Foraminifera - Globigerinoidea - Globigerinidae
Full reference: W. H. Blow. 1956. Origin and Evolution of the Foraminiferal Genus Orbulina d'Orbigny. Micropaleontology 2(1):57-70
Parent taxon: Globigerinidae according to W. H. Blow 1956
Sister taxa: Beella, Candeininae, Cassigerinella, Cassigerinelloita, Catapsydrax, Dentoglobigerina, Eoglobigerina, Globigerina, Globigerinatella, Globigerinatheka, Globigerinella, Globigerininae, Globigerinoides, Globigerinoidesella, Globoquadrina, Globorotaloides, Globoturborotalita, Guembelitrioides, Orbulina, Orbulininae, Paragloborotalia, Parasubbotina, Praeorbulina, Pulleniatininae, Sphaeroidinella, Sphaeroidinellopsis, Trilobatus, Turborotalita, Zeaglobigerina
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal omnivore
Distribution: found only at USGS Loc. 20001 (Unit 2) - ridge between Candelaria and Río Ciruelas (Miocene to Miocene of Costa Rica)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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