Endothyracea

Endothyracea; Temporal range: U Devonian - L Permian
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	SAR
(unranked):	Rhizaria
Superphylum:	Retaria
Phylum:	Foraminifera
Order:	Fusulinida or Fusulinina
Superfamily:	Endothyracea
Family:	Endothyridae
Subfamilies
	See Text

The Endothyracea is a superfamily in the foraminiferal order, Fusulinida (or as often, suborder Fusulinina) known from the upper Devonian to the Lower Permian. Probably ancestral to the Fusulinacea.^[1]^[2]

Diagnosis[]

Fusulinida with multichambered, septate tests, planispirally to streptospirally coiled at least in the early stage, may uncoil and become straight in the late growth stage.^[1]

Taxonomy[]

Taxonomic relationships[]

The Endothyracea as presented in the Treatise^[2] was one of only three superfamilies in the Fusulinina, the others being the Parathuramminacea and Fusulinacea. With the discovery of more genera since publication of the Treatise in 1964 and concomitant development of new perspectives, the Endothyracea was split into a number of newly defined superfamilies, included in a revised and smaller Endothyracea ^[1] based on the family Endothyridae.

Taxonomy[]

The Endothyracea, as now defined, envelops the Endothyridae^[1] and contains the following subfamilies.

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References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Alfred R. Loeblich Jr and Helen Tappan 1988. Foraminiferal Genera and their Classification. VanNostrand Reinhold. New York N.Y. On line at "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2012-09-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ^a ^b Loeblich, Alfred R.; Tappan, Helen (1964). Moore, R.C. (ed.). Protista 2: Sarcodina Chiefly "Thecamoebians" and Foraminiferida. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Vol. C (5th ed.). Geological Society of America. ISBN 978-0-8137-3003-5.

[Loeblich88-1] Alfred R. Loeblich Jr and Helen Tappan 1988. Foraminiferal Genera and their Classification. VanNostrand Reinhold. New York N.Y. On line at "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2012-09-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[Loeblich64-2] Loeblich, Alfred R.; Tappan, Helen (1964). Moore, R.C. (ed.). Protista 2: Sarcodina Chiefly "Thecamoebians" and Foraminiferida. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Vol. C (5th ed.). Geological Society of America. ISBN 978-0-8137-3003-5.

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