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Globotruncana arca

Globotruncanidae

Taxonomy
Pulvinulina arca was named by Cushman (1926).

It was recombined as Globotruncana arca by Pessagno (1967) and Keller et al. (2007).

Subspecies
Pulvinulina arca contusa
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. concavata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Pulvinulina arca Cushman
1967Globotruncana arca Pessagno p. 321
2007Globotruncana arca Keller et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
superfamilyGlobigerinaceae(Carpenter et al. 1862)
RankNameAuthor
familyGlobotruncanidaeBrotzen 1942
genusGlobotruncana
speciesarca(Cushman 1926)

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.

†Globotruncana arca Cushman 1926
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†Pulvinulina arca contusa Cushman 1926
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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 Turonian to the top of the Early/Lower Paleocene or 93.90000 to 61.70000 Ma

Collections (68 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Texas) Globotruncana arca (211344)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Globotruncana arca (140628)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6Romania Globotruncana arca (147177)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Greece Globotruncana arca (221732)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Poland Globotruncana arca (110120)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (British Columbia) Globotruncana arca (91075 91077) Globotruncana contusa (91079)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Turkey (Antalya) Globotruncana arca (162591 162592 162593)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Paleocene83.5 - 61.7Turkey (Aydin) Globotruncana arca (162810)
Late/Upper Campanian - Late/Upper Paleocene83.5 - 55.8Turkey (Aydin) Globotruncana arca (162808)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Egypt Globotruncana arca (57428 57429 57430 57431 57432 57433 57434 57435)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Tunisia Globotruncana arca (57233 57234 57235 57236 57237 57238 57239 57240 57391 57392 57393 57395 57397 57398 57399 57400 57401 57402 57403 57404 57405 57406 57420 57421 57422 57423 57424 57425 57426 57427 57591 57598 57602)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Greece Globotruncana arca (64302)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Egypt (Nile Valley) Globotruncana arca (3589 3594)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Tunisia Globotruncana arca (57228 57232 57242 57243 57244 57417 57418 57419 57575 57576 57577)