Rosalina patagonica Náñez and Malumián 2008 (foram)

Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Discorbidae

Full reference: C. Náñez and N. Malumián. 2008. Paleobiogeografía y paleogeografía del Maastrichtiense Marino de la Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego y la plataforma continental Argentina, según sus foraminíferos bentónicos. Spanish Journal of Palaeontology 23(2):273-300

Belongs to Rosalina according to C. Náñez and N. Malumián 2008

Sister taxa: Rosalina aguayoi, Rosalina floridensis, Rosalina globularis, Rosalina obtusa, Rosalina orientalis, Rosalina valvulata

Type specimen: SEGEMAR 2833 fig 5.c, a test

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal herbivore

Distribution: found only at Liu Malal Level 5 (Cretaceous of Argentina)

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