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Gyroidina

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Description

Gyroidina is a genus of foraminifera belonging to the family Gavelinellidae of the superfamily Chilostomelloidea and the order Rotaliida. Its temporal range is the Holocene.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyroidina, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	8223488	https://www.gbif.org/species/8223488
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	1566	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=1566

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Gavelinellidae : Gyroidina

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Foraminifera : Rotaliidae : Gyroidina

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	Rotaliacea	Ehrenberg 1839
family	Rotaliidae	Ehrenberg 1839
genus	Gyroidina	d'Orbigny 1826

Scientific Name

Gyroidina d'Orbigny, 1826

Name Published In

Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1826). Tableau méthodique de la classe des Céphalopodes. Annales des Sciences Naturelles. vol. 7: 96-169, 245-314.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Gyroidina	genus	belongs to Rotaliidae	stated without evidence	Wienrich, 1997
Gyroidina	genus	belongs to Foraminiferida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

1 (25%)

First Recorded Appearance

113 - 101 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 Rotaliina)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

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

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyroidina

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Gyroidina aegyptiaca species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina akkeshiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina alabamensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina alticamerata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina altiformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina angustiumbilicata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina anomalinoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina antarctica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina arkadelphiana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina asymmetrica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina babicensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina barbarica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina basicrassata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina beisseli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina borislavensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina brockerti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina bukalovae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina byramensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina carinata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina carmenensi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina carmenensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina caucasica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina cetera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina chathamensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina childsi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina chirana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina cibaoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina clodiusi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina colombiaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina comma species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina complanata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina condoni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Gyroidina conica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina contecta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina cretosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina crystalriverensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina cushmani species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina deflexa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina delicata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina deminutiva species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina depressa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina depressaeformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina dissimilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina eggeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina elongata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina exserta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina flavescens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina gemma species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina gothica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina guadalupensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina guayabalensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina hamiltoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina hangukensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina healdi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina infrafosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina io species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina iojimaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina jarvisi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina jenkinsi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina kasahstanica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina kawagatai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina kazusaense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina keenani species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina komatsui species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina laciniata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina laevigata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina lamarckiana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina lenticularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina limbata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina loetterlei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina longispira species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina lottensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina madrugaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina marina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina marylandica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina maudryae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina mauretanica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina mauryae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina medicea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina mendezensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina minuta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina moskvini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina nana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina naranjoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina nassauensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina neorotunda species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina neosoldanii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina nitidaformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina nitidula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina noda species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina obesa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina octocamerata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina orbicularis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	47.8 Ma Eocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Gyroidina parva species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina patagonica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina pilasensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina planulata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		46	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	5.33 Ma Miocene
Gyroidina plummerae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina polia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina politula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina praeglobosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina praemegastoma species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina profunda species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina pudica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina punctata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina quinqueloba species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina relizana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina reussi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina rosaformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina rothwelli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina rotunda species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina sakasegawaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina scalata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina scita species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina simiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina sokolovae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina sparksi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina springfieldensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina stellifera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina subplanulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina subsoldanii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina suturalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina tainanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina tayyabi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina tendami species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina tokachiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina torulus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina tricherasensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina trincherasensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina tropica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina tsablensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina turgida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina umbilicata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina umbonata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina urahoroensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina vicksburgensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina vortex species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina wellmani species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyroidina wengeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Giroidina Guérin, 1844	GBIF	genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Gavelinellidae : *Giroidina*
Cyroidinus Saidova, 1975	GBIF	genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Gavelinellidae : *Cyroidinus*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1826	Gyroidina d'Orbigny
1997	Gyroidina Wienrich p. 72
2002	Gyroidina Sepkoski, Jr.

References

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

Wienrich G. (1997) Die Fauna des marinen Miozäns von Kevelaer (Niederrhein). Band 1 Foraminiferen, Anthozoen., Backhuys Publishers, Leiden 1, 1-187

Ann. Sci. Nat., 7 (27) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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

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

Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1826). Tableau méthodique de la classe des Céphalopodes. Annales des Sciences Naturelles. vol. 7: 96-169, 245-314. - via World Register of Marine Species

Revets, S. A. (1996). The generic revision of five families of Rotaliine Foraminifera - Part 2. The Anomalinidae, Alabaminidae, Cancrisidae & Gavelinellidae. Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, Special Publication. 57-113. - via World Register of Marine Species

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