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Globorotalia
Sign in to saveGloborotalia is a genus of foraminifers belonging to the family Globorotaliidae. It is a single-celled animal large enough to be seen with a naked eye and is found in the fossil record back to the Paleocene. It is deep-dwelling planktonic foraminifers that inhabit the top few hundred meters of the ocean and constitute potential recorders of thermocline conditions. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Globorotalia is referenced by 21 other articles, and connects out to Foraminifera, eukaryote and Wikidata.
Vinony files it under Foraminifera genera and Globothalamea.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
グロボロタリア属
GENUS
- KingdomChromista
- PhylumForaminifera
- ClassGlobothalamea
- OrderRotaliida
- FamilyGloborotaliidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,223
- With media
- 88
- Family
- Globorotaliidae
- Collections
- NHMUK, UCMP, USNM, UCM
- Recorded in
- United Kingdom, Jamaica, Jordan, United States, Venezuela, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Pakistan
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Encyclopedic overview
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Globorotalia is a genus of foraminifers belonging to the family Globorotaliidae. It is a single-celled animal large enough to be seen with a naked eye and is found in the fossil record back to the Paleocene. It is deep-dwelling planktonic foraminifers that inhabit the top few hundred meters of the ocean and constitute potential recorders of thermocline conditions. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
==Species==
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