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Globigerinaceae

Taxonomy
Globigerinacea was named by Carpenter et al. (1862). It is extant.

It was corrected as Globigerinaceae by Pearson et al. (2006).

It was assigned to Rotaliina by Loeblich and Tappan (1961); to Foraminiferida by Pessagno (1967), Bertels (1970); to Globigerinina by Loeblich and Tappan (1984); and to Foraminiferida by Snyder et al. (1983), Gibson (1983), Pearson et al. (2006).

Subtaxa
Abathomphalidae, Globastica, Globigerapsidae, Heterohelicidae, Marginotruncanidae, Planomalinidae, Shackoinidae
Sister taxa
Abathomphalidae, Globigerapsidae, Heterohelicidae, Marginotruncanidae, Planomalinidae, Shackoinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Globigerinacea Carpenter et al.
1961Globigerinacea Loeblich and Tappan
1967Globigerinacea Pessagno p. 256
1970Globigerinacea Bertels p. 27
1983Globigerinacea Gibson p. 368
1983Globigerinacea Snyder et al. p. 465
1984Globigerinacea Loeblich and Tappan
2006Globigerinaceae Pearson et al. p. 436

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyGlobigerinaceae(Carpenter et al. 1862)
superfamilyGlobigerinaceae(Carpenter et al. 1862)

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.

Superfm. Globigerinaceae Carpenter et al. 1862
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G. †Globastica Blow 1979
Fm. †Globigerapsidae Blow 1979
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†Muricoglobigerina senni Beckmann 1953
†Muricoglobigerina soldadoensis Brönnimann 1952
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Invalid names: Acarinina clara Khalilov 1956 [synonym]
Fm. †Heterohelicidae Cushman 1927
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Subfm. †Bolivinitinae
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G. Bolivinella Cushman 1927
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Subfm. †Heterohelicinae Cushman 1927
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G. †Gublerina Kikoine 1948
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†Gublerina robusta de Klasz 1953
G. †Guembelina Egger 1900
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†Guembelina crinita Glaessner 1937
†Guembelina cubensis Palmer 1934
†Guembelina excolata Cushman 1926
†Guembelina glabrans Cushman 1938
†Guembelina globocarinata Cushman 1938
†Guembelina moremani Cushman 1938
†Guembelina ototara Finlay 1940
†Guembelina panikauia Finlay 1940
†Guembelina pluchra Brotzen 1936
†Guembelina punctulata Cushman 1938
†Guembelina reussi Cushman 1938
†Guembelina semicostata Cushman 1938
†Guembelina striata Kikoine 1948
†Guembelina trinitatensis Cushman and Renz 1942
†Guembelina wilcoxensis Cushman and Ponton 1932
G. †Heterohelix Ehrenberg 1843
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†Heterohelix americana Ehrenberg 1844
†Heterohelix dentata Stenestad 1968
†Heterohelix globulosa Ehrenberg 1840
†Heterohelix navarroensis Loeblich 1951
†Heterohelix planata Cushman 1938
†Heterohelix striata Ehrenberg 1840
G. †Racemiguembelina Gallitelli 1957
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G. Pavonina d'Orbigny 1826
G. †Planoheterohelix Georgescu and Huber 2009
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†Pseudoguembelina hariaensis Nederbragt 1991
†Pseudoguembelina palpebra Bronnimann and Brown 1953
G. †Rectoguembelina Cushman 1932
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†Rectoguembelina cretacea Cushman 1932
†Rectoguembelina trinitatensis Cushman and Renz 1948
Subfm. Spiroplectininae Cushman 1927
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G. †Spiroplectinata Cushman 1927
G. †Spiroplectoides Cushman 1927
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†Woodringina claytonensis Loeblich and Tappan 1957
G. †Zeauvigerina Finlay 1939
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†Zeauvigerina aegyptiaca Said and Kenawy 1956
†Zeauvigerina lodoensis Martin 1943
†Zeauvigerina waiparaensis Jenkins 1966
†Zeauvigerina zelandica Finlay 1939
Invalid names: Guembelininae [empty]
Fm. †Marginotruncanidae Pessagno 1967
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G. †Whiteinella Pessagno 1967
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†Whiteinella archaeocretacea Pessagno 1967
†Whiteinella baltica Douglas and Rankin 1969
†Whiteinella brittonensis Loeblich and Tappan 1961
Fm. †Planomalinidae Bolli et al. 1957
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Subfm. †Loeblichellinae Pessagno 1967
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G. †Loeblichella Pessagno 1967
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†Loeblichella coarctata Bolli 1957
Fm. †Shackoinidae Pokorny 1958
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G. †Claviblowiella BouDagher-Fadel et al. 1997
G. †Shakonia Thalmann 1932
Invalid names: Abathomphalidae Pessagno 1967 [empty]
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 10:31:44
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Barremian to the top of the Holocene or 125.77000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 121.4 Ma

Collections (596 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0South Pacific (Equatorial Pacific) Planoheterohelix sp. (219906)
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0North Pacific Globigerinelloides bentonensis (265588) Whiteinella aprica (265587)
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0North Atlantic (Western North Atlantic) Globigerinelloides sp. (219903)
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0South Pacific Whiteinella aprica (250684)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Italy Globigerinelloides duboisi (50808)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2North Pacific Globigerinelloides maridalensis, Globigerinelloides paragottisi, Globigerinelloides aptiensis (267321)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2USA (Texas) Guembelina paucistriata (69012)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Tunisia Spiroplectinata lata, Spiroplectinata sp. (56812)
Albian113.2 - 100.5North Atlantic Globigerinelloides ultramicrus (266681)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Romania Spiroplectinata annectens (91389)
Albian113.2 - 100.5France (Provence) Globigerinelloides gyroidinaeformis (56820)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Indian Ocean Globigerinelloides bentonensis (254294 254295) Globigerinelloides bentonensis, Planoheterohelix globulosa, Planoheterohelix sp., Planoheterohelix postmoremani (247034)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Indian Ocean Globigerinelloides bentonensis (254292 254293)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Tunisia Spiroplectinata rectangularis (56813)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Tunisia Spiroplectinata annectens (56815)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9USA (Texas) Heterohelix moremani (235811)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9North Atlantic Whiteinella archaeocretacea (266664)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Indian Ocean Globigerinelloides bentonensis (247028 249050 249055 250389 250390) Globigerinelloides bentonensis, Whiteinella brittonensis (249054) Globigerinelloides sp. (249057 249058 249060) Globigerinelloides sp., Globigerinelloides bentonensis (250391) Globigerinelloides sp., Globigerinelloides ultramicrus, Whiteinella baltica (247029) Globigerinelloides ultramicrus (247030) Planoheterohelix sp. (249053) Whiteinella baltica (249052)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Whiteinella baltica, Heterohelix moremani (138408 138415)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom Globigerinelloides ultramicra, Heterohelix cf., Whiteinella aprica, Whiteinella baltica, Whiteinella archaeocretacea, Heterohelix moremani, Heterohelix reussi (57514) Globigerinelloides ultramicra, Heterohelix cf., Whiteinella aprica, Whiteinella brittonensis, Whiteinella baltica, Heterohelix moremani, Heterohelix reussi (57531) Globigerinelloides ultramicra, Heterohelix cf., Whiteinella aprica, Whiteinella brittonensis, Whiteinella baltica, Whiteinella archaeocretacea, Heterohelix moremani, Heterohelix reussi (57510 57511 57523 57524 57526 57527 57529 57530 57532) Globigerinelloides ultramicra, Heterohelix cf., Whiteinella aprica, Whiteinella paradubia, Whiteinella baltica, Heterohelix moremani, Heterohelix reussi (57520) Globigerinelloides ultramicra, Heterohelix cf., Whiteinella aprica, Whiteinella paradubia, Whiteinella brittonensis, Whiteinella baltica, Whiteinella archaeocretacea, Heterohelix moremani, Heterohelix reussi (57508) Globigerinelloides ultramicra, Heterohelix cf., Whiteinella baltica, Heterohelix moremani, Heterohelix reussi (57517) Globigerinelloides ultramicra, Heterohelix cf., Whiteinella baltica, Whiteinella archaeocretacea, Heterohelix moremani, Heterohelix reussi (57513 57515 57516 57518 57519) Globigerinelloides ultramicra, Heterohelix cf., Whiteinella brittonensis, Whiteinella baltica, Whiteinella archaeocretacea, Heterohelix moremani, Heterohelix reussi (57507 57509 57512) Globigerinelloides ultramicra, Heterohelix praehelvetica, Whiteinella paradubia, Whiteinella brittonensis, Whiteinella baltica, Whiteinella archaeocretacea, Heterohelix moremani, Heterohelix reussi (57491) Globigerinelloides ultramicra, Whiteinella aprica, Whiteinella baltica, Whiteinella archaeocretacea, Heterohelix moremani, Heterohelix reussi (57500) Globigerinelloides ultramicra, Whiteinella aprica, Whiteinella brittonensis, Whiteinella baltica, Whiteinella archaeocretacea, Heterohelix moremani, Heterohelix reussi (57476 57478 57480 57481 57485 57502 57505 57506) Globigerinelloides ultramicra, Whiteinella aprica, Whiteinella paradubia, Whiteinella brittonensis, Whiteinella baltica, Whiteinella archaeocretacea, Heterohelix moremani, Heterohelix reussi (57482 57483 57484 57486 57521) Globigerinelloides ultramicra, Whiteinella baltica, Whiteinella archaeocretacea, Heterohelix moremani, Heterohelix reussi (57477 57498 57504) Globigerinelloides ultramicra, Whiteinella brittonensis, Whiteinella baltica, Whiteinella archaeocretacea, Heterohelix moremani, Heterohelix reussi (57479 57489 57492 57493 57496 57499 57501 57503) Globigerinelloides ultramicra, Whiteinella paradubia, Whiteinella baltica, Whiteinella archaeocretacea, Heterohelix moremani, Heterohelix reussi (57497) Globigerinelloides ultramicra, Whiteinella paradubia, Whiteinella brittonensis, Whiteinella baltica, Whiteinella archaeocretacea, Heterohelix moremani (57487) Globigerinelloides ultramicra, Whiteinella paradubia, Whiteinella brittonensis, Whiteinella baltica, Whiteinella archaeocretacea, Heterohelix moremani, Heterohelix reussi (57488 57490 57494 57495 57522) Heterohelix cf., Whiteinella aprica, Whiteinella brittonensis, Whiteinella baltica, Heterohelix moremani, Heterohelix reussi (57528) Heterohelix cf., Whiteinella aprica, Whiteinella paradubia, Whiteinella brittonensis, Whiteinella baltica, Whiteinella archaeocretacea, Heterohelix moremani, Heterohelix reussi (57525)