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Discorbidae

Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Discorbidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Discorbidae Ehrenberg
1964Discorbidae Bertels p. 164
1983Discorbidae Gibson p. 368
2012Discorbidae Carignano
2012Discorbidae Margerel
2022Discorbidae Missotti

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classGlobothalamea
RankNameAuthor
orderRotaliidaDelage and Herouard 1896
superfamilyDiscorboidea
familyDiscorbidaeEhrenberg 1838
familyDiscorbidaeEhrenberg 1838

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.

Fm. †Discorbidae Ehrenberg 1838
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G. Discorbina Carpenter et al. 1862
Subfm. Discorbinae Ehrenberg 1838
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G. Eponides Montfort 1808
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†Eponides ellisorae Garret 1939
†Eponides keenani Cushman and Kleinpell 1934
†Eponides kleinpelli Cushman and Frizzell 1940
†Eponides lodoensis Martin 1943
†Eponides lunata Brotzen 1948
†Eponides mexicana Cushman 1925
Eponides parantillarum McCulloch 1977
†Eponides toulmini Brotzen 1948
Eponides umbonatus Reuss 1851
G. Hanzawaia Asano 1944
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†Hanzawaia asterizana Huang et al. 2019
†Hanzawaia castellaroae Bertels 1964
†Hanzawaia illingi Nuttall 1928
G. Rosalina d'Orbigny 1826
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Rosalina aguayoi Bermudez 1935
Rosalina floridensis Cushman 1931
Rosalina globularis d'Orbigny 1826
Rosalina obtusa d'Orbigny 1846
Rosalina orientalis Cushman 1915
†Rosalina patagonica Náñez and Malumián 2008
Rosalina valvulata d'Orbigny 1826
G. Valvulineria Cushman 1926
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Valvulineria candeiana d'Orbigny 1839
†Valvulineria lenae Bertels 1964
†Valvulineria tumeyensis Cushman and Simonson 1944
†Valvulineria wilcoxensis Cushman and Ponton 1932
G. Discorbis Lamarck 1804
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†Discorbis midwayensis Cushman 1940
†Discorbis vesicularis Lamarck 1804
G. Epistominella Husezima and Maruhasi 1944
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†Epistominella pungoensis Gibson 1983
G. †Mohlerina
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†Mohlerina basiliensis Mohler 1938
G. Neoeponides Reiss 1960
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Neoeponides auberi d'Orbigny 1839
G. Orbitina Sellier de Civrieux
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Orbitina taguscovensis McCulloch 1977
G. †Rotorbinella Bandy 1944
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†Rotorbinella packardi Bandy 1949
Rotorbinella rosea d'Orbigny 1826
Subfm. Siphonininae Cushman 1927
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G. Siphoninella Cushman 1927
G. Strebloides Bermudez and Seiglie 1963
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Strebloides advenus Cushman 1922
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-28 00:47:02
Modified: 2009-05-20 05:31:44
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pliensbachian to the top of the Holocene or 189.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 183.0 Ma

Collections (394 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Germany (Bavaria) Discorbis sp. (51275)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Egypt Discorbis dreheri (99486)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Saudi Arabia Conicospirillina basiliensis (48881) Discorbis sp. (48602)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Saudi Arabia Conicospirillina basiliensis (34544)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Saudi Arabia Conicospirillina basiliensis (46049 46050)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland Discorbis speciosus (61723)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Romania Discorbis danubiensis (35199)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany (Niedersachsen) Mohlerina basiliensis (98352)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8France (Normandy) Conicospirillina basiliensis (23539)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Poland Discorbis subspeciosus (78624)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Algeria Conicospirillina basiliensis (85907)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Austria Discorbis sp., Conicospirillina basiliensis (36222 36223)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Tithonian155.7 - 145.0Bulgaria Mohlerina basiliensis (151486)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Ukraine Mohlerina basiliensis (62370)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Poland Mohlerina basiliensis (151577 151579)
Tithonian - Berriasian152.1 - 139.8Austria Conicospirillina basiliensis (68261)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Italy Mohlerina basiliensis (68259)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Romania (Bicaz Gorges) Mohlerina sp. (138717)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Turkey Mohlerina sp. (173371)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Ukraine Discorbis crimicus, Siphoninella antiqua (162310)