Dainellinae subfam. nov (early Carboniferous Foraminiferida), review and new taxa]

The family Loeblichiidae Cummings already emended by Rauser-Chernousova et al. (1996), is revised and subdivided into three subfamilies: Loeblichiinae Cummings emend., Spinoendothyrinae subfam. nov., Dainellinae subfam. nov. This latter is accurately studied with redescription of the genera: Dainell a emend., Lysella emend., Paralysella gen. nov, Bessiella emend. (= Florenn ella), Paradainella, Bozorgniella gen. nov, Vissarionovella gen. nov includ ing four species: V. tujmasensis, V. donzellii sp. nov., V. cf: llangollens is and V. sp. nov. The Dainellinae are very important for the biozonation o f the interval ranging from latest Tournaisian (Tn3c) to early late Visean (V3a, V3b?); V. donzellii sp. nov is probably a marker of the Spanish Via. From the subfamily Dainellinae arise numerous lineages: Loeblichiinae, Glob oendothyrinae, Eoendothyranopsinae, Ozawainellacea, Staffellacea. Therefore its representatives are the ancestors of the Fusulinina from middle Carbon iferous to Permian, the missing link between Endothyrina and Fusulinina, af ter the unsuccessful tentative of the Quasiendothyridae at the end of the D evonian. (C) Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.