CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Globorotaliidae Cushman 1927
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Original Description Test in the early stages trochoid, the chambers with rough cancellated exterior and often spinose, in the adult, resuming the ancestral rotalid form, but often retaining the rough spinose surface, aperture typically opening into the umbilical area, the older species often retaining the projecting covering above the umbilical area and traces of it appear in the living forms; largely pelagic. Size: Etymology: Extra details from original publication
Editors' Notes Has also been used a s a sub-family: Globorotaliinae Cushman 1927
References:
Cushman, J. A. (1927a). An outline of a re-classification of the Foraminifera. Contributions from the Cushman Laboratory for Foraminiferal Research. 3: 1-105. gsVO
Globorotaliidae compiled by the pforams@mikrotax project teamviewed: 6-2-2023
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