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Planorotalites compressus

Taxonomy
Planorotalites compressus was named by Huber (1991). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Globigerina compressa compressa by Subbotina (1953); it was recombined as Globorotalia (Globorotalia) compressa by Hillebrandt (1962); it was recombined as Globorotalia (Turborotalia) compressa compressa by Blow (1979); it was recombined as Globanomalina compressa by Berggren (1992), Olsson et al. (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Globigerina compressa compressa Subbotina p. 63 figs. Pl 2, fig. 2a-6c
1962Globorotalia (Globorotalia) compressa Hillebrandt p. 125 figs. Pl. 12, Fig. 10a-c & 11a-b
1979Globorotalia (Turborotalia) compressa compressa Blow p. 1062
1991Planorotalites compressus Huber p. 461 figs. Pl. 3, Fig. 1 & 2
1992Globanomalina compressa Berggren p. 563 figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 14-16
1999Globanomalina compressa Olsson et al. p. 42

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
RankNameAuthor
genusPlanorotalites
speciescompressus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-28 00:47:02
Modified: 2009-05-20 05:31:44
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
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