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Globigerinoides diminutus

Globigerinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Globigerinoides diminuta Bolli p. 114
1983Globigerinoides diminutus Kennett and Srinivasan p. 74

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

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. Bolli 1957Shape of test trochospiral; equatorial periphery almost subquadrate; axial periphery rounded. Wall calcareous, perforate, surface finely pitted. Chambers spherical in early stages, later becoming laterally somewhat compressed; about 10, arranged in about 2 1/2 whorls; the 3 chambers of the last whorl increase moderately in size. Sutures on spiral side radial, slightly depressed; on umbilical side radial, slightly depressed. Umbilicus small. Primary aperture small, almost circular, symmetrically above the suture line of the two previous chambers; interiomarginal, umbilical; supplementary sutural apertures, usually 2 of which are visible, are of similar shape and occupy the same symmetrical position over the sutures of earlier chambers. Coiling ?random. Largest diameter of holotype 0.27 mm.
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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