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This is a list of specimens primarily from the Foraminifera Type Register for which Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) graphics are available. To view an SEM image click on the Genus/species name. To view the database record for a specimen click on the Catalog number.

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Cretaceous   Paleocene   Eocene   Oligocene   Miocene

CRETACEOUS

Genus & Species Cat.# Author/Date Age Type Status
Abathomphalus mayaroensis 59685 Bolli/1951 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Archaeoglobigerina australis 415772 Huber/1990 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Archaeoglobigerina blowi 689278 Pessagno/1967 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Archaeoglobigerina bosquensis 689281 Pessagno/1967 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Archaeoglobigerina mateola 15774 Huber/1990 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Claviblowiella saundersi 626305 Bolli/1959 Early Cretaceous Holotype
Clavihedbergella moremani 15746 Cushman/1931 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Contusotruncana lunaris 184905
184903
184904
Masters/1976 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Paratype
Paratype
Contusotruncana navarroensis 170540 Smith and Pessagno/1973 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Contusotruncana walfischensis 643585 Todd/1970 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Gansserina gansseri 59687 Bolli/1951 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Globigerinelloides algeriana 56790 Cushman and ten Dam/1948 Early Cretaceous Paratype
Globigerinelloides aptiense 1850287 Longoria/1974 Early Cretaceous Holotype
Globigerinelloides barri 4543 Bolli, Loeblich & Tappan/1957 Cretaceous Holotype
Globigerinelloides bentonensis 75381 Morrow/1934 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Globigerinelloides blowi 626303 Bolli/1959 Cretaceous Holotype
Globigerinelloides bollii 689272 Pessagno/1967 Early Cretaceous Holotype
Globigerinelloides caseyi 4869 Bolli, Loeblich & Tappan/1957 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Globigerinelloides impensus 689883 Sliter/1977 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Globigerinelloides maridalensis 626329 Bolli/1959 Cretaceous Holotype
Globigerinelloides messinae 370090 Brönnimann/1952 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Globigerinelloides pulchella 641522 Todd & Low/1964 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Globigerinelloides rosebudensis 170538 Smith & Pessagno/1973 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Globigerinelloides saundersi 626307 Bolli/1959 Early Cretaceous Holotype
Globigerinelloides yaucoensis 189984 Pessagno/1960 Late Cretaceous Paratype
Globotruncana arca 5078 Cushman/1926 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Globotruncana linneiana 628614 D'Orbigny (neotype by Bronnimann and Brown)/1876 (neotype 1955) Late Cretaceous Neotype
Globotruncana loeblichi 689265 Pessagno/1967 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Globotruncana mariei 15253 Banner & Blow/1960 Late Cretaceous Lectotype
Globotruncana pessagnoi 237348 Longoria/1973 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Globotruncana stephensoni 689269 Pessagno/1967 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Globotruncanella citae 59683 Bolli/1951 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Globotruncanella coarctata P4794 Bolli/1957 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Globotruncanita subspinosa 189971 Pessagno/1967 Late Cretaceous Paratype
Hedbergella almadenensis 58502 Cushman and Todd/1948 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Hedbergella monmouthensis 626471 Olsson/1960 (neotype designated 1999) Late Cretaceous Neotype
Hedbergella murphyi 641539 Marianos and Zingula/1966 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Hedbergella occulta 185011 Longoria/1974 Early Cretaceous Holotype
Hedbergella planispira 25113 Tappan/1940 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Hedbergella sliteri 415770 Huber/1990 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Heterohelix semicostata 24386 Cushman/1938 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Heterohelix sphenoides 184672
184671
184670
Masters/1976 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Paratype
Paratype
Loeblichella hessi 640599 Pessagno/1962 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Pseudoguembelina costellifera 184726

184728
Masters/1976 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Paratype
Paratype
Pseudoguembelina costulata 24387 Cushman/1938 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Pseudoguembelina excolata 5071 Cushman/1926 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Pseudoguembelina palpebra 371199 Brönnimann & Brown/1953 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Pseudoguembelina polypleura 184734 Masters/1976 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Racemiguembelina powelli 170535 Smith & Pessagno/1973 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Rotalipora tehamaensis 641551 Marianos and Zingula/1966 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Rugoglobigerina macrocephala 371324 Bronnimann/1952 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Rugoglobigerina milamensis 170544 Smith and Pessagno/1973 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Rugoglobigerina pennyi 371327 Bronnimann/1952 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Rugotruncana circumnodifer 689011 Finlay/1940 Late Cretaceous Paratype
Whiteinella bornholmensis 464651 Dougals and Rankin/1969 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Whiteinella brittonensis 371438 Loeblich and Tappan/1961 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Globigerinelloides prairiehillensis 689273 /1967 Late Cretaceous Holotype
Gümbelitria cretacea 19022 Cushman/1933 Cretaceous Holotype
Rectogümbelina cretacea 16308 Cushman/1932 Late Cretaceous Holotype

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PALEOCENE

Genus & Species Cat.# Author/Date Age Type Status
Chilogümbelina midway. strombiformis 5771 Beckmann/1957 Paleocene Holotype
Chilogümbelina subtriangularis 5783 Beckmann/1957 Paleocene Holotype
Globigerina aquiensis 5839 Loeblich & Tappan/1957 Paleocene Holotype
Globigerina chascanona 5842 Loeblich & Tappan/1957 Paleocene Holotype
Globigerina daubjergensis 64879 Bronnimann/1939 Danian Holotype
Globigerina hornibrooki 370081 Brönnimann Paleocene Holotype
Globigerina solda. soldadoensis 370085 Brönnimann/1952 Paleocene Holotype
Globigerina spiralis 5030 Bolli/1957 Paleocene Holotype
Globigerina triloculinoides 370088 Plummer/1926 Paleocene Paratype
Globorotalia albeari 47413 Cushman & Bermudez/1949 Paleocene Holotype
Globorotalia ehrenbergi 5060 Bolli/1957 Paleocene Holotype
Globorotalia occlusa 5874 Loeblich & Tappan/1957 Paleocene Holotype
Globorotalia pseudomenardii 5061 Bolli/1957 Paleocene Holotype
Globorotalia pusilla laevigata 5065 Bolli/1957 Paleocene Holotype
Globorotalia pusilla pusilla 5064 Bolli/1957 Paleocene Holotype
Globorotalia trichotrocha 5355 Loeblich & Tappan/1957 Paleocene Holotype
Globorotalia trinidadensis 5044 Bolli/1957 Paleocene Holotype
Globorotalia uncinata 5048 Bolli/1957 Paleocene Holotype
Gümbelina morsei 487301 Kline/1943 Paleocene Holotype
Pulvinulina velascoensis 4347 Cushman/1925 Paleocene Holotype
Tubitextularia laevigata 56783 Loeblich & Tappan/1957 Paleocene Holotype
Woodringina claytonensis 5685 Loeblich & Tappan/1957 Paleocene Holotype
Woodringina hornerstownensis 626457 Olsson/1960 Paleocene Holotype

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EOCENE

Genus & Species Cat.# Author/Date Age Type Status
Acarinina boudreauxi 211386 Fleisher/1974 Eocene Holotype
Acarinina punctocarinata 211532 Fleisher/1974 Eocene Holotype
Catapsydrax echinata 5729 Bolli/1957 Eocene Holotype
Chilogümbelina midwayensis 35715 Cushman/1940 Eocene Holotype
Chilogümbelina victoriana 5789 Beckmann/1957 Eocene Holotype
Clavigerinella akersi 4550 Bolli, Loeblich & Tappan/1957 Eocene Holotype
Globanomalina laccadivensis 211400 Fleisher/1974 Eocene Holotype
Globigerina dissimilis 23430 (Cushman & Bermudez)/1937 Eocene Holotype
Globigerina esnaensis 58002 Le Roy/1953 Eocene Holotype
Globigerina galavisi 638941 Bermudez/1960 Eocene Holotype
Globigerina hornibrooki 370081 Bronnimann/1952 Eocene Holotype
Globigerina mexicana 4334 Cushman/1925 Eocene Holotype
Globigerina pera 623805 Todd/1957 Eocene Holotype
Globigerina prolata 5040 Bolli/1957 Eocene Holotype
Globigerina solda. angulosa 5037 Bolli/1957 Eocene Holotype
Globigerina soldadoensis 370079 (Brönnimann) /1952 Eocene Holotype
Globigerina taroubaensis 370087 Brönnimann/1952 Eocene Holotype
Globigerina topilensis 4335 Cushman/1925 Eocene Holotype
Globigerina venezuelana 23614 Hedberg/1937 Eocene Holotype
Globigerina wilsoni bolivariana 689637 Petters/1954 Eocene Holotype
Globigerinoides higginsi 5720 Bolli/1957 Eocene Holotype
Globigerinoides index 689041 Finlay/1939 Eocene Paratype
Globigerinoides nuttalli 688704 Hamilton/1953 Eocene Holotype
Globoquadrina primitiva 689059 Finlay/1947 Eocene Paratype
Globorotalia aragonensis 59499 Nuttall/1930 Eocene Holotype
Globorotalia broedermanni 47407 Cushman & Bermudez/1949 Eocene Holotype
Globorotalia bullbrooki 5742 Bolli/1957 Eocene Holotype
Globorotalia collactea 689047 Finlay/1939 Eocene Paratype
Globorotalia crassata var. aequa 38210 Cushman & Renz/1942 Eocene Holotype
Globorotalia formosa formosa 5056 Bolli/1957 Eocene Holotype
Globorotalia opima nana 5661 Bolli/1957 Eocene Holotype
Globorotalia opima opima 5659 Bolli/1957 Eocene Holotype
Globorotalia quetra 5070 Bolli/1957 Eocene Holotype
Globorotalia strabocella 5879 Loeblich & Tappan/1957 Eocene Holotype
Globorotalia wilcoxensis 16232 Cushman & Ponton/1932 Eocene Holotype
Gümbelina wilcoxensis 16218 Cushman & Ponton/1932 Eocene Holotype
Hantkenina alabamensis 353082 Cushman/1924 Eocene Holotype
Hantkenina alabamensis primitiva 10067 Cushman & Ponton/1929 Eocene Holotype
Hantkenina dumblei 12204 Weinzierl & Applin/1929 Eocene Lectotype
Hantkenina mexicana aragonensis 59476 Nuttall/1957 Eocene Lectotype
Hastigerinella colombiana 64577 (Petters)/1954 Eocene Cotype
Hastigerinella eocanica 12556 Nuttall/1928 Eocene Cotype
Hastigerinella jarvisi 12565 Cushman/1930 Eocene Holotype
Nonion micrus 243208 Cole/1927 Eocene Paratype
Nonion wilcoxensis 16214 Cushman & Ponton/1932 Eocene Holotype
Porticulasphaera beckmanni none Saito/1962(Japanese specimen) Eocene Holotype
Pseudogloborotalia pasionensis 639063 Bermudez/1960 Eocene Holotype
Rectogümbelina alabamensis 35716 Cushman/1940 Eocene Holotype
Truncorotaloides rohri 4233 Brönnimann & Bermudez/1953 Eocene Holotype
Zeauvigerina aegyptiaca 4091 Said & Kenawy/1956 Eocene Holotype
Zeauvigerina teuria 689029 Finlay/1947 Eocene Paratype

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OLIGOCENE

Genus & Species Cat.# Author/Date Age Type Status
Catapsydrax unicavus 4216 Bolli, Loeblich & Tappan/1957 Oligocene Holotype
Globigerina yeguaensis 12210 Weinzierl & Applin/1929 Oligocene Holotype
Globorotaloides suteri 5654 Bolli/1957 Oligocene Holotype

MIOCENE


Genus & Species Cat.# Author/Date Age Type Status
Cassidulina chipolensis 16326 Cushman & Ponton/1932 Miocene Holotype
Globorotalia opima continuosa 625711 Blow/1959 Miocene Holotype

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