Catalog entries: Globigerina puncticulata, Globorotalia puncticulata puncticuloides, Globorotalia miozea sphericomiozea, Globorotalia bononiensis
Type images:Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Globoconella): Globorotaliids having a high-arched aperture
This taxon: Tightly coiled test, with 4 chambers in final whorl, rounded,
Morphology:
Wall type:
Character matrix
test outline: | Subquadrate | chamber arrangement: | Trochospiral | edge view: | Planoconvex | aperture: | Umbilical-extraumbilical |
sp chamber shape: | Crescentic | coiling axis: | Low | periphery: | N/A | aperture border: | Thick lip |
umb chbr shape: | Subtriangular | umbilicus: | Narrow | periph margin shape: | Broadly rounded | accessory apertures: | None |
spiral sutures: | Flush | umb depth: | Shallow | wall texture: | Smooth | shell porosity: | Macroperforate: >2.5µm |
umbilical or test sutures: | Weakly depressed | final-whorl chambers: | 4-4 | N.B. These characters are used for advanced search. N/A - not applicable |
[SCOR WG138]
Geographic distribution
Isotope paleobiology
Phylogenetic relations
Most likely ancestor: Globoconella terminalis - at confidence level 3 (out of 5). Data source: Wei 1994, fig.1 - (Wei considered terminalis-> sphericomiozea -> puncticulata as lineage. Since sphericomiozea is now considered a synonym of puncticulata the lineage simplifies to terminalis -> puncticulata).
Likely descendants: Globoconella inflata;
plot with descendants
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within PL6 [Atl.] zone (1.88-2.39Ma, top in Gelasian stage). Data source: Wei 1994 (quoted age converted to modern zone)
First occurrence (base): within PL1 [Atl.] zone (4.37-5.72Ma, base in Messinian stage). Data source: Wei 1994 (quoted age converted to modern zone)
Plot of occurrence data:
Primary source for this page: Kennett & Srinivasan 1983, p.116
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Globoconella puncticulata compiled by the pforams@mikrotax project team viewed: 9-2-2025
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