A monograph of Carboniferous and Permian Foraminifera (the genus Fusulina excepted) By Henry Bowman Brady

Globivalvulinid Foraminifera from the Permian of Queensland

“…G. bulloides (Brady 1876) from the Branxton Formation, Early Permian, northern Sydney Basin (New South Wales) illustrated by 3 drawings of an isolated specimen (Chapman & Howchin, 1905). G. bulloides (Brady 1876) from the Permian of USSR, illustrated by 2 random thin sections (Cherdyntsev, 1914, p. 22, 46-49, pl. 2, figs 16-17).…”

“…Coiling-type, chamber arrangement and morphology for the globivalvulinids so far mentioned were given as: 'obscurely spiral' for G. bulloides, with a few subglobular chambers 'each succeeding one considerably larger than its predecessor', and bearing 'many points of similarity with the more modern Globigerina' (Brady, 1876); 'determined as typical Valvulina' for G. alpina (Schwager, 1881, p. 252); similar to Globigerina, but with irregularly formed last chambers and a subarenaceous shell-structure, for G. bulloides (Brady) in Chapman & Howchin, 1905; 'reminds one, as a whole, of some agglutinated buliminids, namely A taxophragmium variabile (d'Orbigny)'... 'but which has a lipped aperture and also whorls that consist of alternating chambers' for "G." contorta (Gtimbel, 1878;Schwager, 1881, p. 252); 'rotaliform, subelliptical test with few well inflated chambers, convex dorsal face showing short spiral of two whorls, convex apertural face, sutures feebly excavated and aperture consisting of a conspicuous arched slit, nearly median' for Anomalina sopracarbonica Chapman & Howchin 1905. It is thus clear that, as early as 188 I, at least two distinct coiling-types were defined among globivalvulinids, and that two morphologies were distinguished, namely the 'Globigerina'-like and the 'Ataxophragmium'-like, or Anomalina-like. A somewhat contradictory description was given for the latter, in that Ataxophragmium has a definite trochospiral coiling-type, whilst the alternating chamber arrangement is found in the more recent buliminids.…”

“…4, figs 12a-c, 14, 15). G. bulloides (Brady 1876) from the Namurian of Namur (Belgium), illustrated by 2 drawings of an isolated specimen (Brady, 1876, p. 89, pl. 4, fig.…”

“…The type species of the genus, Globivalvulina bulloides (Brady), was originally described (Brady, 1876) as having a free (or adherent) test, with a few inflated chambers obscurely spiral in arrangement. The rugosity of its wall surface, the excavation of its ventral side, the minute test and its perforations made it strikingly similar to the Tertiary Globigerininae.…”

“…Prior to the proposal of the name Globivalvulina Schubert 1921, the following species of Late Palaeozoic "Valvulina" were recognised: G. bulloides (Brady 1876) from the Pennsylvanian of Iowa (USA), illustrated by 3 drawings of an isolated specimen and 2 random thin sections (Brady, 1876, p. 89, pl. 4, figs 12a-c, 14, 15).…”