Ammodiscus cretaceus Reuss 1845 (foram)

Foraminifera - Ammodiscoidea - Ammodiscidae

Full reference: A. E. Reuss. 1845. Die Versteinerungen der böhmischen Kreideformation. E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Druckerei 1(2):1-58

Belongs to Ammodiscus according to A. E. Reuss 1845

Sister taxa: Ammodiscus anceps, Ammodiscus auricula, Ammodiscus centrifugus, Ammodiscus fusiformis, Ammodiscus incertus, Ammodiscus jurassicus, Ammodiscus milioloides, Ammodiscus parapriscus, Ammodiscus robertsoni

Type specimen: Yes, a test

Ecology: stationary epifaunal herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of South Pacific (2 collections)

• Cretaceous of Canada (1: British Columbia), Egypt (1), Indian Ocean (4), the United Kingdom (5)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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