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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.
Species
グロボロタリア属
GENUS
- KingdomChromista
- PhylumForaminifera
- ClassGlobothalamea
- OrderRotaliida
- FamilyGloborotaliidae
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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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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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