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Placopsilina

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	7463554	https://www.gbif.org/species/7463554
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	2128	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=2128

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Placopsilinidae : Placopsilina

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Foraminifera : Haplophragmoiidae : Placopsilina

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Rhizaria
phylum	Retaria	Cavalier-Smith 1999
phylum	Foraminifera
suborder	Haplophragmiina	Wedehind 1937
superfamily	Lituolacea	de Blainville 1825
family	Haplophragmoiidae	Maynx 1952
subfamily	Lituolinae	de Blainville 1927
genus	Placopsilina	d'Orbigny 1850

Scientific Name

Placopsilina d'Orbigny, 1850

Name Published In

Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1849-1852). Prodrome de paléontologie stratigraphique universelle des animaux mollusques et rayonnés faisant suite au cours élémentaire de paléontologie et de géologie stratigraphiques. Paris, Masson. vol. 1 [1849]: lx + 394 pp.; vol. 2 [1850]: 427 pp.; vol. 3 [1852]: 389 pp.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Placopsilina	genus	belongs to Foraminiferida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Placopsilina	genus	belongs to Placopsilininae	stated without evidence	Kiessling, 2003
Placopsilina	genus	belongs to Lituolinae	stated without evidence	Neagu and Cirnaru, 2004

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

1 (100%)

First Recorded Appearance

296 - 290 Ma
Permian

Motility

stationary (based on Foraminifera)

Diet

omnivore (based on Foraminifera)

Taphonomy

agglutinated (based on Lituolacea)

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)
Placopsilina aggregata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina annulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina anomala species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina anomalina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina antiqua species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina argoviensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina bathoniana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina bibullata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina bifurca species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina bradyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina capilliformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina cenomana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina ciscoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina concentrica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina conglomerata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina contracta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina cordiformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina cornueliana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina cornuta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina costata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina crassa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina cremacula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina eichbergensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina expansa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina falcata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina filipendula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina florae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina flouesti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina glabra species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina globata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina gracilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina hybrida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina hyerensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina intermedia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina kingsleyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina lacera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina langsdalensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina lineata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina longirostrata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina lucida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina mauritii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina minima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina neocomiana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina northfleetensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina ovigera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina polypiarum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina prisca species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina producta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina prolifer species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina rhyzomorpha species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina rotaliformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina scorpionis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina serpentina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina spinigera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina spongiphila species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina subbotinae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina tenuitesta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina vermicularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina vetusta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina vitrea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Placopsilina wooramelensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1850	Placopsilina d'Orbigny
2002	Placopsilina Sepkoski, Jr.
2003	Placopsilina Kiessling
2004	Placopsilina Neagu and Cirnaru p. 280

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

Neagu T., Cirnaru P. (2004) Lower Aptian agglutinated foraminifera from the Southern Dobrogea and SE part of the Moesian Platform, Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 4, 277-297

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

Prodr. Paleont., 1, 1849 - 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

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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