Discorbinella Cushman and Martin 1935 (foram)
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Foraminifera - Rotaliina - Discorbinellidae
Synonym: Discopulvinulina Hofker 1951
Full reference: J. A. Cushman and L. T. Martin. 1935. A new genus of Foraminifera, Discorbinella, from Monterey Bay, California. Contributions from the Cushman laboratory for foraminiferal research 11(4):89-90
Parent taxon: Discorbinellidae according to J. Hofker 1951
See also Loeblich and Tappan 1987, Margerel 2012 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Discorbinellinae, Parvicarinina
Subtaxa: Discorbinella bertheloti
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal omnivore
Distribution: found only at Kritika (Pliocene of Greece)
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