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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	9789098	https://www.gbif.org/species/9789098
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	153334	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=153334

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Lagenida : Vaginulinidae : Robulus

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Foraminifera : Nodosariidae : Robulus

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Rhizaria
phylum	Retaria	Cavalier-Smith 1999
phylum	Foraminifera
suborder	Lagenina	Delage and Herouard 1896
superfamily	Nodosariacea	Ehrenberg 1838
family	Nodosariidae	Ehrenberg 1838
genus	Robulus	Spincterules

Scientific Name

Robulus (Spincterules)

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Robulus	genus	belongs to Nodosariinae	stated with evidence	Dorreen, 1948

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

2 (7.1%)

First Recorded Appearance

72.1 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Motility

stationary (based on Foraminifera)

Diet

deposit feeder (based on Lagenina)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Lagenina)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. M. Dorreen. 1948. A Foraminiferal fauna from the Kaiatan Stage (Upper Eocene) of New Zealand. Journal of Paleontology 22(3):281-300

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Robulus adelinensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Robulus alatolimbatus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	41.3 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Robulus antipodum ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Robulus aperturus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus aracanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus arcuatostriatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Robulus atomiformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus calcar species	listed (PBDB)		1	7.25 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Robulus calcariformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus capelavelaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus chiranus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Robulus clericii ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	41.3 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Robulus clypeiformis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		9	41.3 Ma Eocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Robulus convergiformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus cultratus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Robulus deformis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Robulus dorthiae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus ecarinatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus elongatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus evolutus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus galeriana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus guazumalensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus gyroscalprum ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Robulus inornatus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		3	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	41.3 Ma Eocene
Robulus insuetus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	41.3 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Robulus jacksonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus kincaidi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	41.3 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Robulus kreyenhagensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus laimingi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus lavelaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus limbosensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus limbosus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Robulus lucidiformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus mayi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Robulus midwayensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Robulus nikobarensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Robulus orbiculariformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus pasquaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus pavlovski species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus perennus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus pondi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus profundus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus propinguus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus propinquus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		3	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Robulus pseudoligostegus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus revoltus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus simplex ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		7	33.9 Ma Oligocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Robulus strongi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus subconvergens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus terryi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	41.3 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Robulus tortugaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus tropicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus virginiae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Robulus vortex ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		9	23.0 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Robulus warmani ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1808	Robulus Montfort
1948	Robulus Dorreen p. 288

References

Dorreen J. M. (1948) A Foraminiferal fauna from the Kaiatan Stage (Upper Eocene) of New Zealand, Journal of Paleontology 22 3, 281-300

Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - 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

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

refer synonym source - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Conch. Syst., 1 - 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

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

Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. Paris: Schoell. Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]. - via World Register of Marine Species

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

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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