Globotruncanacea Brotzen 1942

Neagu, Theodor, 2016, Micropaleontological Study Of The Gura Beliei Red Marls Formation From The Pietroșița Area (Turonian - Maastrichtian). Part Iii Campanian-Maastrichtian Planktonic Foraminifera, Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 12 (2), pp. 67-91 : 71

Superfamily Globotruncanacea Brotzen 1942 Family Gobotruncanidae Brotzen 1942 Subfamily Globotruncanellinae Maslakova 1978

Taxonomic remarks: In the magazine "Problem Micropaleontologii, Maslakova published the paper " Systematic and phyllogeny of the Globotruncanida " where she described a new Subfamily Gobotruncanellinae with Globotruncanella Reiss 1957 as genotype. Unfortunately she does not respect the obligations of ICZN to give, for a new taxon, a description in English or French language. Because of this negligence, the translations from Russian language led to different opinions. From here all description in The Loeblich & Tappan (1988) remained only " Test with single keel (lobate periphery with one or two keels in the original ” = Maslakova description). Robaszynsli & All (1984, pg. 265) from the type genus Globotruncanella of this subfamily they distinguished four morphotypes: the first one with one globular chambers till the last one (4) with compressed chambers and a single keel (taking care of Maslakova description, to two keels).

Intending to clear up the misunderstanding of the initial description of this taxon we try to present (as much as possible) an English translation of the Maslakova's original description:

" Biconvex till lenticular test with truncate to oval chambers; umbilical chambers have a round triangle aspect; on the spiral side these one have a rounded aspect, oval till semirounded (petaloid?); umbilical sutures are a little straight radial and depresionary; on the spiral side these ones are a little actuated; the test periphery is lobate with a simple keel or tow; umbilicus is narrow and the aperture is interim-umbilical with a near lip, the secondary aperture’s are under umbilic. Chambers surface is finely rugger or pronounced strong sometime withy costellae. The exterior wall of chambers presents a secondary lay." ( Maslakova, 1978)