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Paragloborotalia continuosa

Globigerinidae

Taxonomy
Globorotalia opima continuosa was named by Blow (1959). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Globorotalia continuosa by Kennett (1973); it was recombined as Neogloboquadrina continuosa by Keller (1980); it was recombined as Paragloborotalia continuosa by Spezzaferri (1994), Leckie et al. (2018), Lam and Leckie (2020).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. acrostoma, P. bella, P. continuosa/mayeri, P. griffinoides, P. incognita, P. kugleri, P. nana, P. opima, P. opima/nana, P. partimlabiata, P. pseudocontinuosa, P. pseudocontuosa, P. pseudokugleri, P. semivera, P. siakensis, P. siakensis/mayeri
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-06-24; modified by A. McCoy on 2025-02-24

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Globorotalia opima continuosa Blow
1973Globorotalia continuosa Kennett
1980Neogloboquadrina continuosa Keller
1994Paragloborotalia continuosa Spezzaferri
2018Paragloborotalia continuosa Leckie et al. p. 137
2020Paragloborotalia continuosa Lam and Leckie

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
superfamilyGlobigerinoidea
RankNameAuthor
familyGlobigerinidaeCarpenter et al. 1862
genusParagloborotaliaCifelli 1982
speciescontinuosa(Blow 1959)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 Santonian to the top of the Pleistocene or 85.70000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (206 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Indian Ocean Paragloborotalia continuosa (249016)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9North Pacific Neogloboquadrina continuosa (252807)
Priabonian - Rupelian37.71 - 27.3North Pacific Paragloborotalia continuosa (271343)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3North Pacific Neogloboquadrina continuosa (248866)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3North Pacific Paragloborotalia continuosa (272579)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04North Pacific Globorotalia continuosa (253591) Paragloborotalia continuosa (267222)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.04North Pacific Paragloborotalia continuosa (271291 271698 271699 272566)
Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.98North Pacific Paragloborotalia continuosa (267217 267218 267219)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333South Pacific Paragloborotalia continuosa (251913)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04North Atlantic Globorotalia continuosa (263394) Neogloboquadrina continuosa (263363)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04North Pacific Paragloborotalia continuosa (269913 270935 271338 272561)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45North Pacific Paragloborotalia continuosa (271690 272560)
NP2427.2 - 26.8North Pacific Neogloboquadrina continuosa (249759)
NP24 - NP2527.2 - 23.2North Pacific Neogloboquadrina continuosa (252795)
NP2526.8 - 23.2North Pacific Neogloboquadrina continuosa (252794)
NN123.2 - 22.75South Pacific Paragloborotalia continuosa (253337)
NN123.2 - 22.75North Pacific Neogloboquadrina continuosa (252793)
NN1 - NN223.2 - 19.2North Pacific Neogloboquadrina continuosa (252777 252779 252782 252783 252784)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45North Pacific Paragloborotalia continuosa (270500 270501 270504 270505 270506 270920 270921 270922 270923 270925 270926 270961 270962 270966 270968 270969 272552)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98North Pacific Paragloborotalia continuosa (270495)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98North Pacific Paragloborotalia continuosa (267192 267195 267196 267197 267199 267200 267202 267205 267207 267212 267216 267776 267777 267778 267779 267781 267782 267783 267784 267785 267786)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63North Pacific Paragloborotalia continuosa (267184 267185 267773 267774 267775)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333North Pacific Neogloboquadrina continuosa (247292 247294 247295 247297 247298)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Indian Ocean Neogloboquadrina continuosa (257568 257583 258417 258422) Paragloborotalia continuosa (249354 249360 249361 249362 250365)
Neogene23.04 - 2.58Indian Ocean Paragloborotalia continuosa (257596)
NN222.75 - 19.2North Pacific Neogloboquadrina continuosa (249751 249752 249753 249754 249756 253092 253093)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98North Pacific Paragloborotalia continuosa (269908 270903 270904 272549)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82North Pacific Paragloborotalia continuosa (270490)
NN418.0 - 14.9North Pacific Globorotalia continuosa (249744) Neogloboquadrina continuosa (249737 249742 249748 249750 253090)
NN4 - NN518.0 - 13.6North Pacific Neogloboquadrina continuosa (249736)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82North Pacific Paragloborotalia continuosa (270897 270900)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82North Atlantic Globorotalia continuosa, Neogloboquadrina continuosa (263312)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63North Pacific Paragloborotalia continuosa (270488 270949)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Ecuador Globorotalia continuosa (90851)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63North Pacific Paragloborotalia continuosa (267094 267095 267096 267097 267154 267155 267156 267157 267158 267160 267161 267162 267163 267165 267166 267167 267168 267169 267170 267171 267172 267173 267174 267175 267177 267179 267180 267181 267182 267183 267749 267751 267753 267757 267760 267762 267764 267765 267766 267767 267769 267770 267771 267772)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.98 - 5.333North Pacific Paragloborotalia continuosa (267746 267747)
NN514.9 - 13.6North Pacific Neogloboquadrina continuosa (249732 249734 249735 252769)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63North Pacific Paragloborotalia continuosa (270884 270887 270888 270945 270947 272541)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246North Pacific Paragloborotalia continuosa (270944)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333India (Andaman and Nicobar) Neogloboquadrina continuosa (46558)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indian Ocean Neogloboquadrina continuosa (255478 255489 255506 255522)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333North Pacific Neogloboquadrina continuosa (257174 257186 257187) Paragloborotalia continuosa (267143 267744)
NN910.6 - 9.6Indian Ocean Neogloboquadrina continuosa (244992)
NN109.6 - 8.25Indian Ocean Neogloboquadrina continuosa (244987 244989 244990)
NN118.25 - 5.6Indian Ocean Neogloboquadrina continuosa (244965 244978 244980)
NN11 - NN128.25 - 5.0Indian Ocean Neogloboquadrina continuosa (244951)
C3An.1r - C3An.1n6.386 - 6.023North Pacific Neogloboquadrina continuosa (247446)
C3An.1n6.272 - 6.023North Pacific Neogloboquadrina continuosa (247444 247445)
C3An.1n - Gilbert6.272 - 3.596North Pacific Neogloboquadrina continuosa (247443)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6North Pacific Paragloborotalia continuosa (270869 270870)
Gilbert4.187 - 3.596North Pacific Neogloboquadrina continuosa (247436 247437 247438 247439 247440 247441 247442)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Pacific Paragloborotalia continuosa (244362)