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Foraminifera taxon details
original description
Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1984). Some
new proteinaceous and agglutinated genera of
Foraminiferida. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 58: 1158-1163.
page(s): p. 1160; note: Genus is feminine [details] Available for editors  [request]
context source (Deepsea)
Kitazato H., Uematsui K., Todo Y., Gooday A.J. (2009). New species of Leptohalysis (Rhizaria, Foraminifera) from an extreme hadal site in the Western Pacific Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2059: 23-32., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/z02059p032f.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Test uniserial and rectilinear, globular proloculus followed by an elongate series of gradually enlarging and distally tapering flaskshaped chambers with blunt lower margin; wall very thin, delicate, and flexible, consisting of a single layer of minute quartz and mica grains agglutinated on a proteinaceous base, early stage may have foreign particles widely spaced, later with adjacent grains abutting; aperture a simple terminal opening, may be flush with the surface or slightly produced with a phialine neck, and may have more than one layer of grains immediately around the opening. Holocene; N. Atlantic: England at20m to46m; Norway from 150m to200m; Sweden from 20 m to 515 m. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
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