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Ellipsolagenidae

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4381503	https://www.gbif.org/species/4381503
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	155901	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=155901

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Lagenida : Ellipsolagenidae

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Foraminifera : Ellipsolagenidae

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	Ellipsolagenidae	Silvestri 1923

Scientific Name

Ellipsolagenidae

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Ellipsolagenidae	family	belongs to Lagenina	stated without evidence	Kiessling, 2003
Ellipsolagenidae	family	belongs to Nodosarioidea	stated without evidence	Margerel, 2009
Ellipsolagenidae	family	belongs to Nodosariacea	stated without evidence	Margerel, 2012

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

34 (87%)

First Recorded Appearance

242 - 237 Ma
Middle Triassic

Motility

stationary (based on Foraminifera)

Diet

deposit feeder (based on Lagenina)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Lagenina)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

W. Kiessling. 2003. Personal data.

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest
👁 Image Ellipsolageninae subfamily	listed (PBDB)	27	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Oolininae subfamily	listed (PBDB)	40	242 Ma Middle Triassic	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Parafissurininae subfamily	listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Anturina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Bifarilaminella genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Buchnerina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	23.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Cenchridium genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
👁 Image Cursina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Cushmanina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
Duoforisa genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
👁 Image Duplella genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Entosolenia genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	11	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Exsculptina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Favulina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Fissurina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	27	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Galwayella genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
Geminiella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
👁 Image Globofissurella genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Heteromorphina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Homalohedra genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Irenita genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Laculatina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
Lagenosolenia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
👁 Image Lagnea genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
Moncharmontzeiana genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nanosylvanella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
👁 Image Oolina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	39	242 Ma Middle Triassic	0 Ma Extant
Ovulina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
👁 Image Palliolatella genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Parafissurina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
Porosolenia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
👁 Image Pristinosceptrella genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
Pseudofavulina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
👁 Image Pseudofissurina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Pseudoolina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Pseudosolenina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Pytine genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	488 Ma Cambrian	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Sipholagena genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Tortaguttus genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Vasicostella genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Ventrostoma genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Walterparria genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Wiesnerina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1923	Ellipsolagenidae Silvestri
2003	Ellipsolagenidae Kiessling
2009	Ellipsolagenidae Margerel p. 586
2012	Ellipsolagenidae Margerel

References

Kiessling W. (2003) Personal data

Margerel J. P. (2009) Les foraminifères benthiques des Faluns du Miocène moyen du Blésois (Loir-et-Cher) et de Mirebeau (Vienne) dans le Centre-Ouest de la France, Geodiversitas 31 3, 577-621

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

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 Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)

Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1987). Foraminiferal Genera and their Classification. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York. 970pp. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)

Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1987). Foraminiferal Genera and their Classification. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York. 970pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - 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

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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