Pseudospirocyclina
Genus of single-celled organisms
Pseudospirocyclina Temporal range: Kimmeridgian | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
(unranked): | SAR |
(unranked): | Rhizaria |
Phylum: | Retaria |
Subphylum: | Foraminifera |
Subclass: | Textulariia |
Order: | Loftusiida |
Family: | Spirocyclinidae |
Genus: | Pseudospirocyclina Hottinger, 1967 |
Pseudospirocyclina is a genus of large planispirally coiled agglutinated benthic forams with a complex interior known from the upper Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) of Portugal and Morocco.[1]
As Foraminifera, Pseudospirocyclina are biologically, granuloreticulose Sarcodina,[2] retariate rhizarian, there for a protozoan.[clarification needed] As a member of the Spirocyclinidae the genus is related to genera like Spirocyclina, Sornayina, and Spiraloconulus[1]
References
- ^ a b "Pseudospirocyclina in GSI Paleontology". Archived from the original on 2015-11-27. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
- ^ A.R. Loeblich & H. Tappan 1964. Sarcodina, Chiefly "Thecamoebians" and Foraminiferida. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part C, Protista 2