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Misellina ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	7714564	https://www.gbif.org/species/7714564
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	1869	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=1869

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Misellinidae : Misellina

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Foraminifera : Verbeekinidae : Misellina

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	Verbeekinidae	Staff and Wedekind 1910
subfamily	Misellininae	Miklukho-Maklay 1958
genus	Misellina	Schenck & Thompson 1940

Scientific Name

Misellina Schenck & Thompson, 1940

Name Published In

Schenck, H. G.; Thompson, M. L. (1940). Misellina and Brevaxina, new Permian fusulinid foraminifera. Journal of Paleontology. 14: 584-589.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Misellina	genus	belongs to Verbeekinidae	stated with evidence	Schenck and Thompson, 1940
Misellina	genus	belongs to Foraminiferida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Misellina	genus	belongs to Verbeekininae	stated with evidence	Kobayashi, 2005
Misellina	genus	belongs to Misellininae	stated with evidence	Ueno et al., 2009

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

299 - 272 Ma
Paleozoic

Last Recorded Appearance

269 - 260 Ma
Permian

Motility

stationary (based on Foraminifera)

Diet

omnivore (based on Foraminifera)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Fusulinina)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

H. G. Schenck and M. L. Thompson. 1940. Misellina and Brevaxina, new Permian fusulinid foraminifera. Journal of Paleontology 14:584-589

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Misellina (Brevaxina) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		34	299 Ma Carboniferous	269 Ma Permian
Misellina (Misellina) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		20	290 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Misellina asakaidoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Misellina californica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Misellina caucasica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Misellina confragaspira species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Misellina cylindrica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Misellina ibukiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Misellina megalocula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Misellina mutabilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Misellina olgae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Misellina orbicularia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Misellina ovalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Misellina pingdingshanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Misellina postclaudiae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Misellina provecta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Misellina sphaerica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Misellina sphaerica ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	279 Ma Permian	279 Ma Permian
Misellina spinosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Misellina subcycloidea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Misellina transalaica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Misellina tumida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Misellina umbilicata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Misellina ventricosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Misellina vosginaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thailandina buravasi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	279 Ma Permian	279 Ma Permian
Thailandina hongnusonthiae ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	279 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Thailandina Toriyama & Kanmera, 1968	GBIF	genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Misellinidae : *Thailandina*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1940	Misellina Schenck and Thompson p. 587
2002	Misellina Sepkoski, Jr.
2005	Misellina Kobayashi p. 429
2009	Misellina Ueno et al. p. 56
1940	Misellina Schenck and Thompson p. 587
2002	Misellina Sepkoski, Jr.
2005	Misellina Kobayashi p. 429
2009	Misellina Ueno et al. p. 56

References

Schenck H. G., Thompson M. L. (1940) Misellina and Brevaxina, new Permian fusulinid foraminifera, Journal of Paleontology 14, 584-589

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

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

Ueno K., Shintani T., et al (2009) Fusuline foraminifera from the upper part of the Sakamotozawa Formation, South Kitakami Belt, northeast Japan, Science Reports, Niigata University (Geology) 24, 27-61

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

Schenck, H. G.; Thompson, M. L. (1940). Misellina and Brevaxina, new Permian fusulinid foraminifera. Journal of Paleontology. 14: 584-589. - via World Register of Marine Species

SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - 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

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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