Morozovella apanthesma Loeblich and Tappan 1957 (foram)

Foraminifera - Globigerinina - Truncorotaloididae

Alternative combination: Globorotalia apanthesma

Full reference: A. R. Loeblich and H. Tappan. 1957. Planktonic Foraminifera of Paleocene and Early Eocene Age from the Gulf and Atlantic Coastal Plains. U.S. National Museum Bulletin 215:173-198

Belongs to Morozovella according to R. K. Olsson et al. 1999

See also Loeblich and Tappan 1957

Sister taxa: Morozovella acuta, Morozovella acutispira, Morozovella aequa, Morozovella angulata, Morozovella aragonensis, Morozovella caucasica, Morozovella conicotruncata, Morozovella crater, Morozovella edgari, Morozovella formosa, Morozovella gracilis, Morozovella lensiformis, Morozovella marginodentata, Morozovella occlusa, Morozovella pasionensis, Morozovella praeangulata, Morozovella subbotinae, Morozovella uncinata, Morozovella velascoensis

Ecology: stationary planktonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Petruny MS Thesis TDP Site 27 (Paleocene of Tanzania)

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