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Discorbidae

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	8252988	https://www.gbif.org/species/8252988
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	82203	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=82203

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Discorbidae

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Foraminifera : Discorbidae

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	Discorbidae	Ehrenberg 1838

Scientific Name

Discorbidae

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Discorbidae	family	belongs to Discorbacea	stated without evidence	Gibson, 1983

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

13 (76%)

First Recorded Appearance

190 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic

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)

T. G. Gibson. 1983. Key foraminifera from upper Oligocene to lower Pleistocene strata of the central Atlantic coastal plain. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 53:355-453

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Discorbinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		79	190 Ma Early Jurassic	0 Ma Extant
Acarotrochus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Buccella genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		25	28.4 Ma Oligocene	0 Ma Extant
Disconorbis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Discorbina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Discorbis genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		79	190 Ma Early Jurassic	0 Ma Extant
Discorinopsis ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	48.6 Ma Eocene	48.6 Ma Eocene
Epistominella genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		24	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Lamellodiscorbis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Mohlerina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	161 Ma Jurassic	145 Ma Late Jurassic
Neoconorbium genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neodiscorbinella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neoeponides genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Orbitina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Pseudobaggina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rotorbinella genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		91	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Rotorbis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schaferina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Singhamina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Spinodiscorbis ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Strebloides genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Tandonina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1838	Discorbidae Ehrenberg
1983	Discorbidae Gibson p. 368
2012	Discorbidae Margerel

References

Gibson T. G. (1983) Key foraminifera from upper Oligocene to lower Pleistocene strata of the central Atlantic coastal plain, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 53, 355-453

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

Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (2013) Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/ - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

Polovodova Asteman, I. (2013) Benthic foraminifera from Gullmar Fjord (Alsbäck). 2 excel files: Forams_for LIFEWATCH_2013-02-21 v2 WORMS-checked again.xlsx; Forams_for LIFEWATCH_2013-02-21 v2.xlsx - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

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 Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

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

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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