Taxonomy
Original description: The shape of the test of R. praehelvetica is rotaloid, spiral side flattened, about 2.5 whorls constituting the spire, in transverse section the individual whorls are rounded on the spiral side and in some specimens the latter part of the ultimate whorl becomes somewhat angular, with the inner whorls occasionally raised to a common level above the outer whorls. The periphery is lobulate, and the edge is very broadly rounded. There are usually 5-6 chambers in the ultimate whorl that are quite inflated and increase rather rapidly in size as added. Sutures are calcareous, perforate, and with varying degrees of rugosity, but usually only faintly so. The umbilicus is deep and rather wide. Aperture is interiomarginal, opening into the umbilicus and often covered by a platelike extension of the final chamber. About 95% of the studied specimens coil dextrally.
Entries in the Catalog of original descriptions: Rugoglobigerina praehelvetica
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within H. helvetica zone (92.56-93.52Ma, top in Turonian stage). Data source: [copied from Chronos database]
First occurrence (base): within R. cushmani zone (94.03-95.94Ma, base in Cenomanian stage). Data source: [copied from Chronos database]
Plot of range and occurrence data:
Character matrix
test outline: | Circular | chamber arrangement: | Trochospiral | edge view: | Spiroconvex | aperture: | Interiomarginal |
sp chamber shape: | Inflated | coiling axis: | Low-moderate | periphery: | N/A | aperture border: | Thick lip |
umb chbr shape: | Inflated | umbilicus: | Wide | periph margin shape: | Broadly rounded | accessory apertures: | None |
spiral sutures: | Moderately depressed | umb depth: | Deep | wall texture: | shell porosity: | Finely Perforate: 1-2.5µm | |
umbilical or test sutures: | Moderately depressed | final-whorl chambers: | 5.0-6.0 | N.B. These characters are used for advanced search. N/A - not applicable |
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Helvetoglobotruncana praehelvetica compiled by the pforams@mikrotax project team viewed: 23-1-2021
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