Alveolina
Extinct genus of single-celled organisms
| Alveolina | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Alveolina oblonga | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | SAR |
| (unranked): | Rhizaria |
| Superphylum: | Retaria |
| Phylum: | Foraminifera |
| Class: | Tubothalamea |
| Order: | Miliolida |
| Family: | Alveolinidae |
| Genus: | †Alveolina d'Orbigny (1826) |
| Type species | |
| †Alveolina boscii (Defrance in Bronn, 1825) | |
Alveolina is an extinct genus of foraminifera[1][2] with an elliptical or spherical form.
References
Further reading
- Ozgen-Erdem, Nazire; Akyazi, Mehmet; Karabasoglu, Asli (1 March 2007). "Biostratigraphic interpretation and systematics of Alveolina assemblages from the Ilerdian-Cuisian limestones of Southern Eskisehir, Central Turkey". Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 29 (5–6): 911–927. Bibcode:2007JAESc..29..911O. doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2006.05.010.
- Zhang, Qinghai; Willems, Helmut; Ding, Lin (July 2013). "Evolution of the Paleocene-Early Eocene larger benthic foraminifera in the Tethyan Himalaya of Tibet, China". International Journal of Earth Sciences. 102 (5): 1427–45. Bibcode:2013IJEaS.102.1427Z. doi:10.1007/s00531-012-0856-2. S2CID 128907034.(registration required)
