Species of single-celled organism
Globorotalia menardii
Temporal range: Paleocene–Recent
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Clade:
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Diaphoretickes
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Clade:
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SAR
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Phylum:
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Retaria
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Subphylum:
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Foraminifera
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Class:
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Globothalamea
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Order:
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Rotaliida
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Family:
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Globorotaliidae
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Genus:
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Globorotalia
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Species:
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G. menardii
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Binomial name
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Globorotalia menardii
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Subspecies and varieties[1]
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- Globorotalia menardii subsp. antarctica McCulloch, 1977 (taxon inquirendum)
- †Globorotalia menardii subsp. gibberula Bé, 1977
- Globorotalia menardii subsp. jamesbayensis McCulloch, 1977 (taxon inquirendum)
- †Globorotalia menardii subsp. miotumida Jenkins, 1960
- Globorotalia menardii var. fijiensis Cushman, 1934
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Synonyms[1]
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- 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))
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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]