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Globigerinidae

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	8273781	https://www.gbif.org/species/8273781
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	82191	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=82191

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Globigerinidae

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Foraminifera : Globigerinidae

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Rhizaria
phylum	Retaria	Cavalier-Smith 1999
phylum	Foraminifera
superfamily	Globigerinaceae
family	Globigerinidae	Carpenter et al. 1862

Scientific Name

Globigerinidae

Name Published In

Introd. Study Foram.: 171-175

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Globigerinidae	family	belongs to Globigerinacea	stated without evidence	Snyder et al., 1983
Globigerinidae	family	belongs to Globigerinacea	stated with evidence	Loeblich and Tappan, 1984

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

11 (20%)

First Recorded Appearance

170 - 166 Ma
Middle Jurassic

Motility

stationary (based on Foraminifera)

Diet

omnivore (based on Foraminifera)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

T. G. Gibson. 1983. Key foraminifera from upper Oligocene to lower Pleistocene strata of the central Atlantic coastal plain. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 53:355-453

Common Name(s)

グロビゲリナ

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Alicantina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Beella genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Cassigerinella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	33.9 Ma Oligocene	20.4 Ma Miocene
Cassigerinelloita ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Catapsydrax ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	59.2 Ma Paleocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Ciperoella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dentoglobigerina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		51	11.6 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Globigerina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		387	170 Ma Middle Jurassic	0 Ma Extant
Globigerinatella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Globigerinatheka ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	59.2 Ma Paleocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Globigerinella genus	listed (PBDB)		188	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Globigerinella genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Globigerinita genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		12	23.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Globigerinoides genus	listed (PBDB)		725	56.0 Ma Paleocene	0 Ma Extant
Globigerinoides ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Globigerinoidesella genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Globigerinoita genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Globoconella genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Globoquadrina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		88	33.9 Ma Oligocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Globorotaloides genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	56.0 Ma Paleocene	0 Ma Extant
Globospina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Globoturborotalita genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		15	28.4 Ma Oligocene	0 Ma Extant
Inordinatosphaera ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Orbulina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		170	23.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Orbulinoides ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	41.3 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Paragloborotalia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	23.0 Ma Miocene	1.81 Ma Pleistocene
Parasubbotina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		47	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Pessagniella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Polyperibola ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Praeorbulina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	20.4 Ma Miocene	13.7 Ma Miocene
Pseudoglobigerinella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pulleniatina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		183	11.6 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Quiltyella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhynchospira genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Soldaniella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Sphaeroidinella genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		62	11.6 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Sphaeroidinellopsis ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)		190	19.0 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Sphaeroidinellopsis ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Tenuitella genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	33.9 Ma Oligocene	0 Ma Extant
Trilobatus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Turborotalita genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	7.25 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Globigerina dubia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Globigerina elevata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Globigerina eocena species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Globigerina loetteri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Globoquadrinidae	GBIF	family	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Globoquadrinidae

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1862	Globigerinidae Carpenter and et al.
1983	Globigerinidae Snyder et al. p. 465
1984	Globigerinidae Loeblich and Tappan

References

Gibson T. G. (1983) Key foraminifera from upper Oligocene to lower Pleistocene strata of the central Atlantic coastal plain, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 53, 355-453

Snyder S. W., Mauger L. L., et al (1983) Planktonic foraminifera and biostratigraphy of the Yorktown Formation, Lee Creek Mine, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 53, 455-481

Loeblich A. R., Tappan H. (1984) Suprageneric classification of the Foraminiferida (Protozoa), Micropaleontology 30 1, 1-70

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 552 Grant under the Plenary Powers of precedence to the family-group name Globigerinidae Carpenter, Parker & Jones, 1862, over the family-group name Orbulinidae Schultze, 1854 (class Rhizopoda, order Foraminifera), and matters incidental thereto.Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 20(19), 211-224 (1959) - via Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology

Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Gross, O. (2001). Foraminifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 60-75 - via World Register of Marine Species

Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1987). Foraminiferal Genera and their Classification. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York. 970pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

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!

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