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Taxonomy
Original description: Translated from French : "Hedbergella sp. aff. infracretacea usually displays a more noticeable increase in the height of the spire, hence a slightly more important last chamber compared to the preceding ones. In profile view, the test seems to have a slightly less thick section. The ventral side is umbilicate as opposed to H. infracretacea which is devoid of umbilicus. In the evolved well-characterized forms, we can see a noticeable extension of the aperture towards the periphery, clearly reaching the dorsal edge: the coiling, however, remains asymmetrical, does not become planispiral. Occasionally a slight distortion of the trochospire has also been observed, the arrangement of the last chambers appearing to be less even than in H. infracretacea." [from Moullade 1966]
Entries in the Catalog of original descriptions: Hedbergella rischi
Emended description:
Character matrix
test outline: | Lobate | chamber arrangement: | Trochospiral | edge view: | Spiroconvex | aperture: | Umbilical-extraumbilical |
sp chamber shape: | Globular | coiling axis: | Low | periphery: | N/A | aperture border: | Thin lip |
umb chbr shape: | Globular | umbilicus: | Narrow | periph margin shape: | Broadly rounded | accessory apertures: | Relict |
spiral sutures: | Strongly depressed | umb depth: | Deep | wall texture: | Smooth | shell porosity: | Microperforate: <1µm |
umbilical or test sutures: | Strongly depressed | final-whorl chambers: | 5-6 | N.B. These characters are used for advanced search. N/A - not applicable |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within P. ticinensis zone (101.92-103.94Ma, top in Albian stage). Data source: [copied from Chronos database]
First occurrence (base): at base of M. rischi zone (0% up, 113Ma, in Albian stage). Data source: zonal marker (from Timescale Creator)
Plot of range and occurrence data:
Bellier, J. P. & Moullade, M. (2002). Lower Cretaceous planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the Western North Atlantic (ODP Leg 171b), and taxonomic clarification of key index species. Revue de Micropaléontologie. 45(1): 9-26. 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 Moullade, M. (1974). Zones de Foraminiferes du Cretace inferieur mesogeen. Comptes rendus hebdomaire de l'Académie des sciences, Paris. 278: 1813-1816. gs References:
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Microhedbergella rischi compiled by the pforams@mikrotax project team viewed: 21-4-2025
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