CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Globigerina bulloides subsp. incrusta Fordham 1986
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Citation: Globigerina bulloides subsp. incrusta Fordham 1986Rank: sub-speciesType specimens: UQF 72077.Type age (chronostrat): Upper G. nepenthes zone; upper Miocene.Type locality: DSDP 208-13-5 74-76 cm.Type repository: Brisbane, Australia; U Queensland Univ.
Current identification:
Original Description Small, robust; slightly elevated dextral trochospire, tight parallel and perpendicular to axis. Equatorial outline weakly lobate; lateral outline oval. Chambers ovate, weakly appressed, at least 12 in total, 3i in final whorl, 4t in second-last whorl; increase moderate then slow after third-last chamber. Dorsal view: chambers weakly inflated; sutures weakly incised; intercameral sutures directed and curved posteriorly. Ventral view: chambers slightly longer concentrically, weakly inflated; intercameral sutures radial or curved, moderately incised, and slit-like. Lateral view: smoothly rounded. Wall densely perforate but covered by thickening; elevated interpore ridges especially near periphery. Size: Length, 145 µm; width, 130 µm; height, 105 µm. Etymology: Latin, incrusto, -atus, cover with a coating of some substance. Extra details from original publication Description based on: Common material. Holotype fig.: Fordham 1986 Pl. 14, fig. 67.
References:
Fordham, B. G. (1986). Miocene-Pleistocene planktic foraminifers from D.S.D.P. Sites 208 and 77, and phylogeny and classification of Cenozoic species. Queensland, Australia. 1-224. gs
Globigerina bulloides incrusta compiled by the pforams@mikrotax project teamviewed: 9-6-2023
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Fordham 1986 pl14-fig67.JPG
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