Pseudospirocyclina
| Pseudospirocyclina Temporal range: Kimmeridgian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Retaria |
| Subphylum: | Foraminifera |
| Class: | Rotaliata |
| Order: | Textulariida |
| Family: | Spirocyclinidae |
| Genus: | Pseudospirocyclina Hottinger, 1967 |
Pseudospirocyclina is a large planispirally coiled aggulinated benthic foram with a complex interior known from the upper Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) of Portugal and Morocco.[1]
As a foram, Pseudospirocyclina is, biologically, a granuloreticulose Sarcodina,[2] a retariate rhizarian, there for a protozoan. As a member of the Spirocyclinidae it is related to genera like Spirocyclina, Sornayina ,and Spiraloconulus[1]
References
- 1 2 Pseudospirocyclina in GSI Paleontology
- ↑ A.R.Loeblich & H.Tappan 1964. Sarcodina, Chiefly "Thecamoebians" and Foraminiferida. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part C, Protista 2
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