Globorotalia (Turborotalia) praecentralis Blow 1979 (foram)

Foraminifera - Globigerinoidea - Globorotaliidae

Full reference: W. H. Blow. 1979. The Cainozoic Globigerinida: A study of the morphology, taxonomy, evolutionary relationships and stratigraphical distribution of some Globigerinida (mainly Globigerinacea). 2:1-1413

Belongs to Globorotalia (Turborotalia) according to W. H. Blow 1979

Sister taxa: Globorotalia (Turborotalia) acostaensis, Globorotalia (Turborotalia) archeocompressa, Globorotalia (Turborotalia) compressa, Globorotalia (Turborotalia) longiapertura, Globorotalia (Turborotalia) opima, 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: found only at Santa Elena Peninsula, base of Descartes Fm (Eocene of Costa Rica)

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