pforams@mikrotax - Ventilabrella

Ventilabrella

Classification: pf_mesozoic -> Heterohelicidae -> Ventilabrella
Sister taxa: Heterohelix, Spiroplecta ⟩⟨ Braunella, Hendersonites, Huberella, Laeviheterohelix, Planoheterohelix, Protoheterohelix, Pseudoguembelina, Pseudotextularia ⟩⟨ Planoglobulina, Ventilabrella, Gublerina, Praegublerina, Sigalia, Racemiguembelina ⟩⟨ Lunatriella, Rectoguembelina, Zeauvigerina

Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma)
			Ventilabrella austinana
			Ventilabrella eggeri
			Ventilabrella ornatissima
			Ventilabrella sp. Specimens which cannot be assigned to established species

Taxonomy

Citation: Ventilabrella Cushman 1928

Rank: Genus

Type species: Ventilabrella eggeri Cushman, 1928

Taxonomic discussion: A neotype for Ventilabrella eggeri Cushman (USNM No. 170308) from the Taylor Marl of Texas was designated by Martin (1972, p. 86).

Original description: Test in the early stages biserial, later with an increase in the number of chambers, but all in one plane, spread out tn a fan-shape; chambers globular; wall calcareous, perforate, smooth or variously ornamented; aperture in the biserial stage, single at the base of the inner margin, in the adult two apertures in each chamber, at opposite sides near the base in the median line. Upper Cretaceous.

Entries in the Catalog of original descriptions: Ventilabrella

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Heterohelicidae): Aperture symmetrical, ranging from a low slit to a high arch at the base of the final chamber, becoming terminal in uniserial taxa.
This taxon: Similar to Planoglobulina but separate origin. Costae low and irregular.

Emended description:

Morphology:

Test subtriangular to flabelliform in outline, laterally compressed, chambers globular to pyriform, those of early stage biserially arranged, later with chamber proliferation in the plane of biseriality, sutures distinct, depressed; wall calcareous, hyaline, perforate, surface with longitudinal discontinuous and somewhat irregular low costae; arched basal apertures on both margins of many chambers in the multiseriate stage, cameral flanges present, and these and the cameral ridges may be merged on the final series of chambers.

Wall type:

Size:

Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): at top of Maastrichtian Stage (100% up, 66Ma, in Danian stage). Data source: Total of range of species in this database
First occurrence (base): in lower part of Turonian Stage (32% up, 92.6Ma, in Turonian stage). Data source: Total of range of species in this database

Plot of range and 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. See also: customisable plot Parent: Heterohelicidae

References:

Loeblich, A. R. & Tappan, H. (1988). Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification (Volume I-II). Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York. 1-1059. gs

Martin, S. E. (1972). Reexamination of the Upper Cretaceous planktonic foraminifera genera Planoglobulina and Ventilabrella Cushman. Journal of Foraminiferal Research. 2(2): 73-92. gs

Ventilabrella compiled by the pforams@mikrotax project team viewed: 3-7-2022

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