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Kurnubia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Pfenderinidae : Kurnubia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Pfenderinidae : Kurnubia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Kurnubia Henson, 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Henson, F. R. S. (1948). New Trochamminidæ and Verneuilinidæ from the Middle East. Journal of Natural History Series 11. 14(117)[1947]: 605-630. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 174 - 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 152 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | detritivore (based on Textulariina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | agglutinated (based on Textulariina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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| Kurnubia bramkampi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kurnubia bramkompi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kurnubia elongata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kurnubia feleensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kurnubia gigantea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kurnubia jurassica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kurnubia morrisi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kurnubia palastinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kurnubia palastiniensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kurnubia truncata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kurnubia variabilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1948 | Kurnubia Henson |
| 1988 | Kurnubia Loeblich and Tappan |
| 2002 | Kurnubia Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
