- Globigerinida
Taxobox
name = Globigerinida
fossil_range =Jurassic - Recent
domain =Eukaryota
regnum =Rhizaria
phylum =Foraminifera
ordo = Globigerinida
subdivision_ranks = Superfamilies
subdivision =Globigerinacea Globorotaliacea Globotruncanacea Hantkeninacea Heterohelicacea Planomalinacea Rotaliporacea The Globigerinida are a common group offoraminifera ns that are found as marineplankton (other groups are primarily benthic). They produce hyaline calcareous tests, and are known as fossils from theJurassic period onwards. The group has included more than 100 genera and over 400 species, of which about 30 species are extant. One of the most important genera is "Globigerina"; vast areas of the ocean floor are covered with "Globigerina" ooze (named by Murray and Renard in 1873), dominated by the shells of planktonic forams.
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