Sphaeroidinella excavata Banner and Blow 1965 (foram)

Foraminifera - Globigerinoidea - Globigerinidae

Alternative combination: Sphaeroidinella dehiscens excavata

Full reference: F. T. Banner and W. H. Blow. 1965. Progress in the planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the Neogene. Nature 208:1164-1166

Belongs to Sphaeroidinella according to P. N. Pearson 1995

See also Banner and Blow 1965

Sister taxa: Sphaeroidinella dehiscens, Sphaeroidinella multiloba

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Sphaeroidinella excavata in the database

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