Turborotalita quinqueloba is a species of planktic foraminifera commonly found in the sub-polar North Atlantic along the pathway of Atlantic waters in the Nordic seas and sometimes even in the Arctic Ocean, although its occurrence there remains poorly understood.

Turborotalita quinqueloba is a species of foraminifers in the family Globigerinidae. Dead Turborotalita quinqueloba form calcareous ooze s.

Turborotalita quinqueloba is a high latitude species (Fig. 39) which becomes abundant in transitional and polar water masses. It has nearly the same preferences for winter and summer conditions in sea surface temperature, salinity, and density.