 Hornibrook et al. 1989, Fig. 27.11a-c (Holotype): 0.31 mm |
Reference: Hornibrook, Brazier & Strong 1989, p.131, Fig. 27:11a-c (Holotype).
Synonymy: 1967, N.Z. jl. geol. geophys. 10(4): 1069, fig. 3, no. 1-6;
1971, G. (Turborotalia) bella, N.Z. Geol. Surv. paleont. bull. 42: 112, pl. 10, fig. 257-262;
1983, G. (Jenkinsella) bella, Kennett & Srinivasan, Neogene Planktonic Foraminifera, p. 174, pl. 42, fig. 2, pl. 43, fig. 1-3.
Description: One of the G. mayeri group of taxa distinguished by its low arched aperture, five chambers in the final whorl, and inflated shape in axial section.
Distribution: Altonian to Lillburnian (Jenkins 1971).
Comment: Its taxonomic status is subject to some uncertainty as with the other members of the G. mayeri group.
Cite this publication as: "Strong CP, Raine JI, Terezow M. 2018. Key
species of New Zealand fossil foraminifera: descriptions from "Manual of New
Zealand Permian to Pleistocene Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy" by Hornibrook,
Brazier and Strong, 1989. Lower Hutt (NZ): GNS Science. (GNS Science
miscellaneous series; 123)."
ISSN 1172-2886, ISBN 978-1-98-853088-8,
DOI 10.21420/G2M63W.
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