Taxonomy
Original description: "Test flat on dorsal side, ventrally strongly inflated. The chambers of the last whorl, usually five in number, surround a deep umbilicus. The suture lines on the dorsal side are curved and in many cases finely beaded. A distinct marginal keep separates the flat dorsal part from the inflated ventral side. Suture lines of the ventral side are slightly curved, indicating a slight overlapping of chambers. The wall, and particularly the ventral part of it, is somewhat rough or spiny."
Entries in the Catalog of original descriptions: Globotruncana gansseri, Globotruncana arabica, Globotruncana (Rugotruncana) gansseri dicarinata, Globotruncana gansseri gandolfii, Globotruncana lugeoni, Globotruncana qabeliatensis, Globotruncana gansseri subgansseri, Globotruncana youssefi
Character matrix
test outline: | Lobate | chamber arrangement: | Trochospiral | edge view: | - | aperture: | Umbilical |
sp chamber shape: | Subtriangular | coiling axis: | Very low | periphery: | Single keel | aperture border: | Thick porticus |
umb chbr shape: | Trapezoidal | umbilicus: | Wide | periph margin shape: | Subangular | accessory apertures: | Infralaminal |
spiral sutures: | Raised beaded | umb depth: | Deep | wall texture: | Finely pustulose | shell porosity: | - |
umbilical or test sutures: | Moderately depressed | final-whorl chambers: | 4.5-5.5 | N.B. These characters are used for advanced search. N/A - not applicable |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within A. mayaroensis zone (67.64-69.27Ma, top in Maastrichtian stage). Data source: [copied from Chronos database]
First occurrence (base): at base of G. gansseri zone (0% up, 73.8Ma, in Campanian stage). Data source: zonal marker (from Timescale Creator)
Plot of range and occurrence data:
Bolli, H. M. (1951b). The genus Globotruncana in Trinidad. Journal of Paleontology. 25(2): 187-199. gs Pessagno, E. A. (1967). Upper Cretaceous planktonic foraminifera from the western Gulf Coastal Plain. Palaeontographica Americana. 5: 245-445. gs O Postuma, J. A. (1971). Manual of planktonic foraminifera. Elsevier for Shell Group, The Hague. 1-406. gs Smith, C. C. & Pessagno, E. A. (1973). Planktonic foraminifera and stratigraphy of the Corsicana formation (Maestrichtian) North-central Texas. Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, Special Publication. 12: 1-67. gs OReferences:
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Gansserina gansseri compiled by the pforams@mikrotax project team viewed: 28-4-2025
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