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Cenozoic Planktonic Foraminifera

Classification: pf_cenozoic
Sister taxa:

Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma)		Granddaughter taxa
	Macroperforate
	Globigerinidae Wall spinose, usually with 3½-6 globular chambers in final whorl, trochospiral or planispiral	Beella Globigerina Globigerinella Protentella Quiltyella Ciperoella Globigerinoides Globigerinoidesella Globoturborotalita Orbulina Praeorbulina Sphaeroidinella Sphaeroidinellopsis Trilobatus Turborotalita Dentoglobigerina Globoquadrina Catapsydrax Clavatorella Paragloborotalia Protentelloides Eoglobigerina Globigerinatheka Globorotaloides Guembelitrioides Orbulinoides Parasubbotina Pseudoglobigerinella Subbotina
	Globorotaliidae Macroperforate, non-spinose	Fohsella Globoconella Globorotalia Neogloboquadrina Pulleniatina
	Hantkeninidae Planispiral, wall smooth	Cribrohantkenina Hantkenina Clavigerinella
	Truncorotaloididae Muricate	Alicantina Acarinina Praemurica Igorina Pearsonites Planorotalites Astrorotalia Morozovella Morozovelloides
	Globanomalinidae Hedbergellids - trochospiral, mostly low trochospiral. Apertures of earlier formed chambers remain visible around the umbilicus.	Globanomalina Muricohedbergella Planoglobanomalina Pseudohastigerina Turborotalia
	Genera incertae sedis	Berggrenia Dentigloborotalia
	Monolamellar
	Hastigerinidae monolamellar, thick spines, thin shell	Hastigerina Hastigerinella Orcadia
	Microperforates
	Globigerinitidae Microperforate	Dipsidripella Globigerinatella Globigerinita Mutabella Tenuitella Tenuitellita
	Candeinidae Microperforate with sutural apertures (and possibly a separate evolutionary origin)	Candeina
	Antarcticella Microperforate, like Candeina but lacking true sutural apertures	Antarcticella antartica Antarcticella cecionii Antarcticella pauciloculata Antarcticella zeocenica
	Biserial & triserial
	Guembelitrioidea Biserial, enrolled biserial and triserial taxa. Wall microperforate.	Cassigerinellidae Chiloguembelinidae Guembelitriidae Heterohelicidae
	Benthic origins Biserial (separate evolutionary origin)	Bolivina Neogallitellia Streptochilus

Taxonomy

Citation: Cenozoic planktonic foraminifera

Taxonomic rank: informal group

Catalog entries:

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (images):
This taxon: This is a polyphyletic grouping including all Cenozoic planktonic foraminifera

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.
They are being edited as the site is developed and comments on them are especially welcome.

Description

Biogeography and Palaeobiology

Phylogenetic relations

The large majority of included taxa are thought to have a common origin from a single surviving species after the K/Pg extinctions. Alternatively more polyphyetic origins from a range of survivors have been proposed. The biserial taxa are thought to have repeatedly evolved from benthic taxa. Arenillas et al. (2022) provide one possible synthesis of phylogenetic relationships across Mesozoic and Cenozoic planktic foraminifera.

Biostratigraphic distribution

Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): at top of (100% up, 0Ma, in "Holocene" stage). Data source: Total of ranges of the species in this database
First occurrence (base): within (-Ma, base in "Holocene" stage). Data source: Total of ranges of species in this database

Plot of occurrence data:

Range-bar - range as quoted above, pink interval top occurs in, green interval base occurs in.
Triangles indicate an event for which a precise placement has been suggested
Neptune data: this is a higher taxon page so Neptune data is not plotted. For the customisable plot option go to a genus page

References:

Arenillas, I., Arz, J. A. & Gilabert, V. (2022). An updated suprageneric classification of planktic foraminifera after growing evidence of multiple benthic-planktic transitions. Spanish Journal of Palaeontology. 37(1): 1-34. gs O

Cenozoic Planktonic Foraminifera compiled by the pforams@mikrotax project team viewed: 18-4-2025

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Comments (6)

Sam and Mohsen(US)

Again Sam and Mohsen here, just wanted to make sure if the "search" function/item is working properly for others or is not finding the species and some of the genera. we have tried "Catap" in search for Catapsydrax, which used to work in the past, but since today this kind of search does not bring up any genera or any results. Would appreciate any comments/suggestions.

Thank you very much in advance.

3 July 2024 18:09

Jeremy Young

Hi Sam and Mohsen

Yes - there was a problem with the search, it is (hopefully) fixed now.

thank you for pointing it out

Jeremy

4 July 2024 17:01

Sam Morrison(US)

Hi, I've been struggling to get anything to load in the advanced search function while selecting for age. Thanks for your help.

19 March 2024 14:59

Jeremy Young

Thank you for pointing that out - there was a new bug there which I had not noticed, it is fixed now. Jeremy

20 March 2024 10:21

Sam and Mohsen(US)

Dear all, Just a quick note to let you know when we are using the advanced search, there is an error and it does not load the search results on our side. Would you please check to see if everything in working fine on your side.

Thanks,

Sam and Mohsen

8 November 2023 21:33

Jeremy Young

Hi Sam and Mohsen

Thank you for letting us know and yes there does seem to be glitch there - I should be able to fix it tomorrow.

cheers

Jeremy

8 November 2023 22:40