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Schwagerinidae ✝

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Description

The Schwagerinidae comprise a family of large, generally fusiform, foraminiferans included in the Fusulinacea, a superfamily of fusulinids, locally abundant during the later Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) and most of the Permian.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwagerinidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	7634792	https://www.gbif.org/species/7634792
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	112343	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=112343

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Schwagerinidae

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Foraminifera : Schwagerinidae

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	Schwagerinidae	Dunbar and Henbest 1930

Scientific Name

Schwagerinidae

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Schwagerinidae	family	belongs to Fusulinacea	stated with evidence	Loeblich and Tappan, 1984

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

878

First Recorded Appearance

307 - 304 Ma
Carboniferous

Last Recorded Appearance

260 - 254 Ma
Permian

Motility

stationary (based on Foraminifera)

Diet

omnivore (based on Foraminifera)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Fusulinina)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

A. R. Loeblich and H. Tappan. 1984. Suprageneric classification of the Foraminiferida (Protozoa). Micropaleontology 30(1):1-70

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwagerinidae

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Chusenellinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		67	304 Ma Carboniferous	272 Ma Permian
Darvasitinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		69	299 Ma Carboniferous	279 Ma Permian
Monodiexodininae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		106	304 Ma Carboniferous	265 Ma Permian
Pseudofusulininae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		1,057	304 Ma Carboniferous	260 Ma Permian
Pseudoschwagerininae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		8	299 Ma Carboniferous	272 Ma Permian
Rugosofusulininae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		118	307 Ma Carboniferous	279 Ma Permian
Schwagerininae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		581	304 Ma Carboniferous	265 Ma Permian
Triticitinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		177	307 Ma Carboniferous	290 Ma Permian
Acervoschwagerina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	296 Ma Permian	290 Ma Permian
Advenella ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)		1	296 Ma Permian	296 Ma Permian
Anderssonites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	304 Ma Carboniferous	296 Ma Permian
Benshella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Benshiella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		67	304 Ma Carboniferous	290 Ma Permian
Chalaroschwagerina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		88	299 Ma Carboniferous	279 Ma Permian
Changmeia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	290 Ma Permian	290 Ma Permian
Chusenella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		257	304 Ma Carboniferous	265 Ma Permian
Codonoschwagerina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Concavutella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cuniculinella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		39	296 Ma Permian	290 Ma Permian
Daixina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		99	304 Ma Carboniferous	290 Ma Permian
Darvasella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		15	290 Ma Permian	279 Ma Permian
Darvasoschwagerina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	304 Ma Carboniferous	304 Ma Carboniferous
Dunbarinella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		34	304 Ma Carboniferous	272 Ma Permian
Dutkevitchia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		93	304 Ma Carboniferous	290 Ma Permian
Eochusenella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eopolydiexodina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		59	272 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Grozdilovia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Iranella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Jigulites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		34	304 Ma Carboniferous	304 Ma Carboniferous
Juresanella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Kahlerella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		30	304 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous
Laxifusulina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	290 Ma Permian	279 Ma Permian
Leeina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		22	290 Ma Permian	279 Ma Permian
Linxinella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Mccloudia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Monodiexodina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		75	299 Ma Carboniferous	265 Ma Permian
Montiparus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		48	307 Ma Carboniferous	304 Ma Carboniferous
Nagatodarvasiella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	299 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous
Neodutkevitchia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		20	296 Ma Permian	290 Ma Permian
Orientoschwagerina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Parafusulina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		342	299 Ma Carboniferous	265 Ma Permian
Paraleeina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	279 Ma Permian	279 Ma Permian
Paraschwagerina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		127	304 Ma Carboniferous	290 Ma Permian
Perigondwania ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		19	296 Ma Permian	296 Ma Permian
Polydiexodina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		15	272 Ma Permian	265 Ma Permian
Praeparafusulina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Praepseudofusulina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		20	304 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous
Pravitoschwagerina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	279 Ma Permian	279 Ma Permian
Pseudochusenella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		33	299 Ma Carboniferous	290 Ma Permian
Pseudodaixinoides genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudofusulinoides ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		21	304 Ma Carboniferous	290 Ma Permian
Pseudoschwagerina ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)		222	304 Ma Carboniferous	272 Ma Permian
Robustoschwagerina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		48	299 Ma Carboniferous	290 Ma Permian
Rugosochusenella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		26	304 Ma Carboniferous	269 Ma Permian
Rugosofusulina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		216	304 Ma Carboniferous	265 Ma Permian
Rugosofusulinoides genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rugososchwagerina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	280 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Shichanella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Taiyuanella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thompsonites genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Timanites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Triticites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		403	307 Ma Carboniferous	265 Ma Permian
Verneuilites genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Xiaoxinzhaiella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	272 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Pseudofusulina turki species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudoschwagerina ayacuchensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pseudoschwagerina broggii ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pseudoschwagerina robusta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		21	299 Ma Carboniferous	296 Ma Permian
Pseudoschwagerina vilcanotensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Schwagerina lepidula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schwagerina multispire species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1930	Schwagerinidae Dunbar and Henbest
1984	Schwagerinidae Loeblich and Tappan
1996	Schwagerinidae Davydov p. 229
2002	Schwagerinidae Forke p. 226
2005	Schwagerinidae Kobayashi p. 427
2006	Schwagerinidae Kobayashi p. 45
2007	Schwagerinidae Ueno p. 23
2011	Schwagerinidae Kobayashi p. 22
2013	Schwagerinidae Zhang et al. p. 533

References

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

Forke H. C. (2002) Biostratigraphic subdivision and correlation of uppermost Carboniferous/Lower Permian sediments in the southern Alps: fusulinoidean and conodont faunas from the Carnic Alps (Austria/Italy), Karavanke Mountains (Slovenia), and southern Urals (Russia), Facies 47, 201-275

Kobayashi F. (2005) Permian foraminifers from the Itsukaichi-Ome area, west Tokyo, Japan, Journal of Paleontology 79, 413-432

Kobayashi F. (2006) Middle Permian foraminifers of the Izuru and Nabeyama Formations in the Kuzu area, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan Part 1. Schwagerinid, neoschwagerinid, and verbeekinid fusulinoideans, Paleontological Research 10, 37-59

Ueno K. (2007) Description of species, in Fusuline foraminifera from the basal part of the Sakamotozawa Formation, south Kitakami belt, northeast Japan, Science Reports, Niigata University (Geology) 22, 15-33

Kobayashi F. (2011) Middle Permian (Wordian) foraminifers of the Furen Limestone, Oita Prefecture, Japan, Humans and Nature 22, 21-25

Zhang Y. C., Wang Y., et al (2013) Artinskian (Early Permian) fusuline fauna from the Rongma area in northern Tibet: palaeoclimatic and palaeobiogeographic implications, Alcheringa 37, 529-546

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

Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

BouDagher-Fadel, M. K. (2008). Evolution and Geological Significance of Larger Benthic Foraminifera. (Developments in Palaeontology & Stratigraphy 21). Elsevier, 548 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species (2017 version), available online at http://www.marinespecies.org. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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