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Parasubbotina prebetica

Globigerinidae

Taxonomy
Globigerina (Eoglobigerina) prebetica was named by Martinez-Gallego and Cremades (1979). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Parasubbotina prebetica by Olsson et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Globigerina (Eoglobigerina) prebetica Martinez-Gallego and Cremades pp. 95-98 figs. 1, 2
2006Parasubbotina prebetica Olsson et al. p. 103 figs. Pl. 5.11, Fig. 16-18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
superfamilyGlobigerinoidea
RankNameAuthor
familyGlobigerinidaeCarpenter et al. 1862
genusParasubbotina
speciesprebetica()

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.

Parasubbotina prebetica Martinez-Gallego and Cremades 1979
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Martinez-Gallego and J. Cremades 1979La concha esta enrollada en una trocoespira muy baja, con la cara dorsal plana y practicamente paralela a la ventral. La ultima vuelta de espira presenta de 4 a 4.5 camaras. Estas 4 camaras son sensiblemente iguales en tamano, como consecuencia de un crecimiento casi nulo.
El contorno ecuatorial es fuertemente lobulado, quedando grandes escotaduras entre cada dos camaras contiguas de la ultima vuelta de espira; la periferia axial es redondeada.
Las suturas son bastante deprimidas, radiales y anchas sobre la cara umbilical; anchas y de ligeramente incurvadas a radiales, sobre la cara dorsal.
Las camaras son globulosas, practicamente esfericas. Las de la ultima vuelta de espira estan dispuestas segun una trocoespira poco apretada. La ultima camara es normalmente algo mas pequena que la penultima y parece estar ligeramente retraida sobre la cara espiral en relacion al plano de enrollamiento de las camaras precedentes; sobre la cara umbilical tiende a cubrir una pequena parte de la region umbilical.
El ombligo es amplio y abierto, La abertura es interiomarginal, umbilical-extraumbilical, en forma de arco bajo, y esta provista de un labio generalmente muy desarrollado.
La prend es calcarea y perforada, y la superficie apanalada.
R. K. Olsson et al. 2006Type of wall: Cancellate, normal perforate, high porosity, reticulated Clavigerinella-type wall texture.
Test morphology: Very low trochospiral, highly lobulate, 4-41/2 chambered symmetrical test with elongate, globular to cylindrical chambers; in spiral view 4-41/2 globular/cylindrical chambers, the last 4 of almost equal size, forming a pinwheel shape of 4 opposing chambers; in umbilical view identical to the spiral view in arrangement of ultimate whorl chambers, umbilicus small, shallow, aperture a low umbilical-extraumbilical arch, bordered by broad lip; in edge view compressed, parallel sided, chambers spherical in shape.
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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