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Truncorotalia excelsa

Globorotaliidae

Taxonomy
Globorotalia truncatulinoides excelsa was named by Sprovieri et al. (1980). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Truncorotalia excelsa by Aze et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Globorotalia truncatulinoides excelsa Sprovieri et al.
2011Truncorotalia excelsa Aze et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
superfamilyGlobigerinoidea
RankNameAuthor
familyGloborotaliidaeCushman 1927
genusTruncorotalia
speciesexcelsa()

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.

Truncorotalia excelsa Sprovieri et al. 1980
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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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