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Globigerinella obesa

Globigerinidae

Taxonomy
Globorotalia obesa was named by Bolli (1957).

It was recombined as Globigerinopsis obesa by Expedition 372/375 Scientists (2019); it was recombined as Globigerinella obesa by Kennett and Srinivasan (1983), Darbas and Gül (2019), Lam and Leckie (2020).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. aspera, G. regularis, G. yaucoensis, G. radians

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Globorotalia obesa Bolli p. 119
1983Globigerinella obesa Kennett and Srinivasan p. 234
2019Globigerinella obesa Darbas and Gül
2019Globigerinopsis obesa Expedition 372/375 Scientists
2020Globigerinella obesa Lam and Leckie

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

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.

†Globigerinella obesa Bolli 1957
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. Bolli 1957Shape of test very low trochospiral; equatorial periphery strongly lobate; axial periphery rounded. Wall calcareous, perforate, surface finely pitted, in well preserved specimens with fine, short spines. Chambers strongly inflated, spherical; 10-12, arranged in 2-2K whorls; the 4-4}^ chambers of the last whorl increase rapidly in size. Sutures on spiral side radial, strongly depressed; on umbilical side radial, strongly depressed. Umbilicus fairly wide, deep. Aperture a medium to high arch without lip or rim; interiomarginal, umbilical-extraumbilical. Coiling random. Largest diameter of holotype 0.5 mm.
J. P. Kennett and M. S. Srinivasan 1983Test low trochospiral, equatorial periphery strongly lobulate; axial periphery
broadly rounded; chambers spherical, strongly inflated, four to four and one-half rapidly increasing chambers in the final whorl, sutures radial, depressed; surface densely perforated with circular to subcircular pores and elevated circular spine bases (PI. 59, Fig. 2). On early chambers, the spine bases tend to coalesce into regular ridges. Umbilicus wide, deep; aperture a low to medium arch without a lip or rim, interiomarginal, umbilical- extraumbilical.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-28 00:47:02
Modified: 2009-05-20 05:31:44
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (509 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenozoic66.0 - 0.0Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (249005 249006 249009 250398 250399 250400)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3North Pacific Globigerinella obesa (248867 248868 248869)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Armenia Globigerinella obesa (214582)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04North Pacific Globigerinella obesa (254698 267220 267221)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333North Atlantic Globorotalia obesa (141890)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04North Atlantic Globigerinella obesa (263368 263369 263372 263374 263379 263386 263390 263395)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45North Atlantic Globigerinella obesa (263354 263359 263361 263362)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Austria Globigerinella obesa (99160)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45North Atlantic Globigerinella obesa (263345 263349 263350 263351 263352 263710 263711 263712 263715)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98North Atlantic Globigerinella obesa (263707)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98North Pacific Globigerinella obesa (267191 267193 267194 267197 267205 267212 267214 267776 267777 267778 267779 267780 267785)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63North Pacific Globigerinella obesa (267775)
Neogene23.04 - 2.58Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (257596)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98North Atlantic Globigerinella obesa (263103)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Türkiye Globigerinella obesa (206196)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82North Atlantic Globigerinella obesa (263312)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Mexico (Veracruz) Globorotalia obesa (37334)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63North Pacific Globigerinella obesa (267093 267095 267750 267751 267753 267756 267763 267770 267772)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Timor-Leste Globigerinella obesa (141951 142383 142384 142385 142407 142408 142411 142412 143222 143223 143224 143225 143226 143227 143228)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333North Pacific Globigerinella obesa (251021 251380 251385 251386 254082 267128 267129 267140 267141 267702 267707 267715 267716 267718 267721 267724 267737 267743)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Timor-Leste Globigerinella obesa (142387 142409 142410 142413 142661 142662 142663 142664 142665 142666 142667 142668 143229 143230 143231 143232 143233 143234 143235 143236 143237)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.63 - 2.58North Pacific Globigerinella obesa (251367 267120 267695)
NN118.25 - 5.6Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (248075 248103 251637 256033 256034 256035 256036 256037)
NN118.25 - 5.6South Atlantic Globigerinella obesa (256184 256185 256186 256187 256188 256189 256190 256191 256192 256193 256195 256196 256197 256198 256199 256200 256201 256204 256205 256206 256207 256208)
NN11 - NN128.25 - 5.0Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (251625 251627 251629 251633 251634)
NN11 - NN128.25 - 5.0South Atlantic Globigerinella obesa (256180 256181 256182 256183)
NN125.6 - 5.0Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (248058 248060)
NN12 - NN135.6 - 4.0Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (248055 251594 251595 251598 251602 251604 251606 251610 251611 251614 251618 251621 251622 256005 256012 256013)
NN12 - NN135.6 - 4.0South Atlantic Globigerinella obesa (256169 256170 256171 256173 256174 256175 256177 256178 256179)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Siena) Globigerinella obesa (45497)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Timor-Leste Globigerinella obesa (142976 142977 142979 142980 142981 142982 142986 142987 142988 142989 143238 143239 143240 143241 143246 143247 143248 143249)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (249337 249338 249339 249340)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58North Pacific Globigerinella obesa (251356 267118 267686 267687 267690 267692)
NN135.0 - 4.0Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (248053 255991 255998)
NN13 - NN145.0 - 3.75South Atlantic Globigerinella obesa (256164)
NN13 - NN145.0 - 3.75Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (251582 251583 251585 251586 251587 251588 251589 251590 251591 251592 251593)
NN144.0 - 3.75Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (255984 255988)
NN14 - NN154.0 - 3.75Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (251579 251580 251581)
NN14 - NN154.0 - 3.75South Atlantic Globigerinella obesa (256161 256162 256163)
NN154.0 - 3.75Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (255977 259739 259740 259741 259744 259745)
NN15 - NN164.0 - 2.5Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (251570 251571 251572 251574 251575 251576 251578)
NN15 - NN164.0 - 2.5South Atlantic Globigerinella obesa (256137 256138 256139 256140 256141 256142 256143 256144 256145 256149 256150 256158 256159)
NN163.75 - 2.5Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (248005 248018 248020 255956 255964 255968 255970 255971 255972 255973 255974 255975 259720 259730 259732 259735 259736)
NN16 - NN173.75 - 2.4Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (251566 251567 251568)
NN16 - NN173.75 - 2.4South Atlantic Globigerinella obesa (256132 256133 256134 256135)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Egypt (Al Buhayrah) Globorotalia obesa (42119)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (259626 259627 259629)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58North Atlantic Globigerinella obesa (265954 265955)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8North Pacific Globigerinella obesa (270866)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (255069 255455 256082 259593 259606)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774North Atlantic Globigerinella obesa (265950 265951 265952)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (259591)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (249335 249336)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117North Pacific Globigerinella obesa (251824 251825 251826 251827 252581 252582 252586 252588 252589 252592 252597 252598 252599)
NN172.5 - 2.4Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (247992 247995 255949 255954)
NN17 - NN182.5 - 1.9South Atlantic Globigerinella obesa (256128 256129 256130 256131)
NN17 - NN182.5 - 1.9Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (251563 251564 251565 255946)
NN182.4 - 1.9Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (255935 255936 255937 255938 255939 255940 255941 255942 255945 259704 259712 259713)
NN18 - NN192.4 - 0.42Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (251545 251546 251547 251548 251549 251550 251551 251552 251553 251554 251555 251556 251557 251558 251559 251560 251561 255934)
NN18 - NN192.4 - 0.42South Atlantic Globigerinella obesa (256113 256114 256115 256116 256117 256119 256120 256121 256124 256125 256126 256127)
NN191.9 - 0.42Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (247942 247946 247948 247950 247951 247952 247954 247957 247958 247959 247960 247962 247964 247966 247967 247971 247974 247975 250518 250520 255914 255915 255916 255917 255918 255919 255920 255921 255922 255923 255924 255925 255926 255927 255928 255929 255930 255931 255932 255933 259650 259651 259652 259653 259654 259656 259657 259658 259662 259664 259665 259666 259667 259668 259669 259670 259671 259672 259673 259674 259675 259676 259678 259680 259683 259685 259686 259688 259689 259691 259693 259695)
NN191.9 - 0.42South Atlantic Globigerinella obesa (256091 256094 256095 256096 256098 256099 256100 256101 256103 256104 256106 256108 256109 256112)
NN19 - NN201.9 - 0.29South Atlantic Globigerinella obesa (256086 256087 256088 256089 256090)
NN19 - NN201.9 - 0.29Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (251541 251542 251543 251544)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (259589 259590)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (252183)
NN200.42 - 0.29Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (247935 255907 255908 255909 255910 255911 255912 255913 259649)
NN20 - NN210.42 - 0.0South Atlantic Globigerinella obesa (256085)
NN20 - NN210.42 - 0.0Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (247933 251540 255906)
NN210.29 - 0.0Indian Ocean Globigerinella obesa (247931 247932 251539 255903 255904 255905 259319 259320 259321 259324 259325 259327 259328 259329 259338 259339 259642 259645 259646 259648)
NN210.29 - 0.0South Atlantic Globigerinella obesa (256084)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117North Atlantic Globigerinella obesa (267019)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Pacific Globigerinella obesa (264828)