Foraminifera taxon details
Mooreinella Cushman & Waters, 1928 †
738120 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:738120)
accepted
Genus
Mooreinella biserialis Cushman & Waters, 1928 † (type by original designation)
Digitina Crespin & Parr, 1941 † · unaccepted (Subjective junior synonym in...)
Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich and Tappan (1987)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
feminine
Cushman, J. A.; Waters, J. A. (1928). Some Foraminifera from the Pennsylvanian and Permian of Texas. <em>Contributions from the Cushman Laboratory for Foraminiferal Research.</em> 4(2): 31-55., available online at https://cushmanfoundation.allenpress.com/Portals/_default/files/pubarchive/cclfr/4cclfr2.pdf
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Diagnosis Test elongate, with brief triserial stage followed by a longer biserial stage, chambers somewhat inflated, sutures depressed;...
Diagnosis Test elongate, with brief triserial stage followed by a longer biserial stage, chambers somewhat inflated, sutures depressed; wall agglutinated on an organic base, specimens frequently compressed and may be variously distorted in preservation; aperture an arch at the base of the apertural face. Pennsylvanian to Permian; USA: Texas; Australia. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Mooreinella Cushman & Waters, 1928 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=738120 on 2025-05-21
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Cushman, J. A.; Waters, J. A. (1928). Some Foraminifera from the Pennsylvanian and Permian of Texas. <em>Contributions from the Cushman Laboratory for Foraminiferal Research.</em> 4(2): 31-55., available online at https://cushmanfoundation.allenpress.com/Portals/_default/files/pubarchive/cclfr/4cclfr2.pdf
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original description (of Digitina Crespin & Parr, 1941 †) Crespin, I.; Parr, W. J. (1941). Arenaceous foraminifera from the Permian rocks of New South Wales. <em>Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales.</em> 74(3): 300-311 (publ. date: January 24, 1941)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46186983
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[request]original description (of Digitina Crespin & Parr, 1941 †) Crespin, I.; Parr, W. J. (1941). Arenaceous foraminifera from the Permian rocks of New South Wales. <em>Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales.</em> 74(3): 300-311 (publ. date: January 24, 1941)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46186983
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Diagnosis Test elongate, with brief triserial stage followed by a longer biserial stage, chambers somewhat inflated, sutures depressed; wall agglutinated on an organic base, specimens frequently compressed and may be variously distorted in preservation; aperture an arch at the base of the apertural face. Pennsylvanian to Permian; USA: Texas; Australia. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
