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Ellipsoidinidae ✝
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Ellipsoidinidae | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Ellipsoidinidae | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Ellipsoidinidae | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 33.9 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic | ||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. R. Sullivan. 1962. Foraminifera from the type section of the San Lorenzo Formation, Santa Cruz County, California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 37(4):233-352 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Amplectoductina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Cribropleurostomella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Czarkowyella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Daucina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ellipsoglandulina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Ellipsoidella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ellipsoidina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Ellipsonodosaria ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Ellipsopolymorphina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Klaszia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Laterohiatus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nodosarella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Wheelerella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1923 | Ellipsoidinidae Silvestri |
| 1962 | Ellipsoidinidae Sullivan p. 278 |
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!
