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Globigerina
| Description | Globigerina is a genus of planktonic Foraminifera, in the order of Rotaliida. It has populated the world's oceans since the Middle Jurassic. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globigerina, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Globigerinidae : Globigerina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Globigerinidae : Globigerina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Globigerina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (7.7%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 170 - 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globigerina |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Globigerina adriatica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Globigerina aequilateralis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ciperoella anguliofficinalis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Globoturborotalita apertura species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 55 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Globigerina borroi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Globigerina bulloides species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 91 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Globigerina cariacoensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Globigerina cretacea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Globigerina decepta ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
| Globigerina decoraperta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Globigerina delrioensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Globigerina depressa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Globigerina eggeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Globoturborotalita euapertura species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 21.7 Ma Miocene | |
| Globigerina falconensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Globigerina foveata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Globigerina globularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Globigerina groenlandica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Globigerina guadalupensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Globigerina hastata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Globigerina hermanae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Globigerina interminata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Globigerina involuta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Globigerina jacksonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Globigerina ouachitaensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Globigerinella obesa species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 20 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Globigerina rosacea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Globigerina senni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Globigerina tobagoensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Globigerina trigonula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Globigerina trilobata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Globigerina triloculinoides ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
| Globoturborotalita woodi species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 19.0 Ma Miocene | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1826 | Globigerina d'Orbigny |
| 1983 | Globigerina Gibson p. 368 |
| 1983 | Globigerina Snyder et al. p. 465 |
| 1997 | Globigerina Wienrich p. 79 |
| 2002 | Globigerina Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
