyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella majiaobensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella maldrigensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella matsuchitai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella megachoma species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella microlocula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella minuta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella minutissima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella mira species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella mosquensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella nanothompsoni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	315 Ma Carboniferous	315 Ma Carboniferous
Fusulinella nevadensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella nipperensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella nitida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella nuxoidalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella oakensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella obesa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella obtusa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella ochkinae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella omiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella orbiculata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella ordinaria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella ovata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella oviformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella pamirica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella pandae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella paracolaniae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella paradevexa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	315 Ma Carboniferous	315 Ma Carboniferous
Fusulinella paraschubertellinoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella permira species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella peruana ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Fusulinella pinguis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella podolskensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella pokajamiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella praebocki species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella praecolaniae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella pria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella primistina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella primotina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella prolifica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella propria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella prospectensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella protensa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella provecta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella proxima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella pseudobocki species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella pseudocolaniae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella pseudoschwagerinoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella pygmaea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella qijiagouensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella rara ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	315 Ma Carboniferous	315 Ma Carboniferous
Fusulinella rasdorica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella remissa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	315 Ma Carboniferous	315 Ma Carboniferous
Fusulinella rhombiformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella rhomboidalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella rjasanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella robusta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella rotunda species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella salutatia ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	315 Ma Carboniferous	315 Ma Carboniferous
Fusulinella schubertellinoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella schwagerinoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella searighti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella serotina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella shuichengensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella silvai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella simplicata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella sokolovi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella solida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella soligalichi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	315 Ma Carboniferous	315 Ma Carboniferous
Fusulinella soni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella stouti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella stricta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	315 Ma Carboniferous	315 Ma Carboniferous
Fusulinella subcolaniae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella subcylindrica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella subelliptica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella submatura species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella subspherica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella sulskiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella susongensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella terebra species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella texana ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	315 Ma Carboniferous	315 Ma Carboniferous
Fusulinella thompsoni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	315 Ma Carboniferous	311 Ma Carboniferous
Fusulinella thorsteinssoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella tianshanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella tokmovensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella tudai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella uintaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella umbilicata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella urumqiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella vacua species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella valida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella variabilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella velmae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella volozhaninae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella vozhgalensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella whitensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella wusiniheiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella xianningensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella xinjiangensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella xiuningensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella yanyuanica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella zelleri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella zhongzanica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusulinella zuoshamensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nipperella spatiosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Nipperella Solovieva, 1984	GBIF	genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Fusulinellidae : *Nipperella*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1878	Fusulinella Moeller
1984	Fusulinella Loeblich and Tappan
1996	Fusulinella Davydov p. 229
1999	Fusulinella Davydov and Krainer p. 176
2002	Fusulinella Sepkoski, Jr.
2009	Fusulinella Okuyucu p. 41

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. (1984) Suprageneric classification of the Foraminiferida (Protozoa), Micropaleontology 30 1, 1-70

Davydov V. I. (1996) Systematic paleontology, in Permian fusulinids from the Koryak terrane, northeastern Russia, and their paleobiogeographic affinity, Journal of Foraminiferal Research 26, 213-243

Davydov V., Krainer K. (1999) Fusulinid assemblages and facies of the Bombaso Fm. and basal Meledis Fm. (Moscovian-Kasimovian) in the central Carnic alps (Austria/Italy), Facies 40, 157-196

Okuyucu C. (2009) Systematics and biostratigraphic notes of the upper Moscovian-upper Gzhelian fusulinid foraminifers from the Anatolian Platform in the Southern Turkey, Geologica Balcanica 38, 35-51

Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1987). Foraminiferal Genera and their Classification. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York. 970pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Möller, V. von. (1877). Über Fusulinen und ähnliche Foraminiferen-Formen des russischen Kohlenkalkes. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie. 139-146. - via World Register of Marine Species

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 unverified - 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 (Nov 2016). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

N. Jahrb. Min., 1877 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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