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Pseudobolivina

Classification

    Phylum:  
Protista
    Subphylum:  
Sarcodina
    Class:  
Reticularea
    Subclass:  
Granuloreticulosia
    Order:  
Foraminiferida
    Suborder:  
Textulariina
    Superfamily:  
Lituolacea
    Family:  
Textulariidae
    Subfamily:  
Pseudobolivininae
    Formal Genus Name and Reference:  
Pseudobolivina Wiesner, 1931, *2063, p. 99
    Type Species:  
P. antarctica ( = Bolivina punctata d'Orbigny var. arenacea Heron-Allen & Earland, 1922, *911, p. 133) (non B. variabilis var. arenacea H.-A. & E., 1922, nec. B. textilarioides var. arenacea H.-A. & E., 1922, nec B. inflata var. arenacea H.-A. & E., 1922, nec. B. tortuosa var. arenacea H.-A. & E., 1922), OD (M)


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Fig. 167,1-3. *P. antarctica, Rec., Antarctic (1), N.Z.(2), 1 a, b, side and edge views of type-specimen of Bolitina punctata var. arenacea H.-A. & E., X90 (*911), 2a-c, opposite sides and edge of type-specimen of Bifarina porrecta var. arenacea H.-A. & E., type-species of Partigenerina, 3, specimen mounted in balsam and viewed in transmitted light, all X70 (*911). --Fig. 167,4. P. aegyptica (Said & Barakat), M.Jur.(Callov.), Egypt, 4a,b, X80 (*1616). --Fig. 167,5,6. P. variana (Eicher), L.Cret., USA (Wyo.), 5a-c, opposite sides and top view of microspheric holotype, 6 , megalospheric paratype, all X83 (*690).


Synonyms



Geographic Distribution

Antarctic-N.Z.-Pac.-Eu.-Atl.-N.Afr.-N.Am.


Age Range

    Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:  
M.Jur.(Callov.)
    Beginning International Stage:  
Callovian
    Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:  
0
    Beginning Date:  
165.29
    Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:  
Rec.
    Ending International Stage:  
Meghalayan
    Fraction Up In Ending Stage:  
100
    Ending Date:  
0


Description

Test biserial, tending to become uniserial, axis slightly twisted, aperture high narrow slit, interiomarginal in early biserial stage, becoming nearly terminal in later stage.




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