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Trilobatus primordius

Globigerinidae

Taxonomy
Globigerinoides primordius was named by Blow and Banner (1962). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Trilobatus primordius by Spezzaferri et al. (2018).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Globigerinoides primordius Blow and Banner p. 15
2018Trilobatus primordius Spezzaferri et al.

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

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.

Trilobatus primordius Blow and Banner 1962
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. H. Blow and F. T. Banner 1962Test low trochospiral, equatorial profile elongate, three and a half to four chambers in the final whorl, increasing rapidly in size as added; sutures of the spiral and umbilical sides depressed, radial to slightly curved; surface on the final chamber finely hispid with short spines representing spine bases between the pores. Umbilicus small; primary aperture a low to moderate arch, interiomarginal, umbilical. A single small, supplementary aperture on spiral side.
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

Age range: Aquitanian or 23.04000 to 20.45000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Italy (Sardinia) Globigerinoides primordius (167913)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Globigerinoides primordius (62882)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India Globigerinoides primordius (77654)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Globigerinoides primordius (62954)