Foraminifera - Globigerinaceae - Globotruncanidae
Alternative combination: Pulvinulina arca
Belongs to Globotruncana according to G. Keller et al. 2007
See also Pessagno 1967
Sister taxa: Globotruncana (Globotruncana), Globotruncana (Rugoglobigerina), Globotruncana aegyptiaca, Globotruncana appenninica, Globotruncana austinensis, Globotruncana bulloides, Globotruncana coronata, Globotruncana fareedi, Globotruncana fornicata, Globotruncana helvetica, Globotruncana hilli, Globotruncana imbricata, Globotruncana inornata, Globotruncana lapparenti, Globotruncana linneiana, Globotruncana loeblichi, Globotruncana marginata, Globotruncana nothi, Globotruncana renzi, Globotruncana rosetta, Globotruncana stephani, Globotruncana tinnei
Subtaxa: Pulvinulina arca contusa
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Tunisia (11 collections)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Turkey (2)
• Cretaceous of Canada (3: British Columbia), Egypt (10), Greece (2), Poland (1), Romania (1), Tunisia (33), Turkey (3), the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: Texas)
Total: 68 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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