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Guembelina ototara

Heterohelicidae

Taxonomy
Guembelina ototara was named by Finlay (1940).

It was recombined as Chiloguembelina ototara by Fraass et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Guembelina ototara Finlay p. 452
2024Chiloguembelina ototara Fraass et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
superfamilyGlobigerinaceae(Carpenter et al. 1862)
RankNameAuthor
familyHeterohelicidaeCushman 1927
subfamilyHeterohelicinaeCushman 1927
genusGuembelinaEgger 1900
speciesototara

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.

Guembelina ototara Finlay 1940
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. J. Finlay 1940A species also with about 5 pairs of chambers, common in the Oligocene, chiefly distinguished by minute size, smooth compact shell, and little separated chambers.
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
No collection or age range data are available