Globorotalia menardii is a perforate foraminiferan, about 1 millimetre (0.04 in) in size. 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.[2]

Globorotalia menardii
Temporal range: Paleocene–Recent
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Phylum: Retaria
Subphylum: Foraminifera
Class: Globothalamea
Order: Rotaliida
Family: Globorotaliidae
Genus: Globorotalia
Species:
G. menardii
Binomial name
Globorotalia menardii
(d'Orbigny in Parker, Jones & Brady, 1865)
Subspecies and varieties[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Discorbina sacharina Schwager, 1866 † (Opinion of Banner & Blow (1960))
  • Globorotalia cultrata (d'Orbigny, 1839) (Subjective junior synonym by Le Calvez (1977))
  • Globorotalia menardii var. fimbriata (Brady, 1884) (Opinion of Mikrotax)
  • Pulvinulina menardi (d'Orbigny, 1826)
  • Pulvinulina menardii var. fimbriata Brady, 1884
  • Pulvinulina repanda var. menardii (d'Orbigny, 1826)
  • Rotalia (Rotalie) menardii d'Orbigny, 1826 (name not available. ICZN Art. 11 (b)(i): 11 (g): vernacular)
  • Rotalia (Rotalie) nitida d'Orbigny, 1826 (name not available. ICZN Art. 11 (b)(i): 11 (g): vernacular)
  • Rotalia menardii d'Orbigny, 1826 (Nomen nudum)
  • Rotalia nitida d'Orbigny, 1826 (Nomen nudum)
  • Rotalina (Rotalina) cultrata d'Orbigny, 1839 (Subjective junior synonym by Le Calvez (1977))

References

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  1. ^ a b Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Gross, O. (2019). World Foraminifera Database. Globorotalia menardii (d'Orbigny in Parker, Jones & Brady, 1865). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=113450 on 2019-01-08
  2. ^ Broecker, Wally; Pena, Leopoldo (April 2014). "Delayed Holocene reappearance of G. menardii". Paleoceanography. 29 (4): 291–295. Bibcode:2014PalOc..29..291B. doi:10.1002/2013PA002590.