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Gypsina

Globothalamea - Loftusiida - Acervulinidae

Taxonomy
Gypsina was named by Carter (1877) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Planorbulinidae by Cushman (1927); to Acervulinidae by Perrin (1994); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
G. globula, G. globulus, G. vesicularis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Gypsina Carter
1927Gypsina Cushman p. 95
1994Gypsina Perrin
2002Gypsina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classGlobothalamea
RankNameAuthor
orderLoftusiidaKaminski and Mikhalevich 2000
superfamilyLoftusoideaBrady 1884
familyAcervulinidaeSchultze 1854
genusGypsinaCarter 1877

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Gypsina Carter 1877
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2012-10-30 00:15:50
Modified: 2012-10-29 08:16:32
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Holocene or 86.30000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Austria G. sp. (74488 74489)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Turkey G. linearis (155381)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Maldives (Gaafaru) G. sp. (214810 214813 214815)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Spain G. sp. (152582 152583 152584)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy G. globula (151433) G. globula, G. mastelensis (13354) G. globula, G. mastelensis, G. moussaviani (151434)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Tonga G. globula (43006)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Hungary G. sp. (69699)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Florida) G. globula (61112 61115 61116 61118)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Indonesia G. sp. (61740)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Egypt G. vesicularis (147618 147619 147620) G. vesicularis, G. globulus (147624)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Corsica) G. plana (222491) G. sp. (222488 222489 222490 222494)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Malaysia G. globulus (165770)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) G. globulus (167299)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Australia (Goldifelds-Esperance) G. sp. (222542)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Cuba G. sp. (232852)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Turkey G. plana (69903)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) G. globulus (166810)
Late/Upper Miocene - Late/Upper Pliocene11.608 - 2.588Jamaica G. sp. (146171)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Spain G. sp. (34433)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Antigua and Barbuda G. globulus (198642)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Egypt G. globulus (147636 147637) G. vesicularis, G. globulus (147632)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Hawaii) G. sp. (105531)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Barbados G. plana (148824)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Jordan G. sp. (82754)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Hawaii) G. sp. (105528)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece G. sp. (88773 88774)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) G. sp. (105526)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) G. plana (97610)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Barbados G. plana (148714)