Foraminifera - Globigerinina - Truncorotaloididae
DISCUSSION. The new genus accommodates several lower-middle Eocene species that have generally been placed in Morozovella in recent years, but which are believed to have evolved from Acarinina. The concept of Morozovelloides was developed in discussions with R.D. Norris (pers. comm., 2001).
Full reference: P.N. Pearson and W.A. Berggren. 2006. Taxonomy, Biostratigraphy, and Phylogeny of Morozovelloides n. gen. Atlas of Eocene Planktonic Foraminifera, Cushman Foundation Special Publication 41. 327-342
Parent taxon: Truncorotaloididae according to P.N. Pearson and W.A. Berggren 2006
Sister taxa: Acarinina, Alicantina, Morozovella, Pearsonites, Praemurica
Subtaxa: Morozovelloides bandyi Morozovelloides crassatus Morozovelloides lehneri
Ecology: stationary planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of South Pacific (1 collection)
• Miocene of Indian Ocean (3)
• Eocene to Oligocene of Indian Ocean (1)
• Eocene of Cyprus (2), Maldives (2), North Atlantic (58), Pakistan (1), Senegal (1), South Pacific (1), United States (4: California, North Carolina)
Total: 74 collections including 89 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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