Catalog - Globorotalia (Turborotalia) galapagosensis Catalog - Globorotalia (Turborotalia) galapagosensis

CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Globorotalia (Turborotalia) galapagosensis Quilty 1978

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Other pages this level: G. (Turborotalia) acostaensis pseudopima, G. (Turborotalia) acostaensis tegillata, G. (Turborotalia) akersi, G. (Turborotalia) archeocompressa, G. (Turborotalia) bauerensis, G. (Turborotalia) cifellii, G. (Turborotalia) exserta, G. (Turborotalia) galapagosensis, G. (Turborotalia) griffinae, G. (Turborotalia) hansbollii, G. (Turborotalia) humerosa praehumerosa, G. (Turborotalia) incisa, G. (Turborotalia) longiapertura, G. (Turborotalia) mendacis, G. (Turborotalia) nkbrowni, G. (Turborotalia) oceanica, G. (Turborotalia) palpebra, G. (Turborotalia) parkerae, G. (Turborotalia) peripheroacuta, G. (Turborotalia) peripheroronda, G. (Turborotalia) permicra, G. (Turborotalia) planispira, G. (Turborotalia) pliocenica> >>

Globorotalia (Turborotalia) galapagosensis

Citation: Globorotalia (Turborotalia) galapagosensis Quilty 1978
Taxonomic rank: species

Current identification:

See also: Globorotalia (Turborotalia) akersi - original description;


Original Description

In a 1976 paper (Quilty, 1976) I proposed the name Globorotalia (Turborotalia) akersi for a species of Middle Miocene planktonic foraminifera. Dr. T. Saito pointed out (personal communication) that this is a junior homonym of G. akersi Snyder. 1975, and as such must be renamed.

I hereby propose to rename the species Globorotalia (Turborota!ia) galapagosensis in reference to its occurrence near the Galapagos Rise and Galapagos Islands in the East Pacific.

References:

Quilty, P. G. (1976). Quilty, P. G. (1976). Planktonic foraminifera DSDP Leg 34, Nazca Plate. Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project. 34: 629-703. Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project. 34: 629-703. gs O

Quilty, P. G. (1978). Quilty, P. G. (1978). Globorotalia galapagosensis replacement name for Globorotalia akersi Quilty, 1976 not Globorotalia akersi Snyder, 1975. Micropaleontology. 24: 332-. Micropaleontology. 24: 332-. gs


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