Alternative combinations: Globigerina compressa, Globorotalia compressa
Full reference: H. J. Plummer. 1927. Foraminifera of the Midway Formation in Texas. University of Texas Bulletin (2644)1-206
Belongs to Planorotalites according to B. Huber 1991
See also Blow 1979, Brönnimann 1952, Olsson et al. 1992, Olsson et al. 1999, Plummer 1927 and Shutskaya 1965
Sister taxa: Planorotalites chapmani, Planorotalites compressus, Planorotalites pseudomenardii, Planorotalites pseudoscitula
Subtaxa: Globigerina compressa compressa
Type specimen: See comments, a test
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Senegal (1 collection), United States (4: Missouri, Texas)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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