CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Globigerina aequilateralis var. involuta Cushman 1917
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Globigerina aequilateralis involuta
Citation: Globigerina aequilateralis var. involuta Cushman 1917Rank: varietyType locality: Pacific Ocean, off eastern coast of Mindanao, in 494 fathoms. Type sample (& lithostrat): Albatross D5236Type specimens: CQ.i. No. 9147, U.S.N.M.
Current identification/main database link: Globigerinella siphonifera (d'Orbigny, 1839)
Original Description
Variety differing from the typical in being much more closely coiled, although planospiral; the last formed coil decidedly overlapping the previous coils in side view; visible aperture instead of semi-circular in the typical, in the much broader variety less delicately formed.
Editors' Notes
This species was decribed in Cushman 1917, but first illustrated in Cushman 1921
References:
Cushman, J. A. (1917). New species and varieties of foraminifera from the Phillipines and adjacent waters. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 51: 651-662. gs V O
Cushman, J. A. (1921). Foraminifera of the Philippine and adjacent seas. U.S. National Museum Bulletin. 100(4): -. gs V O