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Trilobatus praeimmaturus


Classification: pf_cenozoic -> Globigerinidae -> Trilobatus -> Trilobatus praeimmaturus
Sister taxa: T. sacculifer, T. quadrilobatus, T. immaturus, T. trilobus ⟩⟨ T. bisphericus, T. sicanus ⟩⟨ T. altospiralis, T. praeimmaturus, T. primordius, T. subsacculifer, T. sp.

Taxonomy

Citation: Trilobatus praeimmaturus (Brönnimann&Resig, 1971)
Taxonomic rank: species
Basionym: Globigerinoides quadrilobatus praeimmaturus Brönnimann and Resig, 1971
Synonyms:
Taxonomic discussion:

Brönnimann and Resig (1971) considered this form as a subspecies of T. quadrilobatus and related it to T. quadrilobatus immaturus. The holotype they describe is covered by a relatively thick cortex (“secondary shell substance”) concealing the sutures of the last whorl. Trilobatus praeimmaturus has been overlooked and possibly attributed to other Globigerinoides species, although it is relatively abundant. [Spezzaferri et al. 2018]

Catalog entries: Globigerinoides quadrilobatus praeimmaturus

Type images:

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Trilobatus): Supplementary apertures and cancellate wall.
This taxon: Like T. immaturus and T. trilobus but more subcircular and compact outline; aperture slit-like encompassing the penultimate chamber, and usually 4 chambers in the final whorl.

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.
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Description


Diagnostic characters:

Trilobatus praeimmaturus is distinguished form T. immaturus and T. trilobus by its more subcircular and compact outline, by the slit-like aperture encompassing the penultimate chamber, and by having mainly 4 chambers in the last whorl. [Spezzaferri et al. 2018]


Morphology:
Low trochospiral, subglobular to ovate, compact in outline consisting of about 2½-3 whorls, 3½-4 subglobular chambers in the last whorl, increasing rapidly in size. Sutures depressed, straight to slightly curved on both sides, umbilicus narrow and tending to close. Primary aperture umbilical to extraumbilical, a low arch encompassing the penultimate chamber, and lacking any lip or rim but sometimes showing short blunt or composite pustules fused together. A single triangular slit-like to low arched supplementary aperture is placed over the sutures separating the last and the penultimate chamber. [Spezzaferri et al. 2018]

Wall type:
Normal perforate, spinose, sacculifer-type wall.

Size:
Maximum diameter of holotype 0.22 mm, its axial height is about 0.19 mm. [Spezzaferri et al. 2018]

Character matrix
test outline:Ovatechamber arrangement:Trochospiraledge view:Equally biconvexaperture:Umbilical-extraumbilical
sp chamber shape:Globularcoiling axis:Low-moderateperiphery:N/Aaperture border:
umb chbr shape:Globularumbilicus:Wideperiph margin shape:Broadly roundedaccessory apertures:Sutural
spiral sutures:Moderately depressedumb depth:Deepwall texture:Cancellateshell porosity:Macroperforate: >2.5µm
umbilical or test sutures:Strongly depressedfinal-whorl chambers:3.5-4 N.B. These characters are used for advanced search. N/A - not applicable

Biogeography and Palaeobiology


Geographic distribution

Cosmopolitan, abundant in the South Atlantic and southwestern Pacific Oceans. [Spezzaferri et al. 2018]

Isotope paleobiology
No data available. [Spezzaferri et al. 2018]

Phylogenetic relations
Trilobatus praeimmaturus evolved from T. immaturus in the middle part of Subzones M1b. [Spezzaferri et al. 2018]

Most likely ancestor: Trilobatus immaturus - at confidence level 3 (out of 5). Data source: Spezzaferri et al. 2018.

Biostratigraphic distribution

Geological Range:
Notes: From the middle part of Subzone M1b to Zone M5 (Brönnimann and Resig, 1971). Additional investigations are needed to prove its presence in younger Miocene sediment. [Spezzaferri et al. 2018]
Last occurrence (top): within M5 zone (15.10-16.38Ma, top in Langhian stage). Data source: Spezzaferri et al. 2018
First occurrence (base): within M1b subzone (21.12-22.44Ma, base in Aquitanian stage). Data source: Spezzaferri et al. 2018

Plot of occurrence data:

Primary source for this page: Spezzaferri et al. 2018 - Olig Atlas chap.9 p.292

References:

Brönnimann, P. & Resig, J. (1971). Brönnimann, P. & Resig, J. (1971). A Neogene globigerinacean biochronologic time-scale of the southwestern Pacific. Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project. 7(2): 1235-1469. Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project. 7(2): 1235-1469. gs O

Spezzaferri, S. (1994). Spezzaferri, S. (1994). Planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy and taxonomy of the Oligocene and lower Miocene in the oceanic record. An overview. Palaeontographia Italica. 81: 1-187. Palaeontographia Italica. 81: 1-187. gs

Spezzaferri, S., Olsson, R. K. & Hemleben, C. (2018c). Spezzaferri, S., Olsson, R. K. & Hemleben, C. (2018). Taxonomy, biostratigraphy, and phylogeny of Oligocene to Lower Miocene Globigerinoides and Trilobatus. In, Wade, B. S. , Olsson, R. K. , Pearson, P. N. , Huber, B. T. & Berggren, W. A. (eds) Atlas of Oligocene Planktonic Foraminifera. Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, Special Publication. 46(Chap 9): 269-306. In, Wade, B. S., Olsson, R. K., Pearson, P. N., Huber, B. T. & Berggren, W. A. (eds) Atlas of Oligocene Planktonic Foraminifera. Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, Special Publication . 46(Chap 9): 269-306. gs

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