Globorotalia
{{Short description|Genus of foraminifers}}
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|image = Globorotalia menardii hg.jpg
|image_caption =Globorotalia menardii
|taxon = Globorotalia
|authority = Cushman, 1927
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Globorotalia is a genus of foraminifers belonging to the family Globorotaliidae.{{cite web |title=Globorotalia Cushman, 1927 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/7649046 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=7 May 2021 |language=en}}
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. It is deep-dwelling planktonic foraminifers that inhabit the top few hundred meters of the ocean and constitute potential recorders of thermocline conditions.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
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- Globorotalia adamantea {{small|Saito, 1963}}
- Globorotalia akersi {{small|Snyder, 1975}}
- Globorotalia alamedillensis {{small|Martinez Gallego, 1977}}
- Globorotalia menardii {{small|d'Orbigny, 1826}}