Truncorotalia cavernula Bé 1967 (foram)

Foraminifera - Globigerinoidea - Globorotaliidae

Alternative combination: Globorotalia cavernula

Full reference: A. W. H. Bé. 1967. Globorotalia cavernula, a new species of planktonic foraminifera from the Subantarctic Pacific Ocean. Contributions from the Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research 18(3):128-132

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

See also Bé 1967

Sister taxa: Globorotalia (Truncorotalia) crassula, Globorotalia (Truncorotalia) tosaensis, Globorotalia (Truncorotalia) truncatulinoides, Truncorotalia crassaconica, Truncorotalia excelsa, Truncorotalia hessi

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Truncorotalia cavernula in the database

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