Dorbignya cretacea (d'Orbigny, 1840)
 
Class: Rotaliata  Subclass: Globigerinana  Order: Globigerinida  Family: Globotruncanidae
 
found in material from the Miscellaneous Localities

Ripley Formation (Braggs, Lowndes County, Alabama)
   American South   USA
 
Geological Time: Cretaceous  Upper Cretaceous  Campanian

the SEM image is provided by Dr.
 
 
View of a specimen of Dorbignya cretacea (d'Orbigny, 1840)
 
The identification is based upon:
 Georgescu, M. D., 2013: Evolutionary Classification of the Globotruncanellid and Abathomphalid Planktic Foraminifera (Late Cretaceous, Later Campanian-Maastrichtian). Chapter V of Georgescu, M.D., 2013. Foraminifera: Aspects of Classification, Stratigraphy, Ecology and Evolution.   page 129 to 152 Plate n.a., Fig. 1.2-3
 
 
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dataset number: FEU-1015033
 
 
Citation:
Georgescu, M. D., 2013: Evolutionary Classification of the Globotruncanellid and Abathomphalid Planktic Foraminifera (Late Cretaceous, Later Campanian-Maastrichtian). Chapter V of Georgescu, M.D., 2013. Foraminifera: Aspects of Classification, Stratigraphy, Ecology and Evolution. page 129 to 152 Plate n.a., Fig 1.2-3