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Gavelinopsis

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	8007695	https://www.gbif.org/species/8007695
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	1481	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=1481

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Rosalinidae : Gavelinopsis

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Foraminifera : Rosalinidae : Gavelinopsis

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Rhizaria
phylum	Retaria	Cavalier-Smith 1999
phylum	Foraminifera
suborder	Rotaliina	Delage and Herouard 1896
superfamily	Discorbacea	Ehrenberg 1838
family	Rosalinidae	Reiss 1963
genus	Gavelinopsis	Hofker 1951

Scientific Name

Gavelinopsis Hofker, 1951

Name Published In

Siboga Exped. Monogr., 4a

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Gavelinopsis	genus	belongs to Foraminiferida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Gavelinopsis	genus	belongs to Rosalinidae	stated without evidence	Margerel, 2012

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

1 (100%)

First Recorded Appearance

70.6 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Environment

outer shelf,marine (based on Rotaliina)

Motility

stationary (based on Rotaliina)

Diet

omnivore (based on Foraminifera)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Rotaliina)

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)
Gavelinopsis alhamensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis atlantica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis bartensteini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis basilica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis bassleri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis baylissi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis caledonia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis clara species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis durhami species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis hamata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis holkos species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis ichicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis infracretacea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis involutiformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis isabelleana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis monticula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis praegeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis proelevata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis pseudobaccata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis pukeuriensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis tourainensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis translucens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis umbonifer species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis umbonifera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis ventricosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis woodringi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gavelinopsis zealandica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1951	Gavelinopsis Hofker
2002	Gavelinopsis Sepkoski, Jr.
2012	Gavelinopsis Margerel

References

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

Margerel J.-P. (2012) Benthic foraminifers of saint Félix (le Gosier, Guadeloupe)

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

WoRMS (Nov 2016). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Siboga Exped. Monogr., 4a - 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

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

Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. - 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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