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Praeorbulina

Globigerinidae

Taxonomy
Praeorbulina was named by Olsson (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l-u T Mi-m]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Globigerinidae by Olsson (1964), Gibson (1983); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Praeorbulina Olsson
1983Praeorbulina Gibson p. 368
2002Praeorbulina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyGlobigerinoidea
familyGlobigerinidaeCarpenter et al. 1862
genusPraeorbulina

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Praeorbulina Olsson 1964
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Praeorbulina curva Blow 1956
Praeorbulina glomerosadup Fraass et al. 2024
Invalid names: Globigerinoides glomerosa glomerosa Blow 1956 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. K. Olsson 1964Low trochospiral with strongly enveloping final chamber, globular to spherical; peripheral outline rounder, slightly lobate to circular. Wall: rather coarsely perforate. Chambers: very much inflated, globular or spherical, increasing rapidly in size; three to four in a whorl in early portion of the test, somewhat embracing so that the initial portion of the test has a rounded appearance; final chamber much inflated, embracing the earlier portion of the test from 40 to over 75 percent. Sutures: slightly depressed to flush with the surface. Apertures: umbilical on the initial whorl of chambers; numerous, long to short narrow slits or very small circular openings situated along the sutural contact between the ultimate chamber and the previous chambers, may also be present along sutural contacts of earlier-formed chambers.