Foraminifera - Globigerinoidea - Globorotaliidae
Synonym: Globorotalia (Turborotalia) acostaensis tegillata Brönnimann and Resig 1971
Full reference: W. H. Blow. 1959. Age, correlation, and biostratigraphy of the upper Tocuyo (San Lorenzo) and Pozon Formations, eastern Falcon, Venezuela. Bulletins of American Paleontology 39(178):67-251
Belongs to Globorotalia (Turborotalia) according to A. J. Fraass et al. 2024
See also Brönnimann and Resig 1971 and Kennett and Srinivasan 1983
Sister taxa: Globorotalia (Turborotalia) archeocompressa, Globorotalia (Turborotalia) compressa, Globorotalia (Turborotalia) longiapertura, Globorotalia (Turborotalia) opima, Globorotalia (Turborotalia) praecentralis, Globorotalia (Turborotalia) pseudoimitata, Globorotalia (Turborotalia) pseudokugleri, Globorotalia (Turborotalia) pseudopumilio, Globorotalia (Turborotalia) quadrilocula, Globorotalia (Turborotalia) rainwateri, Globorotalia (Turborotalia) riedeli, Globorotalia (Turborotalia) tosaensis
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (3: North Carolina, Virginia collections)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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