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) acrostoma, Globorotalia (Turborotalia) archeocompressa, Globorotalia (Turborotalia) compressa, Globorotalia (Turborotalia) griffinae, Globorotalia (Turborotalia) longiapertura, Globorotalia (Turborotalia) mendacis, 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)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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