1.

Globigerina bulloides d'Orbigny, 1826

T
Taksonomi
kingdom

: Rhizaria Cavalier-Smith, 2002

phylum

: Foraminifera d'Orbigny, 1826

class

: Rotalidia

order

: Globigerinida Delage & Hrouard, 1896

superfamily

: Globigerinacea Carpenter, Parker & Jones, 1862

family

: Globigerinidae Carpenter, Parker & Jones, 1862

subfamily

: Globigerininae Carpenter, Parker & Jones, 1862

genus

: Globigerina d'Orbigny, 1826

found at

: Morocco, West Africa

Geological Time: recent Holocene Quaternary

1.

Morphological Attributes:
Spines

: spinose

Microstructure

: macroperforate

Texture

: bulloides-type

Coiling

: trochospiral

Spire: low / Umbilical depth : deep

2. Globoturborotalita
apertura
Chamberform
on theCushman,
umbilical side:1918
spherical
Keel: no keel / Lip: no lip or rim / Tooth: no tooth
First occurence: 015.1 / Last occurence: 000.00

Class: Rotaliata
Subclass: Globigerinana
Order: Globigerinida
Family: Globigerinidae
found in a core of DSDP Leg 47 off Biscaya and Iberia Portugal Site 398
Geological Time: Piacenzian Pliocene Neogene
The identification is based upon:
Iaccarino, S.; Salvatorini, G., 1979: Planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the
Neogene and Quaternary sediments from Site 398, DSDP, Leg 47B. in Ryan, W.B.F.,
Sibuet, J.-C., et al., Init. Repts. DSDP, 47 Part 2 of the cruises of the drilling vessel
Glomar Challenger, Vigo, Spain to Brest, France; April-May 1976. Plate 1, Fig. 11
Morphological Attributes:
Spines: non-spinose
Microstructure: macroperforate
Texture: cancellate irregular
Coiling: trochospiral
Spire: neither high nor low / Umbilical depth: deep
Chamberform on the umbilical side: subspherical to trapezoid
Keel: no keel / Lip: lip or rim / Tooth: no tooth
First occurence: 011.18 / Last occurence: 001.64

3. Orbulina bilobata d'Orbigny, 1846

system Vitae - living organisms

domain
Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 - lifeforms with nucletic cells
superregnum Bikonta - bikonts
Cabozoa
kingdom
Rhizaria Cavalier-Smith, 2002
phylum
Foraminifera d'Orbigny, 1826
class Rotalidia
order Globigerinida Delage & Hrouard, 1896
superfamily Globigerinacea Carpenter, Parker & Jones, 1862
family Globigerinidae Carpenter, Parker & Jones, 1862
subfamily
Orbulininae Schultze, 1854
genus Orbulina d'Orbigny, 1839
Class: Rotaliata
Subclass: Globigerinana
Order: Globigerinida
Family: Globigerinidae
found at Pelotas Basin off Brazil Brazil
Geological Time: Miocene Neogene
Images provided by : Dr. G.S. dos Anjos Zerfass
The identification is based upon:
Anjos, Geise S., 2004: Bioestratigrafia (Foraminiferida) do Mioceno-Plioceno da
Plataforma de Florianpolis, poro setentrional da Bacia de Pelotas. Dissertao de
Mestrado, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Programa de Ps-Graduao
em Geocincias, 74p + anexos (in portuguese) Plate n.a., Fig. n.a.
Morphological Attributes:
Spines: spinose
Microstructure: macroperforate
Texture: cancellate irregular
Coiling: trochospiral globose
Spire: neither high nor low / Umbilical depth: neither deep nor shallow

Chamberform on the umbilical side: spherical

Keel: no keel / Lip: no lip or rim / Tooth: no tooth
First occurence: 015.1 / Last occurence: 000.00

4. Orbulina universa (d'Orbigny, 1839)

Class: Rotaliata
Subclass: Globigerinana
Order: Globigerinida
Family: Globigerinidae
found at Hebridian Slope West of Ireland UK depth 1062m
Geological Time: recent Holocene Quaternary
Raw material as sample No. 214 in the repository of the SAMS
The identification is based upon:
Hemleben, Ch., Spindler, M., and Anderson, O.R., 1989: Modern Planktonic
Foraminifera. Book Springer Verlag 363 pp. Plate 2.3., Fig. n-o
Morphological Attributes:
Spines: spinose
Microstructure: macroperforate
Texture: bulloides-type
Coiling: trochospiral globose
Spire: neither high nor low / Umbilical depth: neither deep nor shallow
Chamberform on the umbilical side: spherical
Keel: no keel / Lip: no lip or rim / Tooth: no tooth
First occurence: 015.1 / Last occurence: 000.00

5. Orbulina suturalis Broennimann, 1951

system

Vitae - living organisms

domain

Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 - lifeforms with nucletic cells

superregnum

Bikonta - bikonts

Cabozoa
kingdom Rhizaria Cavalier-Smith, 2002
phylum

Foraminifera d'Orbigny, 1826

class

Rotalidia

order

Globigerinida Delage & Hrouard, 1896

superfamily
family

Globigerinacea Carpenter, Parker & Jones, 1862

Globigerinidae Carpenter, Parker & Jones, 1862

subfamily Orbulininae Schultze, 1854

genus

Orbulina d'Orbigny, 1839

Class: Rotaliata

Subclass: Globigerinana

Order: Globigerinida

Family: Globigerinidae

found at Baden Vienna Basin Austria

Geological Time: Badenian Miocene Neogene
image courtesy of the Geological Survey of Austria
View of a specimen of Orbulina suturalis Broennimann, 1951
The identification is based upon:

Papp, A., Schmidt, M.E., 1985: The Fossil Foraminifera of the Tertiary Basin of Vienna
Revision of the monograph by Alcide d'Orbigny (1846). in Abhandlungen der
Geologischen Bundesanstalt, Band 37. Plate , Fig. 1
Morphological Attributes:
Spines: spinose
Microstructure: macroperforate
Texture: cancellate irregular
Coiling: trochospiral globose
Spire: neither high nor low / Umbilical depth: neither deep nor shallow
Chamberform on the umbilical side: spherical
Keel: no keel / Lip: no lip or rim / Tooth: no tooth
First occurence: 015.1 / Last occurence: 000.00

6. Sphaeroidinella dehiscens (Parker & Jones, 1865)

system Vitae - living organisms

domain
Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 - lifeforms with nucletic cells
superregnum Unikonta
system Opisthokonta Cavalier-Smith, 1987
kingdom
Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
subregnum
Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
divisio Bilateria Hatschek, 1888
subdivisio
Protostomia Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
phylum
Arthropoda Latreille, 1829 - arthropods
subphylum
Hexapoda Blainville, 1816
class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects

subclass
Thysanura - silverfish
order Microcoryphia
family Machilidae - jumping bristletails
genus Machilis Latreille, 1804
species Machilis helleri Verhaeff, 1910
Class: Rotaliata
Subclass: Globigerinana
Order: Globigerinida
Family: Globigerinidae
found at Muertos Trough Caribbean off territorial waters from 1815m depth
obtained during R/V Meteor cruise M35/1
Geological Time: recent Holocene Quaternary
concentrated raw material provided by Prof. G. Schmiedl
The identification is based upon:
Jones, Robert Wynn, 1994: The Challenger Foraminifera Book Oxford Univ Press
416 pp. Plate 84, Fig. 8
Morphological Attributes:
Spines: spinose
Microstructure: macroperforate
Texture: cancellate irregular
Coiling: trochospiral globose
Spire: low / Umbilical depth: deep
Chamberform on the umbilical side: subspherical to trapezoid
Keel: no keel / Lip: lip or rim / Tooth: no tooth
First occurence: 005.53 / Last occurence: 000.00

7. Fohsella fohsi (Cushman and Ellisor, 1939)

Class: Rotaliata

Subclass: Globigerinana

Order: Globorotaliida

Family:

Globorotaliidae
Taxon Profile
found in a core of ODP Leg 159 off West Africa off territorial waters Site 959
Geological Time: Serravallian Miocene Neogene

the images are published under public domain in the below cited scientific report of
the IODP, ODP and DSDP
View of a specimen of Fohsella fohsi (Cushman and Ellisor, 1939)
bar = 100m
The identification is based upon:
Norris, R.D., 1998: Planktonic foraminifer biostratigraphy: eastern equatorial
Atlantic. in Mascle, J., Lohmann, G.P., and Moullade, M. (Eds.), Proc. ODP, Sci.
Results, 159. Plate 1, Fig. 9
Morphological Attributes:
Spines: non-spinose
Microstructure: finely perforate
Texture: smooth
Coiling: trochospiral
Spire: low / Umbilical depth: neither deep nor shallow
Chamberform on the umbilical side: triangular
Keel: keel / Lip: lip or rim / Tooth: no tooth
First occurence: 013.41 / Last occurence: 011.79

8. Globorotalia crassula Cushman and Stewart, 1930

Class: Rotaliata

Subclass: Globigerinana

Order: Globorotaliida

Family:

Globorotaliidae
Taxon Profile
found in a core of ODP Leg 154 off Brazil Brazil Site 925
Geological Time: Piacenzian Pliocene Neogene

the images are published under public domain in the below cited scientific report of
the IODP, ODP and DSDP
View of a specimen of Globorotalia crassula Cushman and Stewart, 1930
The identification is based upon:
Chaisson, W.P., and Pearson, P.N., 1997: Planktonic foraminifer biostratigraphy at
Site 925: middle MiocenePleistocene. in Shackleton, N.J., Curry, W.B., Richter, C.,
and Bralower, T.J. (Eds.), Proc. ODP, Sci. Results, 154: College Station, TX (Ocean
Drilling Program), 331. Plate 2, Fig. 5
Morphological Attributes:
Spines: non-spinose
Microstructure: finely perforate
Texture: smooth
Coiling: trochospiral
Spire: low / Umbilical depth: deep
Chamberform on the umbilical side: triangular
Keel: no keel / Lip: lip or rim / Tooth: no tooth
First occurence: 005.72 / Last occurence: 000.07

9. Globorotalia fohsi Cushman and Ellisor, 1939

kingdom
Rhizaria Cavalier-Smith, 2002
phylum
Foraminifera d'Orbigny, 1826
class Rotalidia
order Globigerinida Delage & Hrouard, 1896
superfamily Globorotaliacea Cushman, 1927
family Globorotaliidae Cushman, 1927
genus Globorotalia Cushman, 1927
Class: Rotaliata

Subclass: Globigerinana

Order: Globorotaliida

Family:

Globorotaliidae
Taxon Profile
found at Pelotas Basin off Brazil Brazil
Geological Time: Miocene Neogene
Images provided by
Dr. G.S. dos Anjos Zerfass
View of a specimen of Globorotalia fohsi Cushman and Ellisor, 1939
umbilical, lateral and spiral view
The identification is based upon:
Anjos, Geise S., 2004: Bioestratigrafia (Foraminiferida) do Mioceno-Plioceno da
Plataforma de Florianpolis, poro setentrional da Bacia de Pelotas. Dissertao de
Mestrado, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Programa de Ps-Graduao
em Geocincias, 74p + anexos (in portuguese) Plate n.a., Fig. n.a.
Morphological Attributes:

Spines: non-spinose
Microstructure: finely perforate
Texture: smooth
Coiling: trochospiral
Spire: low / Umbilical depth: deep
Chamberform on the umbilical side: triangular
Keel: no keel / Lip: lip or rim / Tooth: no tooth
First occurence: 005.72 / Last occurence: 000.07
benthonik

10.

Adelosina ferrusaci (d'Orbigny, 1826)

Class: Miliolata Subclass: Miliolana Order: Miliolida Family: Cribrolinoididae

Taxon Profile
found at Adriatic coast, central Mediterranean Sea Italy
Geological Time: recent Holocene Quaternary
the image is provided by Dr. Frontalini
View of a specimen of Adelosina ferrusaci (d'Orbigny, 1826)

The identification is based upon:

personal notice of the providing scientist, : Plate n.a., Fig. n.a.
Morphological Attributes:
Wallmaterial: porcelaneous
Overall appearance: miliolid
Coiling: miliolid, ,
Chamberform: tubular
Aperture Position: terminal
Aperture Form: round oval reniform, tooth, neck, -Sutures: depressed, curved, -Ornamentation: --, striate, --, -11. Adelosina longirostra (d'Orbigny, 1846)

kingdom
Rhizaria Cavalier-Smith, 2002
phylum
Foraminifera d'Orbigny, 1826
class Miliolidia
order Miliolida Delage & Hrouard, 1896
superfamily Miliolacea Ehrenberg, 1839
family Spiroloculinidae Wiesner, 1920
genus Adelosina d'Orbigny, 1826
Class: Miliolata Subclass: Miliolana Order: Miliolida Family: Cribrolinoididae
system Vitae - living organisms

domain
Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 - lifeforms with nucletic cells
superregnum Bikonta - bikonts
Cabozoa
kingdom
Rhizaria Cavalier-Smith, 2002
phylum
Foraminifera d'Orbigny, 1826
class Miliolidia
order Miliolida Delage & Hrouard, 1896
superfamily Miliolacea Ehrenberg, 1839
family Spiroloculinidae Wiesner, 1920
genus Adelosina d'Orbigny, 1826
found near Letkes Pannonian Basin Hungary
Geological Time: Langhian Miocene Neogene
Badenian
material provided by Helmut Krock
View of a specimen of Adelosina longirostra (d'Orbigny, 1846)
The identification is based upon:
Papp, A., Schmidt, M.E., 1985: The Fossil Foraminifera of the Tertiary Basin of
Vienna Revision of the monograph by Alcide d'Orbigny (1846). in Abhandlungen der
Geologischen Bundesanstalt, Band 37. Plate 102, Fig. 1-8
Morphological Attributes:
Wallmaterial: porcelaneous
Overall appearance: miliolid
Coiling: miliolid, ,
Chamberform: tubular
Aperture Position: terminal
Aperture Form: round oval reniform, tooth, neck, -Sutures: depressed, curved, -Ornamentation: --, costate, --, -12. Adelosina schreibersi (d'Orbigny, 1846)

Class: Miliolata Subclass: Miliolana Order: Miliolida Family: Cribrolinoididae

system Vitae - living organisms
domain
Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 - lifeforms with nucletic cells
superregnum Bikonta - bikonts
Cabozoa
kingdom
Rhizaria Cavalier-Smith, 2002
phylum
Foraminifera d'Orbigny, 1826
class Miliolidia
order Miliolida Delage & Hrouard, 1896
superfamily Miliolacea Ehrenberg, 1839
family Spiroloculinidae Wiesner, 1920
genus Adelosina d'Orbigny, 1826
found near Letkes Pannonian Basin Hungary
Geological Time: Langhian Miocene Neogene
Badenian
material provided by Helmut Krock
View of a specimen of Adelosina schreibersi (d'Orbigny, 1846)
with sediment attachments
The identification is based upon:

Cicha, I., Rgl, F., Rupp, Ch. & Ctyroka, J.,, 1998: Oligocene - Miocene foraminifera
of the Central Paratethys. in Abhandlungen der Senckenberg Gesellschaft fr
Naturforschung, 549 1-325, 61 figs., 3 tabs., 79 pls. Plate 12, Fig. 9-11
Morphological Attributes:
Wallmaterial: porcelaneous
Overall appearance: miliolid
Coiling: miliolid, ,
Chamberform: tubular
Aperture Position: terminal
Aperture Form: round oval reniform, tooth, neck, -Sutures: depressed, curved, -Ornamentation: --, costate, --, -13. Ammobaculites agglutinans d'Orbigny, 1846

Class: Rotaliata Subclass: Textulariana Order: Lituolida Family: Lituolidae

Taxon Profile
system Vitae - living organisms
domain
Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 - lifeforms with nucletic cells
superregnum Bikonta - bikonts
Cabozoa
kingdom
Rhizaria Cavalier-Smith, 2002
phylum
Foraminifera d'Orbigny, 1826
class Textularidia
order Textulariida Delage & Herouard, 1896

superfamily Lituolacea de Blainville, 1827

family Lituolidae de Blainville, 1827
subfamily
Ammomarginulininae Podobina, 1978
genus Ammobaculites Cushman, 1910
found at South China Sea

South China and Sulu Sea

off territorial waters

from

3465m depth
Geological Time: recent Holocene Quaternary
specimen provided by Prof. Jen Nagy
Collection: Prof. J. Nagy
View of a specimen of Ammobaculites agglutinans (d'Orbigny, 1846)
The identification is based upon:
Kaminski, M.A., Gradstein, F.M. et. al., 2005: Atlas of Paleogene Cosmopolitan
Deep-water Agglutinated Foraminifera. Book Plate 70, Fig. 5+6
Morphological Attributes:
Wallmaterial: agglutinated
Overall appearance: elongate
Coiling: spiral to serial, ,
Chamberform: brick
Aperture Position: terminal
Aperture Form: round oval reniform, --, --, -Sutures: depressed, straight, -Ornamentation: --, --, --, -14. Ammonia parkinsoniana (d'Orbigny, 1839)

Class: Rotaliata Subclass: Rotaliana Order: Rotaliida Family: Rotaliidae

Taxon Profile
found at Adriatic coast, central Mediterranean Sea Italy
Geological Time: recent Holocene Quaternary
the image is provided by Dr. Frontalini
View of a specimen of Ammonia parkinsoniana (d'Orbigny, 1839)
The identification is based upon:
personal notice of the providing scientist, : Plate n.a., Fig. n.a.
Morphological Attributes:
Wallmaterial: hyaline
Overall appearance: coiled spirally
Coiling: trochospiral, ,
Chamberform: brick
Aperture Position: umbilical extraumbilical
Aperture Form: arcuate lunear arch, --, --, lip
Sutures: depressed, straight, -Ornamentation: --, --, --, -15. Ammonia viennensis (d'Orbigny, 1846)

system Vitae - living organisms

domain
Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 - lifeforms with nucletic cells
superregnum Bikonta - bikonts
Cabozoa
kingdom
Rhizaria Cavalier-Smith, 2002
phylum
Foraminifera d'Orbigny, 1826
class Rotalidia
order Rotaliida Delage & Hrouard, 1896
superfamily Rotaliacea Ehrenberg, 1839
family Rotaliidae Ehrenberg, 1839
subfamily
Ammoniinae Saidova, 1981
genus Ammonia Brnnich, 1872
Class: Rotaliata Subclass: Rotaliana Order: Rotaliida Family: Rotaliidae
Taxon Profile
found at Matraverebely Pannonian Basin Hungary
from Borehole Mv-122
Geological Time: Burdigalian Miocene Neogene
Garab Schlier Formation
The permit for presentation is granted by
Andrs Szabolcs Sron.
The specimen resides in the collection of the
Hungarian Geological Institute
View of a specimen of Ammonia viennensis (d'Orbigny, 1846)
Apertural view, width 460m
The identification is based upon:
Sron, Andrs Szabolcs, 2009: A Garbi Slr Formci foraminifera faunjnak
vizsglata. MSc Thesis, Etvs Lornd University. Plate 15, Fig.

Morphological Attributes:
Wallmaterial: hyaline
Overall appearance: coiled spirally
Coiling: trochospiral, ,
Chamberform: brick
Aperture Position: umbilical extraumbilical
Aperture Form: arcuate lunear arch, --, --, lip
Sutures: depressed, straight, -Ornamentation: --, --, --, --

16. Amphicoryna hirsuta (d'Orbigny, 1826)

system Vitae - living organisms

domain
Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 - lifeforms with nucletic cells
superregnum Bikonta - bikonts
Cabozoa
kingdom
Rhizaria Cavalier-Smith, 2002
phylum
Foraminifera d'Orbigny, 1826
class Rotalidia
order Lagenida Delage & Hrouard, 1896
superfamily Nodosariacea Ehrenberg, 1838
family Vaginulinidae Reuss, 1860
subfamily
Marginulininae Wedekind, 1937
genus Amphicoryna Schlumberger, 1881

Class: Nodosariata Subclass: Nodosariana Order: Nodosariida Family: Nodosariidae

Taxon Profile
found at Baden Vienna Basin Austria
Geological Time: Badenian Miocene Neogene

image courtesy of the Geological Survey of Austria

View of a specimen of Amphicoryna hirsuta (d'Orbigny, 1826)
classified by Papp&Schmidt as
Nodosaria hispida (Soldani, 1791)
The identification is based upon:
Papp, A., Schmidt, M.E., 1985: The Fossil Foraminifera of the Tertiary Basin of
Vienna Revision of the monograph by Alcide d'Orbigny (1846). in Abhandlungen der
Geologischen Bundesanstalt, Band 37. Plate , Fig. 11
Morphological Attributes:
Wallmaterial: hyaline
Overall appearance: elongate
Coiling: uniserial, ,
Chamberform: pyriform
Aperture Position: terminal
Aperture Form: radiate, --, neck, -Sutures: depressed, straight, -Ornamentation: hispid - pustulose, --, --, -17. Asterigerina carinata d'Orbigny, 1839

system Vitae - living organisms

domain
Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 - lifeforms with nucletic cells
superregnum Bikonta - bikonts
Cabozoa
kingdom
Rhizaria Cavalier-Smith, 2002
phylum
Foraminifera d'Orbigny, 1826
class Rotalidia
order Rotaliida Delage & Hrouard, 1896
superfamily Asterigerinacea d'Orbigny, 1839
family Asterigerinidae d'Orbigny, 1839
genus Asterigerina d'Orbigny, 1839
Class: Rotaliata Subclass: Rotaliana Order: Asterigerinida Family: Asterigerinidae
Taxon Profile
found at Cayo Coco Caribbean Cuba from the beach
Geological Time: recent Holocene Quaternary
material provided by Peter Laging
View of a specimen of Asterigerina carinata d'Orbigny, 1839
spiral view

The identification is based upon:

Cushman, J., A., 1931: The Foraminifera of the Atlantic Ocean. Part 8. Rotaliidae,
Amphisteginidae, Calcarinidae, Cymbaloporettidae, Globorotaliidae, Anomalinidae,
Planorbulinidae, Rupertiidae and Homotremidae. Book Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. 104.
Plate 15, Fig. 4-5
Morphological Attributes:
Wallmaterial: hyaline
Overall appearance: coiled spirally
Coiling: trochospiral, ,
Chamberform: crescentic
Aperture Position: extraumbilical
Aperture Form: slit, --, --, -Sutures: --, curved, -Ornamentation: --, --, --, -18. Ammobaculites subcretaceus Cushman & Alexander, 1930

system Vitae - living organisms

domain
Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 - lifeforms with nucletic cells
superregnum Bikonta - bikonts
Cabozoa
kingdom
Rhizaria Cavalier-Smith, 2002
phylum
Foraminifera d'Orbigny, 1826

class Textularidia
order Textulariida Delage & Herouard, 1896
superfamily Lituolacea de Blainville, 1827
family Lituolidae de Blainville, 1827
subfamily
Ammomarginulininae Podobina, 1978
genus Ammobaculites Cushman, 1910
Class: Rotaliata Subclass: Textulariana Order: Lituolida Family: Lituolidae
Taxon Profile
found in a drill core Hildesheimer Stichkanal North European Plain Germany
Geological Time: Early Cretaceous Cretaceous
Aptian / Albian
Raw material and picked specimens provided by Stefan Raveling
View of a specimen of Ammobaculites subcretaceus Cushman & Alexander, 1930
The identification is based upon:
Bartenstein, Helmut, 1952: Taxonomische Bemerkungen zu den Ammobaculites,
Haplophragmium, Lituola und verwandten Gattungen. (For.) in Senckenbergiana 33
Page 313 to 342 Plate 1, Fig. 8
Morphological Attributes:
Wallmaterial: agglutinated
Overall appearance: elongate
Coiling: spiral to serial, ,
Chamberform: brick
Aperture Position: terminal
Aperture Form: round oval reniform, --, --, -Sutures: depressed, straight, -Ornamentation: --, --, --, -19. Ammonia tepida (Cushman, 1926)

Class: Rotaliata Subclass: Rotaliana Order: Rotaliida Family: Rotaliidae

Taxon Profile
found at Adriatic coast, central Mediterranean Sea Italy
Geological Time: recent Holocene Quaternary
the image is provided by Dr. Frontalini
View of a specimen of Ammonia tepida (Cushman, 1926)
The identification is based upon:
personal notice of the providing scientist, : Plate n.a., Fig. n.a.
Morphological Attributes:
Wallmaterial: hyaline
Overall appearance: coiled spirally
Coiling: trochospiral, ,
Chamberform: brick
Aperture Position: umbilical extraumbilical
Aperture Form: arcuate lunear arch, --, --, lip
Sutures: depressed, straight, -Ornamentation: --, --, --, --

20. Amphimorphina lirata Cushman and Bermudez, 1936

system Vitae - living organisms

domain
Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 - lifeforms with nucletic cells
superregnum Bikonta - bikonts
Cabozoa
kingdom
Rhizaria Cavalier-Smith, 2002
phylum
Foraminifera d'Orbigny, 1826
class Rotalidia
order Lagenida Delage & Hrouard, 1896
superfamily Nodosariacea Ehrenberg, 1838
family Nodosariidae Ehrenberg, 1838
subfamily
Plectofrondiculariinae Cushman, 1927
genus Amphimorphina Neugeboren, 1850
Class: Nodosariata

Subclass: Nodosariana

Order: Nodosariida

Family:

Chrysalogoniidae
Taxon Profile
found at an unknown locality
Havana Caribbean North Atlantic
Geological Time: Eocene Paleogene
holotype
classification and image courtesy of
Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
View of a specimen of Amphimorphina lirata Cushman and Bermudez, 1936
The classification is published in:
SINMNH Department of Paleobiology Collections Online Catalog as USNM CC
22585
accessed 2013

Morphological Attributes:
Wallmaterial: hyaline
Overall appearance: elongate
Coiling: uniserial, ,
Chamberform: pyriform
Aperture Position: terminal
Aperture Form: radiate, --, --, -Sutures: depressed, straight, -Ornamentation: --, costate, --, -21. Astacolus cretaceus (Cushman, 1937)

system Vitae - living organisms

domain
Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 - lifeforms with nucletic cells
superregnum Bikonta - bikonts
Cabozoa
kingdom
Rhizaria Cavalier-Smith, 2002
phylum
Foraminifera d'Orbigny, 1826
class Rotalidia
order Lagenida Delage & Hrouard, 1896
superfamily Nodosariacea Ehrenberg, 1838
family Vaginulinidae Reuss, 1860
subfamily
Marginulininae Wedekind, 1937
genus Astacolus de Monfort, 1808
Class: Nodosariata

Subclass: Nodosariana

Order: Vaginulinida

Vaginulinidae
Taxon Profile
found at the chalk complexes at the cliffs of the Jasmund Peninsula,
Ruegen North European Plain Germany

Family:

Geological Time: Maastrichtian Late Cretaceous Cretaceous

Lower Maastrichtian
image provided and classification done by: Peter Frenzel
View of a specimen of Astacolus cretaceus (Cushman, 1937)
Height 1040m; Width 480m
The identification is based upon:
Frenzel, Peter, 2000: Die benthischen Foraminiferen der Rgener Schreibkreide
(Unter-Maastrichtium, NE-Deutschland). in Neue Palontologische Abhandlungen, 3:
Dresden 361 pp. Plate 16, Fig. 11
Morphological Attributes:
Wallmaterial: hyaline
Overall appearance: elongate
Coiling: spiral to serial, ,
Chamberform: triangular to trapezoid
Aperture Position: terminal
Aperture Form: radiate, --, --, -Sutures: --, straight, -Ornamentation: --, --, --, --

22. Bolivina cookei Cushman, 1922

system Vitae - living organisms

domain
Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 - lifeforms with nucletic cells
superregnum Bikonta - bikonts
Cabozoa
kingdom
Rhizaria Cavalier-Smith, 2002
phylum
Foraminifera d'Orbigny, 1826
class Rotalidia
order Rotaliida Delage & Hrouard, 1896
superfamily Bolivinacea Glaessner, 1937
family Bolivinidae Glaessner, 1937
genus Bolivina d'Orbigny, 1839
Class: Rotaliata Subclass: Rotaliana Order: Bolivinitida Family: Bolivinidae
Taxon Profile
found at Browns Creek Victoria Australia
Geological Time: Eocene Paleogene
Notostrea Greensand
concentrated raw material (A39 from Notostrea Greensand)
provided by Prof. Stephen Gallagher
Collection: Prof. S. Gallagher
View of a specimen of Bolivina cookei Cushman, 1922

The identification is based upon:

Kaasschieter, Johannes Paulus Heimen, 1961: Foraminifera of the Eocene of Belgium
Book Bruxelles : Inst. Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 271 pp. Plate 8, Fig.
25-2
Morphological Attributes:
Wallmaterial: hyaline
Overall appearance: elongate
Coiling: biserial, ,
Chamberform: triangular to trapezoid
Aperture Position: basal
Aperture Form: arcuate lunear arch, --, --, -Sutures: --, curved, -Ornamentation: --, costate, --, -23. Bolivina plicatella Cushman, 1930

system Vitae - living organisms

domain
Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 - lifeforms with nucletic cells
superregnum Bikonta - bikonts
Cabozoa
kingdom
Rhizaria Cavalier-Smith, 2002
phylum
Foraminifera d'Orbigny, 1826
class Rotalidia

order Rotaliida Delage & Hrouard, 1896

superfamily Bolivinacea Glaessner, 1937
family Bolivinidae Glaessner, 1937
genus Bolivina d'Orbigny, 1839
Class: Rotaliata Subclass: Rotaliana Order: Bolivinitida Family: Bolivinidae
Taxon Profile
found at Matraverebely Pannonian Basin Hungary
from Borehole Mv-122
Geological Time: Burdigalian Miocene Neogene
Garab Schlier Formation
The permit for presentation is granted by
Andrs Szabolcs Sron.
The specimen resides in the collection of the
Hungarian Geological Institute
View of a specimen of Bolivina plicatella Cushman, 1930
Spiral view, height 490m
The identification is based upon:
Sron, Andrs Szabolcs, 2009: A Garbi Slr Formci foraminifera faunjnak
vizsglata. MSc Thesis, Etvs Lornd University. Plate 7, Fig. 7
Morphological Attributes:
Wallmaterial: hyaline
Overall appearance: elongate
Coiling: biserial, ,
Chamberform: triangular to trapezoid
Aperture Position: basal
Aperture Form: arcuate lunear arch, --, --, -Sutures: depressed, --, -Ornamentation: --, --, --, --

24.Bolivina lowmani (Phleger and Parker, 1951)

system Vitae - living organisms

domain
Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 - lifeforms with nucletic cells
superregnum Bikonta - bikonts
Cabozoa
kingdom
Rhizaria Cavalier-Smith, 2002
phylum
Foraminifera d'Orbigny, 1826
class Rotalidia
order Rotaliida Delage & Hrouard, 1896
superfamily Bolivinacea Glaessner, 1937
family Bolivinidae Glaessner, 1937
genus Brizalina O.G. Costa, 1856
Class: Rotaliata Subclass: Rotaliana Order: Bolivinitida Family: Bolivinidae
Taxon Profile
found at Mississippi Delta Gulf of Mexico USA
from bottom sediment at 87m water depth
Geological Time: recent Holocene Quaternary

The SEM is made and provided by

Hal Ray Tichenor
View of a specimen of Bolivina lowmani (Phleger and Parker, 1951)
reclassified from Bolivina into Brizalina by H.R. Tichenor
The identification is based upon:
Parker, Frances L., 1954: Distribution of the foraminifera in the northeastern Gulf of
Mexico. in Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard, Bull., 111: 453-588. 136 pp. Plate 7, Fig. 21
Morphological Attributes:
Wallmaterial: hyaline
Overall appearance: elongate
Coiling: biserial, ,
Chamberform: brick
Aperture Position: basal
Aperture Form: arcuate lunear arch, --, --, -Sutures: --, --, -Ornamentation: --, --, --, -25. Brizalina striatula (Cushman, 1922)

system Vitae - living organisms

domain
Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 - lifeforms with nucletic cells
superregnum Bikonta - bikonts

Cabozoa
kingdom
Rhizaria Cavalier-Smith, 2002
phylum
Foraminifera d'Orbigny, 1826
class Rotalidia
order Rotaliida Delage & Hrouard, 1896
superfamily Bolivinacea Glaessner, 1937
family Bolivinidae Glaessner, 1937
genus Brizalina O.G. Costa, 1856
Class: Rotaliata Subclass: Rotaliana Order: Bolivinitida Family: Bolivinidae
Taxon Profile
found at off Karachi Arabian Sea Pakistan
Geological Time: recent Holocene Quaternary
specimen provided by Dr. Ralf Noetzel
Collection: Dr. Ralf Noetzel
View of a specimen of Brizalina striatula (Cushman, 1922)
The identification is based upon:
Cimerman, F., and Langer, R., 1991: Mediterranean Foraminifera. in Opera /
Akademia scientarium et artium Slovenica, Classis IV: Historia naturalis: 30. Plate 62,
Fig. 6-9
Morphological Attributes:
Wallmaterial: hyaline
Overall appearance: elongate
Coiling: biserial, ,
Chamberform: triangular to trapezoid
Aperture Position: terminal
Aperture Form: arcuate lunear arch, --, --, -Sutures: depressed, curved, -Ornamentation: --, costate, --, --

26. Brizalina subaenariensis (Cushman, 1922)

system Vitae - living organisms

domain
Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 - lifeforms with nucletic cells
superregnum Bikonta - bikonts
Cabozoa
kingdom
Rhizaria Cavalier-Smith, 2002
phylum
Foraminifera d'Orbigny, 1826
class Rotalidia
order Rotaliida Delage & Hrouard, 1896
superfamily Bolivinacea Glaessner, 1937
family Bolivinidae Glaessner, 1937
genus Brizalina O.G. Costa, 1856
Class: Rotaliata Subclass: Rotaliana Order: Bolivinitida Family: Bolivinidae
Taxon Profile
found at Mississippi Delta Gulf of Mexico USA
from bottom sediment at 87m water depth
Geological Time: recent Holocene Quaternary
The SEM is made and provided by

Hal Ray Tichenor

View of a specimen of Brizalina subaenariensis (Cushman, 1922)
var. mexicana
reclassified from Bolivina into Brizalina by H.R. Tichenor
The identification is based upon:
Parker, Frances L., 1954: Distribution of the foraminifera in the northeastern Gulf of
Mexico. in Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard, Bull., 111: 453-588. 136 pp. Plate 7, Fig. 33
Morphological Attributes:
Wallmaterial: hyaline
Overall appearance: elongate
Coiling: biserial, ,
Chamberform: triangular to trapezoid
Aperture Position: terminal
Aperture Form: arcuate lunear arch, tooth, --, -Sutures: depressed, straight, -Ornamentation: --, costate, --, -27. Brotzenella monterelensis (Marie, 1941)

Class: Rotaliata Subclass: Rotaliana Order: Rotaliida Family: Cancrisidae

Taxon Profile
found at the chalk complexes at the cliffs of the Jasmund Peninsula,
Ruegen North European Plain Germany
Geological Time: Maastrichtian Late Cretaceous Cretaceous
Lower Maastrichtian
image provided and classification done by: Peter Frenzel

View of a specimen of Brotzenella monterelensis (Marie, 1941)

Diameter 590m; Thickness 240m
The identification is based upon:
Frenzel, Peter, 2000: Die benthischen Foraminiferen der Rgener Schreibkreide
(Unter-Maastrichtium, NE-Deutschland). in Neue Palontologische Abhandlungen, 3:
Dresden 361 pp. Plate 43, Fig. 6
Morphological Attributes:
Wallmaterial: hyaline
Overall appearance: coiled spirally
Coiling: trochospiral, ,
Chamberform: triangular to trapezoid
Aperture Position: umbilical extraumbilical
Aperture Form: slit, --, --, -Sutures: raised, curved, thickened
Ornamentation: --, --, --, -28. Bulimina subalata Cushman and Parker, 1937

Class: Rotaliata Subclass: Rotaliana Order: Buliminida Family: Buliminidae

Taxon Profile
found at Matraverebely Pannonian Basin Hungary

from Borehole Mv-122

Geological Time: Burdigalian Miocene Neogene
Garab Schlier Formation
The permit for presentation is granted by
Andrs Szabolcs Sron.
The specimen resides in the collection of the
Hungarian Geological Institute
View of a specimen of Bulimina subalata Cushman and Parker, 1937
Side view, height 400m
The identification is based upon:
Sron, Andrs Szabolcs, 2009: A Garbi Slr Formci foraminifera faunjnak
vizsglata. MSc Thesis, Etvs Lornd University. Plate 8, Fig. 10
Morphological Attributes:
Wallmaterial: hyaline
Overall appearance: elongate
Coiling: triserial, ,
Chamberform: pyriform
Aperture Position: basal
Aperture Form: arcuate lunear arch, --, --, -Sutures: depressed, curved, -Ornamentation: --, --, spinose, --

29. Alabamina dorsoplana (Brotzen, 1940)

Class: Rotaliata Subclass: Rotaliana Order: Rotaliida Family: Alabaminidae

Taxon Profile
found at the chalk complexes at the cliffs of the Jasmund Peninsula,
Ruegen North European Plain Germany
Geological Time: Maastrichtian Late Cretaceous Cretaceous
Lower Maastrichtian
image provided and classification done by: Peter Frenzel
View of a specimen of Alabamina dorsoplana (Brotzen, 1940)
Diameter 460m; Width 310m
The identification is based upon:
Frenzel, Peter, 2000: Die benthischen Foraminiferen der Rgener Schreibkreide
(Unter-Maastrichtium, NE-Deutschland). in Neue Palontologische Abhandlungen, 3:
Dresden 361 pp. Plate 39, Fig. 7
Morphological Attributes:
Wallmaterial: hyaline
Overall appearance: coiled spirally
Coiling: trochospiral, ,
Chamberform: triangular to trapezoid
Aperture Position: basal
Aperture Form: slit, --, --, -Sutures: --, curved, -Ornamentation: --, --, --, -30. Ammodiscus gullmarensis Hoeglund, 1948

Class: Spirillinata

Subclass: Ammodiscana

Order: Ammodiscida

Family:

Ammodiscidae
Taxon Profile
found at Campos Basin off Brazil Brazil
Geological Time: recent Holocene Quaternary
the identification is done and the image is provided by Renata Moura
View of a specimen of Ammodiscus gullmarensis Hoeglund, 1948
The identification is based upon:
Kaminski, M.A., Gradstein, F.M. et. al., 2005: Atlas of Paleogene Cosmopolitan
Deep-water Agglutinated Foraminifera. Book Plate 18, Fig. 2
Morphological Attributes:
Wallmaterial: agglutinated
Overall appearance: round and flat
Coiling: tubular enrolled, ,
Chamberform: tubular
Aperture Position: terminal
Aperture Form: round oval reniform, --, --, -Sutures: depressed, curved, --

Ornamentation: --, --, --, -31. Turborotalita quinqueloba (Natland, 1938)

Class: Rotaliata

Subclass: Globigerinana

Order: Globigerinida

Family:

Globigerinidae
Taxon Profile
found near Letkes Pannonian Basin Hungary
Geological Time: Langhian Miocene Neogene
Badenian
material provided by Helmut Krock
View of a specimen of Turborotalita quinqueloba (Natland, 1938)
The identification is based upon:
Cicha, I., Rgl, F., Rupp, Ch. & Ctyroka, J.,, 1998: Oligocene - Miocene foraminifera
of the Central Paratethys. in Abhandlungen der Senckenberg Gesellschaft fr
Naturforschung, 549 1-325, 61 figs., 3 tabs., 79 pls. Plate 31, Fig. 41554
Morphological Attributes:

Spines: spinose
Microstructure: finely perforate
Texture: smooth
Coiling: trochospiral
Spire: low / Umbilical depth: neither deep nor shallow
Chamberform on the umbilical side: subspherical to trapezoid
Keel: no keel / Lip: no lip or rim / Tooth: no tooth
First occurence: 013.82 / Last occurence: 000.00
32. Sphaeroidinellopsis disjuncta (Finley, 1940)

Class: Rotaliata

Subclass: Globigerinana

Order: Globorotaliida

Family:

Globigerinidae
Taxon Profile
found in a core of ODP Leg 159 off West Africa off territorial waters Site 959
Geological Time: Serravallian Miocene Neogene

the images are published under public domain in the below cited scientific report of
the IODP, ODP and DSDP
View of a specimen of Sphaeroidinellopsis disjuncta (Finley, 1940)
bar = 100m
The identification is based upon:

Norris, R.D., 1998: Planktonic foraminifer biostratigraphy: eastern equatorial

Atlantic. in Mascle, J., Lohmann, G.P., and Moullade, M. (Eds.), Proc. ODP, Sci.
Results, 159. Plate 5, Fig. 1
Morphological Attributes:
Spines: spinose
Microstructure: macroperforate
Texture: cancellate irregular
Coiling: trochospiral
Spire: low / Umbilical depth: deep
Chamberform on the umbilical side: triangular
Keel: no keel / Lip: lip or rim / Tooth: no tooth
First occurence: 022.96 / Last occurence: 013.82
33. Globoturborotalita nepenthes (Todd, 1957)

Class: Rotaliata

Subclass: Globigerinana

Order: Globigerinida

Family:

Globigerinidae
Taxon Profile
found in a core of ODP Leg 186 off Japan Japan Sites 1150 and 1151
Geological Time: Miocene Neogene

the images are published under public domain in the below cited scientific report of
the IODP, ODP and DSDP
View of a specimen of Globoturborotalita nepenthes (Todd, 1957)
The identification is based upon:
Hayashi, H., Morishita, C., and Oda, M., 2003: Neogene planktonic foraminiferal
biostratigraphy of the Japan Trench, ODP Leg 186. In Suyehiro, K., Sacks, I.S.,
Acton, G.D., and Oda, M. (Eds.), Proc. ODP, Sci. Results, 186: College Station, TX
(Ocean Drilling Program). 23 pp. Plate 1, Fig. 1
Morphological Attributes:
Spines: non-spinose
Microstructure: macroperforate
Texture: cancellate irregular
Coiling: trochospiral
Spire: neither high nor low / Umbilical depth: deep
Chamberform on the umbilical side: subspherical to trapezoid
Keel: no keel / Lip: lip or rim / Tooth: no tooth
First occurence: 011.63 / Last occurence: 004.37
34. Globigerinella siphonifera (d'Orbigny, 1839)

Class: Rotaliata

Subclass: Globigerinana

Order: Globigerinida

Family:

Globigerinidae
Taxon Profile
found at Muertos Trough Caribbean off territorial waters from 1815m depth
obtained during R/V Meteor cruise M35/1
Geological Time: recent Holocene Quaternary
concentrated raw material provided by Prof. G. Schmiedl
View of a specimen of Globigerinella siphonifera (d'Orbigny, 1839)
see surface details
The identification is based upon:
Jones, Robert Wynn, 1994: The Challenger Foraminifera Book Oxford Univ Press
416 pp. Plate 80, Fig. 18
Morphological Attributes:
Spines: spinose
Microstructure: macroperforate
Texture: bulloides-type
Coiling: planispiral

Spire: low / Umbilical depth: neither deep nor shallow

Chamberform on the umbilical side: spherical
Keel: no keel / Lip: no lip or rim / Tooth: no tooth
First occurence: 013.41 / Last occurence: 000.00
35. Globigerina connecta Jenkins, 1964
Class: Rotaliata
Subclass:
Globigerinana
Order:
Globigerinida
Family:
Globigerinidae
Taxon Profile
found in a core
of

ODP

Leg

130
Micronesia

Philippine
Basin
Micronesia (FSM) Site 806
Geological Time: Aquitanian Miocene Neogene

the images are published under public domain in the below cited scientific report of
the IODP, ODP and DSDP
View of a specimen of Globigerina connecta Jenkins, 1964
Height about 270m
The identification is based upon:
Chaisson, W.P., and Leckie, R.M., 1993: High-resolution Neogene planktonic
foraminifer biostratigraphy of Site 806, Ontong Java Plateau (western equatorial
Pacific). in Berger, W.H., Kroenke, L.W., Mayer, L.A., et al., Proc. ODP, Sci. Results,
130: College Station, TX (Ocean Drilling Program), 137178. Plate 1, Fig. 15
Morphological Attributes:

Spines: spinose
Microstructure: macroperforate
Texture: cancellate irregular
Coiling: trochospiral
Spire: low / Umbilical depth: neither deep nor shallow
Chamberform on the umbilical side: subspherical to trapezoid
Keel: no keel / Lip: no lip or rim / Tooth: no tooth
First occurence: 022.44 / Last occurence: 015.85
36. Globigerina falconensis Blow, 1959

Class: Rotaliata

Subclass: Globigerinana

Order: Globigerinida

Family:

Globigerinidae
Taxon Profile
found in a core of DSDP Leg 47 off Biscaya and Iberia Portugal Site 398
Geological Time: Piacenzian Pliocene Neogene

the images are published under public domain in the below cited scientific report of
the IODP, ODP and DSDP
View of a specimen of Globigerina falconensis Blow, 1959
size about 310m
The identification is based upon:
Iaccarino, S.; Salvatorini, G., 1979: Planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the
Neogene and Quaternary sediments from Site 398, DSDP, Leg 47B. in Ryan, W.B.F.,

Sibuet, J.-C., et al., Init. Repts. DSDP, 47 Part 2 of the cruises of the drilling vessel
Glomar Challenger, Vigo, Spain to Brest, France; April-May 1976. Plate 1, Fig. 14
Morphological Attributes:
Spines: spinose
Microstructure: macroperforate
Texture: bulloides-type
Coiling: trochospiral
Spire: low / Umbilical depth: deep
Chamberform on the umbilical side: subspherical to trapezoid
Keel: no keel / Lip: lip or rim / Tooth: no tooth
First occurence: 017.54 / Last occurence: 000.00

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