Foraminifera taxon details
Paragloborotalia mayeri (Cushman & Ellisor, 1939) †
735216 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:735216)
accepted
Species
Globorotalia mayeri Cushman & Ellisor, 1939 † · unaccepted > superseded combination (Opinion of Leckie et al. 2018)
Pulleniatina mayeri (Cushman & Ellisor, 1939) † · unaccepted (Opinion of Mikrotax...)
Opinion of Mikrotax http://mikrotax.org/pforams/
Pulleniatina mayeri subsp. umbilicata Fordham, 1986 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (Subjective junior synonym Opinion...)
Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Pearson et al. (2025) [appears to be a form similar to Paragloborotalia mayeri but with an aberrant final chamber and aperture]
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Globorotalia mayeri Cushman & Ellisor, 1939 †) Cushman, J. A.; Ellisor, A. C. (1939). New species of Foraminifera from the Oligocene and Miocene. <em>Contributions from the Cushman laboratory for foraminiferal research.</em> 15(1): 1-14., available online at http://www.cushmanfoundation.org/archival-publications/ [details] Available for editors 
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Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2021). World Foraminifera Database. Paragloborotalia mayeri (Cushman & Ellisor, 1939) †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=735216 on 2026-10-06
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(of Globorotalia mayeri Cushman & Ellisor, 1939 †) Cushman, J. A.; Ellisor, A. C. (1939). New species of Foraminifera from the Oligocene and Miocene. <em>Contributions from the Cushman laboratory for foraminiferal research.</em> 15(1): 1-14., available online at http://www.cushmanfoundation.org/archival-publications/ [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Pulleniatina mayeri subsp. umbilicata Fordham, 1986 †) Fordham, B. G. (1986). Miocene–Pleistocene planktic foraminifers from D.S.D.P. Sites 208 and 77, and phylogeny and classification of Cenozoic species. <em>Evolutionary Monographs.</em> 6: 1-200., available online at https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/9006/1/Fordham,_MiocenePleistocene1986a.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Hayward, B.W.; Tendal, O.S.; Carter, R.; Grenfell, H.R.; Morgans, H.E.G.; Scott, G.H.; Strong, C.P.; Hayward, J.J. (2012). Phylum Foraminifera: foraminifera, xenophyophores, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2012). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 3. Kingdoms Bacteria, Protozoa, Chromista, Plantae, Fungi. pp. 242-287. [details] Available for editors [request]
source of synonymy Leckie, R. M., Wade, B. S., Pearson, P. N., Fraass, A. J., King, D. J., Olsson, R. K., Premoli Silva, I., Spezzaferri, S., Berggren, W. A. (2018). Taxonomy, biostratigraphy, and phylogeny of Oligocene and early Miocene <i>Paragloborotalia</i> and <i>Parasubbotina</i>. <em>Cushman Foundation Special Publication.</em> 46: 125-178. [details]
[request]original description (of Pulleniatina mayeri subsp. umbilicata Fordham, 1986 †) Fordham, B. G. (1986). Miocene–Pleistocene planktic foraminifers from D.S.D.P. Sites 208 and 77, and phylogeny and classification of Cenozoic species. <em>Evolutionary Monographs.</em> 6: 1-200., available online at https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/9006/1/Fordham,_MiocenePleistocene1986a.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Hayward, B.W.; Tendal, O.S.; Carter, R.; Grenfell, H.R.; Morgans, H.E.G.; Scott, G.H.; Strong, C.P.; Hayward, J.J. (2012). Phylum Foraminifera: foraminifera, xenophyophores, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2012). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 3. Kingdoms Bacteria, Protozoa, Chromista, Plantae, Fungi. pp. 242-287. [details] Available for editors
[request]source of synonymy Leckie, R. M., Wade, B. S., Pearson, P. N., Fraass, A. J., King, D. J., Olsson, R. K., Premoli Silva, I., Spezzaferri, S., Berggren, W. A. (2018). Taxonomy, biostratigraphy, and phylogeny of Oligocene and early Miocene <i>Paragloborotalia</i> and <i>Parasubbotina</i>. <em>Cushman Foundation Special Publication.</em> 46: 125-178. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To GNS Science (from synonym Globorotalia mayeri Cushman & Ellisor, 1939 †)
To Mikrotax (Globorotalia mayeri Cushman & Ellisor 1939) (from synonym Globorotalia mayeri Cushman & Ellisor, 1939 †)
To Mikrotax (Paragloborotalia mayeri (Cushman and Ellisor, 1939))
To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (IRN 3142550) (from synonym Globorotalia mayeri Cushman & Ellisor, 1939 †)
To Mikrotax (Globorotalia mayeri Cushman & Ellisor 1939) (from synonym Globorotalia mayeri Cushman & Ellisor, 1939 †)
To Mikrotax (Paragloborotalia mayeri (Cushman and Ellisor, 1939))
To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (IRN 3142550) (from synonym Globorotalia mayeri Cushman & Ellisor, 1939 †)
