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Globigerina
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globigerina
Translingual
thumb|Globigerina drawn with the spines of living specimens (a), and the calcareous dead remains found on the ocean floor (b)
Etymology
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Proper noun
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genus family Globigerinidae family plankton that have apparently been in existence since the mid-Jurassic, used to infer paleoclimatic conditions
Hypernyms
genus ; Foraminifera - subphylum; Globathalamea class - class; Globeriginida order - order; Globigerinidae family - family; Globigerininae subfamily - subfamily
Hyponyms
genus Globigerina bulloides species - type species; for the numerous other species see 112197
See also
globigerina ooze
References
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