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Globigerinitidae

Taxonomy

Globigerinitidae was named by Bermudez (1961). It is extant.

It was assigned to Globigerinoidea by Lam and Leckie (2020).

Subtaxa

Globigerinita, Globigerinitinae, Mutabella, Praetenuitella, Tenuitella (syn. Tenuitellinata), Tenuitellita

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1961	Globigerinitidae Bermudez
2020	Globigerinitidae Lam and Leckie

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Chromista	Cavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdom	Rhizaria	()
phylum	Foraminifera	(Eichwald 1830)

Rank	Name	Author
superfamily	Globigerinoidea
family	Globigerinitidae
family	Globigerinitidae

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.

Fm. Globigerinitidae Bermudez 1961

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G. Globigerinita Bronnimann 1951

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†Globigerinita echinata Bolli 1957

†Globigerinita glutinata Egger 1893

Invalid names: Globigerinita boweni Brönnimann and Resig 1971 [synonym]

†Globigerinita glutinata ambitacrena Loeblich and Tappan 1957

†Globigerinita naparimaensis Broennimann 1951

†Globigerinita parkerae Loeblich and Tappan 1957

†Globigerinita uvula Ehrenberg 1861

Subfm. Globigerinitinae Bermúdez 1961

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G. †Antarcticella Loeblich and Tappan 1987

G. †Mutabella Pearson et al. 2001

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†Mutabella mirabilis Pearson et al. 2001

G. †Praetenuitella Li 1987

G. Tenuitella Fleisher 1974

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†Tenuitella angustiumbilicata Bolli 1957

†Tenuitella clemenciae Bermudez 1961

†Tenuitella gemma Jenkins 1966

Invalid names: Globorotalia (Turborotalia) cifellii Brönnimann and Resig 1971 [synonym], Globorotalia (Turborotalia) nkbrowni Brönnimann and Resig 1971 [synonym]

†Tenuitella munda Jenkins 1966

Invalid names: Tenuitellinata Li et al. 1988 [synonym]

G. †Tenuitellita Li 1987

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†Tenuitellita iota Parker 1962

†Tenuitellita parkerae Brönnimann and Resig 1971

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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Santonian to the top of the Holocene or 85.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.6 Ma

Collections (2195 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oldest occurrences
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Indian Ocean	Tenuitella clemenciae (249016)
Tertiary	66.0 - 2.58	Indian Ocean	Globigerina glutinata (252870)
Cenozoic	66.0 - 0.0	Indian Ocean	Globigerina glutinata (249008) Tenuitella clemenciae (249015 250401 250403)
Eocene	56.0 - 33.9	South Pacific	Tenuitella gemma (269031)
Eocene	56.0 - 33.9	Indian Ocean	Tenuitella gemma (253598)
Eocene	56.0 - 33.9	North Pacific	Globigerinita glutinata (252807)
Eocene - Oligocene	56.0 - 23.04	South Pacific	Tenuitella munda (251923 251924 251926)
Lutetian	48.07 - 41.03	North Pacific	Tenuitellinata angustiumbilicata (271316)
Priabonian - Rupelian	37.71 - 27.3	North Pacific	Tenuitella munda (269927)
Early/Lower Oligocene	33.9 - 27.3	South Pacific	Tenuitella munda (249524)
Early/Lower Oligocene	33.9 - 27.3	North Pacific	Globigerinita glutinata (248866) Tenuitella spp. (248867 248868 248871)
Rupelian	33.9 - 27.3	Western Sahara	Tenuitella gemma (206022)
Rupelian	33.9 - 27.3	North Pacific	Tenuitella munda (271700 272576 272584) Tenuitella spp. (271309 271329 271330) Tenuitellinata angustiumbilicata (271702 271704)
Rupelian	33.9 - 27.3	North Atlantic	Globigerinita glutinata (263160 263161 263168 263171)
Oligocene	33.9 - 23.04	South Pacific	Tenuitella munda (251922)
Oligocene	33.9 - 23.04	North Pacific	Globigerinita glutinata (254697 254698) Tenuitella gemma (267221 267222)
Oligocene	33.9 - 23.04	North Atlantic	Globigerina angustiumbilicata (121377) Globorotalia munda (121375)
Rupelian - Chattian	33.9 - 23.04	North Pacific	Tenuitella munda (272574) Tenuitella spp. (272566) Tenuitellinata angustiumbilicata (271291 271695 272570)
Rupelian - Chattian	33.9 - 23.04	North Atlantic	Globigerinita glutinata (263135 263139 263145 263154 263157 264378) Tenuitella angustiumbilicata (264374)
Rupelian - Chattian	33.9 - 23.04	Canada (British Colombia)	Globorotalia gemma (58090)