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Linked specimens: USNM-4750 USNM-4751
Current identification/main database link: Globoturborotalita druryi (Akers, 1955)
Original Description
Test small, trochoid, largely composed two convolutions, the last of which consists of four subglobular chambers; periphery broadly rounded and lobate; wall coarsely perforate; aperture a small low arch with a thin upper lip at the base of the last chamber.
Size: Height of holotype, 0.28 mm.; width, 0.26 mm.; thickness, 0.20 mm.
Etymology: Named for Mr. R. J. Drury of the California Company
Extra details from original publication
The small size, distinctly small aperture, and coarse perforations serve to distinguish this species from others of the genus.
It is a valuable index fossil in the Cibicides carstensi var. opimus zone
Akers, W. H. (1955). Some planktonic foraminifera of the American Gulf Coast and suggested correlations with the Caribbean Tertiary. Journal of Paleontology. 29(4): 647-664. gsReferences:
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