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Paragloborotalia opima

Globigerinidae

Taxonomy
Globorotalia opima opima was named by Bolli (1957). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Globorotalia (Turborotalia) opima opima by Blow (1969); it was recombined as Turborotalia (Turborotalia) opima opima by Fleisher (1974); it was recombined as Paragloborotalia opima by Cifelli and Scott (1986), Leckie et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Globorotalia opima opima Bolli
1969Globorotalia (Turborotalia) opima opima Blow p. 353 figs. Pl. 39, Fig. 3
1974Turborotalia (Turborotalia) opima opima Fleisher p. 1036 figs. Pl. 19, Fig. 12
1986Paragloborotalia opima Cifelli and Scott
2018Paragloborotalia opima Leckie et al. p. 153

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
superfamilyGlobigerinoidea
RankNameAuthor
familyGlobigerinidaeCarpenter et al. 1862
genusParagloborotaliaCifelli 1982
speciesopima(Bolli 1957)

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.

Paragloborotalia opima Bolli 1957
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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
Collections
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