Fohsella fohsi Cushman and Ellisor 1939 (foram)

Foraminifera - Globigerinoidea - Globorotaliidae

Alternative combination: Globorotalia fohsi

Synonym: Globorotalia barisanensis LeRoy 1939

Full reference: J. A. Cushman and A. C. Ellisor. 1939. New species of foraminifera from the Oligocene and Miocene. Contributions from the Cushman Laboratory for Foraminiferal Research 15:1-14

Belongs to Fohsella according to T. Aze et al. 2011

See also Blow and Banner 1966, Cushman and Ellisor 1939 and LeRoy 1939

Sister taxa: Fohsella kugleri, Fohsella lenguaensis, Fohsella lobata, Fohsella peripheroacuta, Fohsella peripheroronda, Fohsella praefohsi, Fohsella robusta

Subtaxa: Fohsella fohsi fohsi

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Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal omnivore

Distribution: found only at CP1 P-51 well (175-180m) (Miocene to Miocene of North Atlantic)

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