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Rugoglobigerina macrocephala

Globotruncanidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Rugoglobigerina macrocephala Broennimann
1970Rugoglobigerina macrocephala Bertels p. 42
2007Rugoglobigerina macrocephala Keller et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderGlobigerininaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyGlobotruncanoideaBrotzen 1942
familyGlobotruncanidaeBrotzen 1942
genusRugoglobigerina
speciesmacrocephalaBroennimann 1952

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.

Rugoglobigerina macrocephala Broennimann 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: planktonicsubo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-25 07:28:24
Modified: 2007-11-25 09:28:24
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Danian or 83.60000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (102 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Texas) Rugoglobigerina macrocephala (211344)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Egypt (Nile Valley) Rugoglobigerina macrocephala (3590 3592)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Chiapas) Rugoglobigerina macrocephala (64439)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Egypt (Nile Valley) Rugoglobigerina macrocephala (3589 3593 3594)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Rugoglobigerina macrocephala (236538)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0New Zealand (South Island) Rugoglobigerina macrocephala (106757)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Tunisia Rugoglobigerina macrocephala (57233 57235 57237 57238 57239 57240 57241 57391 57392 57393 57394 57395 57396 57397 57398 57402 57404 57420 57421 57422 57424 57425 57426 57427 57428 57429 57430 57431 57432 57433 57434 57435 57599 57600)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquen) Rugoglobigerina macrocephala (236318)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Egypt Rugoglobigerina macrocephala (57318 57319 57369 57370 57371 57372 57373 57374 57375 57376 57377 57378 57379 57380 57381 57382 57383 57384 57385 57386 57387 57388 57389 57390)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Tunisia Rugoglobigerina macrocephala (57243 57244 57245 57575 57576 57577 57579 57589)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Egypt Rugoglobigerina macrocephala (57295 57296 57297 57298 57299 57300 57301 57302 57303 57304 57305 57306 57307 57308 57309 57310 57311 57312 57313 57314 57315 57316 57445 57446 57447)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Texas) Rugoglobigerina macrocephala (211348)