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Whiteinella baltica


Classification: pf_mesozoic -> Hedbergellidae -> Whiteinella -> Whiteinella baltica
Sister taxa: W. aprica, W. archaeocretacea, W. aumalensis, W. baltica, W. bornholmensis, W. brittonensis, W. inornata, W. paradubia, W. sp.

Taxonomy

Citation: Whiteinella baltica Douglas&Rankin 1969
Taxonomic rank: species
Basionym: Whiteinella baltica
Synonyms: Rugoglobigerina? alpina

Type images:

Original description: "Test free, low trochospiral, equatorial periphery strongly lobulate, axial periphery rounded. Chambers inflated, subspherical four to five in final whorl; initial chambers increase rapidly in size, final chambers increase gradually. Sprial and umbilical sutures radial to slightly curved, depressed, distinct. Chamber surface coarsely hispid. Wall calcareous, perforate. Umbilicus shallow, wide. Primary aperture extraumbilical-umbilical covered by large flap in well preserved specimens. "Whiteinella archaeocretacea Pessagno may be distinguished from the new species by (1) the larger umbilical cavity and (2) by sausagelike chambers which are compressed in the equatorial plane. Also, the Texas form attains a larger size; specimens range up to 0.70 mm in diameter."R

Entries in the Catalog of original descriptions: Whiteinella baltica, Rugoglobigerina alpina

Character matrix
test outline:Quadratechamber arrangement:Trochospiraledge view:Equally biconvexaperture:Umbilical-extraumbilical
sp chamber shape:Globularcoiling axis:Very lowperiphery:N/Aaperture border:Thick flange
umb chbr shape:Globularumbilicus:Narrowperiph margin shape:Broadly roundedaccessory apertures:None
spiral sutures:Strongly depressedumb depth:Shallowwall texture:Moderately muricateshell porosity:
umbilical or test sutures:Strongly depressedfinal-whorl chambers:4-4 N.B. These characters are used for advanced search. N/A - not applicable

Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within G. elevata zone (79.33-83.65Ma, top in Campanian stage). Data source: [copied from Chronos database]
First occurrence (base): within R. cushmani zone (94.03-98.69Ma, base in Cenomanian stage). Data source: [copied from Chronos database]

Plot of range and occurrence data:

References:

Douglas, R. G. & Rankin, C. (1969). Cretaceous planktonic foraminifera from Bornholm and their zoogeographic significance. Lethaia. 2: 185-217. gs

Leckie, M. (1985). Foraminifera of the Cenomanian-Turonian boundary interval, Greenhorn Formation, Rock Canyon Antoicline, Pueblo, Colorado. In, Pratt, L. M., Kauffman, E. G. & Zelt, F. B. (eds) Fine-grained deposits and biofacies of the Cretaeous Wesern Interior Seaway: Evidence of cyclic sedimentary processes. SEPM Field Trip Guidebook . 4: 139-149. gs


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