Taxonomy
Original description: "This medium-sized test is composed of 5-8 pairs of chambers which rapidly increase in size in the direction of growth. The pointed initial end consists of as many as 5 pairs of small chambers. In later development the chambers are considerably larger and more inflated. However, in many specimens the ultimate pair of chambers displays strong lateral compression. The pointed initial stage is entire or unlobated in lateral view; the later development is distinctly lobated. The sutures are flush in the early stage, and impressed in the later stage. Surface markings are indistinct or absent in the early stage; later well-developed longitudinal striae parallel the contour of the chambers. In the ultimate pair of chambers these striae are more numerous but somewhat fainter. The principal aperture is a relatively large semilunar opening at the base of the inner margin of the ultimate chamber. It is bordered by a liplike rim. Relatively large accessory apertures are developed in the later stage. Each chamber in the later stage possesses 2 conspicuous accessory apertures, one on each side, directly over the crest of the subjacent chamber. The flaps of the accessory apertures resemble small eyelids. Small papillae form a granular area above the flaps and near the median line."
Entries in the Catalog of original descriptions: Pseudoguembelina palpebra, Pseudoguembelina cornuta, Pseudoguembelina leroyi, Pseudoguembelina polypleura
Character matrix
test outline: | Subtriangular | chamber arrangement: | Biserial | edge view: | Equally biconvex | aperture: | Interiomarginal |
sp chamber shape: | Inflated | coiling axis: | N/A | periphery: | N/A | aperture border: | Thick flange |
umb chbr shape: | Inflated | umbilicus: | Narrow | periph margin shape: | Broadly rounded | accessory apertures: | Sutural |
spiral sutures: | N/A | umb depth: | Deep | wall texture: | Coarsely muricate | shell porosity: | Finely Perforate: 1-2.5µm |
umbilical or test sutures: | Moderately depressed | final-whorl chambers: | 2-2 | N.B. These characters are used for advanced search. N/A - not applicable |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): at top of P. hariaensis zone (99% up, 66.4Ma, in Maastrichtian stage). Data source: [copied from Chronos database]
First occurrence (base): at base of P. palpebra zone (0% up, 71.8Ma, in Maastrichtian stage). Data source: zonal marker (from Timescale Creator)
Plot of range and occurrence data:
Brönnimann, P. & Brown, N. K. (1953). Observations on some planktonic Heterohelicidae from the Upper Cretaceous of Cuba. Contributions from the Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research. 4(4): 150-156. gs Nederbragt, A. J. (1991). Late Cretaceous biostratigraphy and development of Heterohelicidae (planktic foraminifera). Micropaleontology. 37: 329-372. gs Pessagno, E. A. (1967). Upper Cretaceous planktonic foraminifera from the western Gulf Coastal Plain. Palaeontographica Americana. 5: 245-445. gs O 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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Pseudoguembelina palpebra compiled by the pforams@mikrotax project team viewed: 29-11-2023
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