FUSULINOIDEA

 

The test of the Fusulinoidea is large and varies from spherical to fusiform. The development of secondary deposits of calcite (chomata) is prominent in most forms but the numerous chambers are subdivided by folds or septula. Middle Devonian to Permian.

 

 

Family Loeblichiidae Cummings, 1955

 

·         Loeblichia Cummings, 1955. Early Carboniferous (Visean).

 

Family Ozawainellidae Thompson and Foster, 1937

 

·         Eostafella Rauzer-Chernousova, 1948. Carboniferous (Visean to Moscovian)

 

 

 

 

 

Eostafella mosquensis Vissarionova, Hardraw Scar Limestone, Hardraw Force, Yorkshire Limestone

 

·         Millerella Thompson. Late Mississippian to Late Pennsylvanian

 

 

 

 

Millerella designata Zeller, Hardraw Scar Limestone, Muker, Yorkshire Limestone, England

 

·         Neostaffella Miklukho-Maklay, 1959. Late Carboniferous (Moscovian)

 

 

 

Neostaffella sp., Khlong Pha Saeng Thai Peninsula, Thailand.

 

 

·         Ozawainella Thompson, 1935. Late Carboniferous to Permian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ozawainella sp., Mascal Shale Group, Rio Trio, British Honduras

 

·         Pseudoendothyra Mikhaylov, 1939. Carboniferous (Visean to Sakmarian)

 

 

 

 

 

Pseudoendothyra struvii (von Möller), Yorkshire, England

 

 

Family Schubertellidae Skinner, 1931

 

·         Boultonia Lee, 1927. Early Permian.

·         Codonofusiella Dunbar and Skinner, 1937. Late Permian.

·         Dunbarula Ciry, 1948. Late Permian.

·         Dutkevichites Daydov, 1984. Late Carboniferous (Gzhelian) to early Permian (Assilian)

·         Minojapanella Fujimoto and Kanuma, 1953. Latemost early Permian to late Permian

·         Nanlingella Rui and Sheng, 1981. Late Permian

·         Palaeofusulina Deprat, 1912. Latemost Permian

·         Russiella Miklukho-Maklay, 1957. Latemost early Permian to late Permian.

·         Schubertella Staff and Wedekind, 1910. Permian

·         Sphaeroschwagerina Miklukho-Maklay, 1959. Permian.

 

 

 

 

Sphaeroschwagerina citriformis (Kahler and Kahler), Paratype, axial section, Carnic Alps

 

 

Family Fusulinidae von Möller, 1878

 

·         Eofusulina Rauser-Chernousova, 1951. Carboniferous (Early Moscovian).

·         Eowedekindellina Ektova, 1977. Late Carboniferous (Bashkirian).

·         Fusulina Fisher de Waldheim, 1829. Late Carboniferous (Moscovian)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fusulina sp., Yorkshire, England

 

·         Fusulinella von Möller, 1877. Late Carboniferous (Moscovian).

·         Parafusulinella Stewart, 1970. Late Carboniferous (Moscovian).

·         Profusulinella Rauzer-Chernousova and Belyaev, 1936. Late Carboniferous (Moscovian).

·         Protriticites Putrya, 1948. Late Carboniferous (latemost Moscovian to Kasimovian).

·         Quasifusulina Chen, 1934. Late Carboniferous (Gzhelian) to Permian (Sakmarian)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quasifusulina sp., Thitsipin Limestone Formation, Nwalabo fault, South Shan State Burma

 

·         Skinnerella Coogan, 1960 emend. Skinner, 1971. Early Permian (Kungurian).

 

Family Schwagerinidae Dunbar and Henbest, 1930

 

·         Carbonoschwagerina Ozawa, Watanabe and Kobayashi, 1992. Late Carboniferous (Gzhelian).

·         Chalaroschwagerina Skinner and Wilde, 1965. Early Permian (Assilian to Sakmarian).

·         Chusenella Hsu, 1942. Early to middle Permain (Sakmarian to Capitanian).

·         Cuniculinella Skinner and Wilde, 1965. Early Permian (late Asselian).

·         Daixina Rozovskaya, 1949. Late Carboniferous to early Permian.

·         Eoparafusulina Coogan, 1960. Early Permian.

·         Parafusulina Dunbar and Skinner, 1931. Permian (Guadalupian to Lopingian)

 

 

 

Parafusulina sp., Kuzu Machi Tochigi Prefecture, Central Japan

 

·         Eopolydiexodina Wilde, 1975. Permian (middle Guadalupian).

·         Monodiexodina Sosnina, 1956. Early Permian.

·         Montiparus Rozovskava, 1948. Late Carboniferous.

·         Obsoletes Kireeva, 1950. Carboniferous (Kasimovian).

·         Polydiexodina Dunbar and Skinner, 1931. Permian (late Guadalupian)

 

 

 

Polydiexodina praecursor Lloyd, North Kurdistan

 

·         Pseudofusulina Dunbar and Skinnar, 1931. Permian (latemost Gzhelian to Kungurian)

 

 

 

 

 

Pseudofusulina sp. Kahler and Kahler, equatorial section, Carnic Alps,

 

·         Pseudoschwagerina Dunbar and Skinner, 1936. Early to Middle Permian

 

 

 

Pseudoschwagerina schellwieni Hanzawa, Kahler and Kahler, axial section, Carnic Alps

 

·         Schwagerina von Mölle, 1877. Early to middle Permian

 

 

 

Schwagerina sp., oblique axial section, Macal Shale Group, Rio Trio, British Honduras

 

·         Skinnerina Ross, 1964. Permian (early Guadalupian).

·         Taiyuanella Zhuang, 1989. Middle Permian (Wordian)

·         Triticites Girty, 1904. Late Carboniferous to early Permian

 

 

 

 

 

 

Triticites patulus Dunbar and Newell, Copacabana Group, bed at top of hill, Nacusani, Peru

 

·         Zellia Kahler and Kahler, 1937. Permian (Sakmarian)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zellia heritschi mira Kahler and Kahler, Holotype, Carnic Alps

 

 

Family Staffellidae Miklukho-Maklay, 1949

 

·         Staffella Ozawa, 1925. Permian (Artinskian to Kungurian).

 

Family Verbeekinidae Staff and Wedekind, 1910

This family has been classified into three subfamilies:

 

Subfamily Verbeekininae Staff and Wedekind, 1910

 

·         Verbeekina Staff, 1909. Permian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verbeekina verbeeki (Geinitz), Sumatra

 

·         Brevaxina Schenck and Thompson, 1940. Permian (Sakmarian to Wordian).

 

Subfamily Misellininae Miklukho-Maklay, 1958

 

·         Misellina Schenck and Thompson, 1940. Early Permian (Sakmarian to Artinskian).

 

Subfamily Pseudodoliolininae Leven, 1963

 

·         Pseudodoliolina Yabe and Hanzawa, 1932. Permian.

 

Family Neoschwagerinidae Dunbara and Condra, 1927

 

·         Sumatrina Volz, 1904. Middle Permian.

·         Yabeina Deprat, 1914. Middle Permian (Guadalupian)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yabeina globosa (Yabe), Georgia