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Wetheredella
Classification
Phylum:
Protista
Subphylum:
Sarcodina
Class:
Reticularea
Subclass:
Granuloreticulosia
Order:
Foraminiferida
Suborder:
Questionable Foraminiferida
Superfamily:
Generic Names erroneously applied to Foraminiferida
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Wetheredella Wood, 1948, *2072, p. 20
Type Species:
W. silurica
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Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Age Range
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Description
Composed of subcircular, radially layered calcite tubes, encrusting and irregularly branching in habit, doubtfully a foraminifer, probably algal
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Classification
Phylum:
Protista
Subphylum:
Sarcodina
Class:
Reticularea
Subclass:
Granuloreticulosia
Order:
Foraminiferida
Suborder:
Questionable Foraminiferida
Superfamily:
Generic Names erroneously applied to Foraminiferida
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Wetheredella Wood, 1948, *2072, p. 20
Type Species:
W. silurica
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Not provided
Beginning International Stage:
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
Beginning Date:
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Not provided
Ending International Stage:
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
Ending Date:
Description
Composed of subcircular, radially layered calcite tubes, encrusting and irregularly branching in habit, doubtfully a foraminifer, probably algal