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Definition of Globigerina

Globigerina
Globigerina Glo*big`e*ri"na, n.; pl. Globigerin[ae]. [NL., fr. L. globus a round body + gerere to bear.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of small Foraminifera, which live abundantly at or near the surface of the sea. Their dead shells, falling to the bottom, make up a large part of the soft mud, generally found in depths below 3,000 feet, and called globigerina ooze. See Illust. of Foraminifera.

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- Globigerina (/ɡloʊˌbɪdʒəˈraɪnə/) is a genus of planktonic Foraminifera, in the order of Rotaliida. It has po****ted the world's oceans since the Middle...
- Globigerina bulloides is a species of heterotrophic planktonic foraminifer with a wide distribution in the photic zone of the world's oceans. It is able...
- film-makers, was composed, prior to its final collapse in 2017. The Globigerina Limestone (Maltese: Franka) is a soft, gold-coloured limestone of Aquitanian...
- extant. One of the most important genera is Globigerina; vast areas of the ocean floor are covered with Globigerina ooze (named by Murray and Renard in 1873)...
- southern edge of the island of Malta, on a ridge capped in soft globigerina limestone. Globigerina limestone is the second oldest rock on Malta, outcropping...
- limestone, which is harder than the globigerina limestone used in the internal sections of the temples. The softer globigerina was used for decorative elements...
- The species Muricohedbergella delrioensis, originally described as Globigerina cretacea var. delrioensis, was formerly accepted as Hedbergella delrioensis...
- Formation and the Lower Globigerina Limestone Formation, between the Lower Globigerina Limestone Formation and the Middle Globigerina Limestone Formation...
- transition from carbonate ooze rich in foraminifera and coccolith remains (Globigerina ooze) to silicic mud lacking carbonates. In rare cases, turbidites or...
- of the sea is 5,943 m (19,498 ft). The base of the sea is made up of globigerina ooze. A small zone of pteropod ooze is found to the south of New Caledonia...