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Spiroplectinella
Taxonomy
Spiroplectinella was named by Kisel'man (1972) [Sepkoski's age data: K Turo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1051]. It is extant. It was considered unknown by Loeblich and Tappan (1987).
It was assigned to Spiroplectamminidae by Loeblich and Tappan (1987); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Spiroplectamminidae by Loeblich and Tappan (1987); and to Foraminiferida by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Spiroplectinella Kisel'man |
| 1987 | Spiroplectinella Loeblich and Tappan |
| 2002 | Spiroplectinella Sepkoski |
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G. Spiroplectinella Kisel'man 1972
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| A. R. Loeblich and H. Tappan 1987 | Test free, with early planispiral coil at least in the microspheric stage, followed by biserial adult stage, followed by biserial adult stage that commonly increases rapidly in breadth, is lozenge shaped in section and may have a marginal keel; wall agglutinated, noncanaliculate, interior fine grained with inner organic lining, outer part of wall more coarsely agglutinated; aperture a low arch at the base of the apertural face. Palaeocene to Holocene. Cosmopolitan. |