Foraminifera - Globigerinoidea - Globigerinidae
Full reference: R. K. Olsson, C. Hemleben, W. A. Berggren and C. Liu. 1992. Wall Texture Classification of planktonic foraminifera genera in the Lower Danian. Journal of Foraminiferal Research 22(3):195-213
Parent taxon: Globigerinidae according to R. M. Leckie et al. 2018
See also Olsson et al. 1992
Sister taxa: Beella, Biorbulina, Candeininae, Catapsydrax, Ciperoella, Dentoglobigerina, Eoglobigerina, Globigerina, Globigerinatella, Globigerinatheka, Globigerinella, Globigerininae, Globigerinoides, Globigerinoidesella, Globoquadrina, Globorotaloides, Globoturborotalita, Guembelitrioides, Orbulina, Orbulininae, Paragloborotalia, Praeorbulina, Pulleniatininae, Sphaeroidinella, Sphaeroidinellinae, Sphaeroidinellopsis, Subbotina, Trilobatus, Turborotalita, Zeaglobigerina
Subtaxa: Parasubbotina griffinae Parasubbotina hagni Parasubbotina inaequispira Parasubbotina prebetica Parasubbotina pseudobulloides Parasubbotina pseudowilsoni Parasubbotina varianta
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of South Pacific (1 collection)
• Eocene of Australia (1), Cyprus (5), North Atlantic (8), North Pacific (8), Senegal (2), Syria (1)
• Paleocene to Eocene of North Atlantic (1)
• Paleocene of Argentina (3), Egypt (25), Indian Ocean (3), North Atlantic (6), Poland (1), Puerto Rico (1), Slovakia (3), South Pacific (6), Tanzania (1), United States (5: Texas)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of North Atlantic (2)
Total: 83 collections including 110 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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