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Glomospirella

NB This site is under active development, current content in the main database is primarily from Bolli et al 1994, Hayward et al. 2012, Holbourn et al. 2013, Holbourn and Kaminski 1997, Alegret & Thomas 2001, and Katz et al. 2003. It is intended to expand and develop this to provide rather comprehensive coverage of Mesozoic and Cenozoic deep-sea benthic foraminifera.


Classification: bf_main -> Spirillinida -> Glomospirella
Sister taxa: Ammodiscus, Annectina, Glomospira, Glomospirella, Spirillina ⟩⟨ Patellina
Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma)
Glomospirella diffundens

Glomospirella gaultina

Glomospirella sp.
Specimens which cannot be assigned to established species

Taxonomy

Citation: Glomospirella Plummer, 1945
Taxonomic rank: genus
Type species: Glomospira umbilicata Cushman & Waters, 1927

Catalog entries: Glomospirella

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Spirillinida): tubular chambers
This taxon: Coiling initially glomospiral, then planispiral

NB These concise distinguishing features statements are used in the tables of daughter-taxa to act as quick summaries of the differences between e.g. species of one genus.
They are being edited as the site is developed and comments on them are especially welcome.

Description


Wall composition:
agglutinated

Search data:
APERTURE: unilocular, circular, terminal,
Final whorl chambers: 1->1
The morphological data given here can be used on the advanced search page. See also these notes

Biogeography and Palaeobiology


Biostratigraphic distribution

Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within Paleocene Epoch (55.96-66.04Ma, top in Thanetian stage). Data source: Total of range of species in this database
First occurrence (base): within Berriasian Stage (137.70-143.10Ma, base in Berriasian stage). Data source: Total of range of species in this database

Plot of occurrence data:
NB The ranges given for genera and higher taxa are the total ranges of species included in that taxon in this database - so the true total range of the taxon will usually be longer

References:

Plummer, H. J. (1945). Smaller foraminifera in the Marble Falls, Smithwick, and lower Strawn strata around the Llano uplift in Texas. University of Texas Bulletin. University of Texas Bulletin. 4401: 209-271. gs

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