Taxonomy
Original description: "Plano-convex test; umbilical side convex; last whorl general with 5 inflated chambers, last chamber protruding into the umbilical area covering most of the umbilicus. Test medium sized; plano-convex, spiral side, flatterend, umbilical side convex; periphery subcircular lobate; generally with 5 chambers in the last whorl; ultimate chamber protruding into the umbilical side; early chambers spherical in apertural view, last chamber ovoid; sutures radial, slightly curved, depressed on both umbilical and spiral sides; primary aperture extraumbilical-spiroumbilical; umbilicus completely or partly covered by the last chamber."
Entries in the Catalog of original descriptions: Hedbergella gorbachikae
Emended description:
Character matrix
test outline: | Lobate | chamber arrangement: | Trochospiral | edge view: | Planoconvex | aperture: | - |
sp chamber shape: | Inflated | coiling axis: | Very low | periphery: | N/A | aperture border: | Thin lip |
umb chbr shape: | Inflated | umbilicus: | Narrow | periph margin shape: | Broadly rounded | accessory apertures: | N/A |
spiral sutures: | Strongly depressed | umb depth: | Deep | wall texture: | Smooth | shell porosity: | Finely Perforate: 1-2.5µm |
umbilical or test sutures: | Strongly depressed | final-whorl chambers: | 5-5.5 | N.B. These characters are used for advanced search. N/A - not applicable |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within P. rohri zone (113.22-116.60Ma, top in Aptian stage). Data source: Huber and Leckie, 2011
First occurrence (base): within H. infracretacea zone (116.60-116.86Ma, base in Aptian stage). Data source: [copied from Chronos database - BUT zonal name changed from gorbachikae to infracretacea - this will be approx correct but may not be precise
Plot of range and occurrence data:
Banner, F. T., Copestake, P. & White, M. R. (1993). Barremian-Aptian Praehedbergellidae of the North Sea area: a reconnaisance. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, London (Geology). 49: 1-30. gs Huber, B. T. & Leckie, R. M. (2011). Planktic foraminiferal species turnover across deep-sea Aptian/Albian boundary sections. Journal of Foraminiferal Research. 41: 53-95. gs Leckie, M. (1984). Mid-Cretaceous planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy off Central Morocco, Deep Sea Drilling Project Leg 79, Sites 545 and 547. Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project. 79: 579-620. gs Lipson-Benitah, S. & Almogi-Labin, A. (2004). Aptian planktonic foraminifera from Israel. Israel Journal of Earth Sciences. 53(1): 27-46. gs Longoria, J. F. (1974). Stratigraphic, morphologic and taxonomic studies of Aptian planktonic foraminifera. Revista Española de Micropaleontología. Numero Extraordinario: 5-107. gsReferences:
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Hedbergella gorbachikae compiled by the pforams@mikrotax project team viewed: 28-4-2025
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Comments (2)
No geological range-bar.
The problem here is that the taxon eas recorded as having its FO in the H. gorbachikae zone which does not appear in modern zonations. As I understand it this zone is +/- equivalent to the H. infracretacea zone so I have emended the entry. However, if the details of Aptian correlation are important then do not rely on this.