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Homotrematidae
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Homotrematidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Homotrematidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Homotrematidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 5 (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 125 - 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | outer shelf,marine (based on Rotaliina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Rotaliina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Acervulinacea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. R. Loeblich and H. Tappan. 1984. Suprageneric classification of the Foraminiferida (Protozoa). Micropaleontology 30(1):1-70 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Carpenteria genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 43 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Homotrema genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 47 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Miniacina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 49 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Polytrema genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pustularia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rupertia genus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Sporadotrema genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Homotremidae | GBIF | family | Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Homotremidae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1927 | Homotrematidae Cushman |
| 1984 | Homotrematidae Loeblich and Tappan |
References
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!
