Foraminifera - Globigerinoidea - Globigerinidae
Full reference: R. K. Olsson. 1964. Praeorbulina Olsson, a New Foraminiferal Genus. Journal of Paleontology 38(4):770-771
Parent taxon: Globigerinidae according to R. K. Olsson 1964
See also Gibson 1983 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Beella, Biorbulina, Candeininae, Catapsydrax, Ciperoella, Dentoglobigerina, Eoglobigerina, Globigerina, Globigerinatella, Globigerinatheka, Globigerinella, Globigerininae, Globigerinoides, Globigerinoidesella, Globoquadrina, Globorotaloides, Globoturborotalita, Guembelitrioides, Orbulina, Orbulininae, Paragloborotalia, Parasubbotina, Pulleniatininae, Sphaeroidinella, Sphaeroidinellinae, Sphaeroidinellopsis, Trilobatus, Turborotalita, Zeaglobigerina
Subtaxa: Praeorbulina circularis Praeorbulina curva Praeorbulina glomerosa Praeorbulina glomerosadup
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Chile (1 collection), the Czech Republic (1), Italy (1), United States (1: Maryland)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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