Tubothalamea

Tubothalamea
Temporal range: Mississippian? -Recent
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Retaria
Subphylum: Foraminifera
Class: Tubothalamea
Pawlowski, Holzmann & Tyszka, 2013
Orders
Miliolida
Spirillinida

Tubothalamea[1] is a taxonomic class established for foraminiferans with tubular chambers. Includes the porcelaceous and agglutinated Miliolida and the monocrystalline and agglutinated Spirillinida. It is one of two classes of multichambered foraminifera based on SSU rDNA molecular studies with consideration of major morphological trands,[2] the other being the Globothalamea.

References

  1. ↑ World Foraminifera Database -Tubothalamea
  2. ↑ New Supraordinal Classification of Foraminifera
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