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Schwagerina linearis Dunbar & Skinner, 1937
Description Dunbar, C. O.; Skinner, J. W. (1937). Permian Fusulinidae of Texas; in The geology of Texas. Texas University Bulletin. 3701 v.3(2): 517-825., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/2152/24042page(s): p. 637, pl. 62, 12-15, pl. 63, figs. 1-7.
Pl. 63:
1, 4, 5. Axial sections of cotypes (X 10). V.P.M. 14960, 14965, and 14965. 2, 3. Sagittal sections (X 10). The outer whorls appear opaque because filled with muddy matrix. V.P.M. 14966. 6. Juvenile, axial section, showing the beginning of axial deposition at an early stage. 7. A tangential slice, showing the septal fluting in plan. Near the middle, the slice cuts close to the base of the whorl where the tips of opposed septal folds meet to form rounded chamberlets; farther to the right and left the section rises toward the roof of the whorl, and here the septa appear widely spaced and nearly straight. V.P.M. 14964. Specimens 1 and 4 from the Hueco limestone in the south wall of Victorio Canyon, Sierra Diablo (Loc. 101) ; 2, 3, and 8 are from the upper Wolfcamp 2,5 miles N. 35° E. of Hess ranch (Loc. 16) ;and 5, 6, and 7 are from the upper Wolfcamp in the westernmost outcrop on Leonard Mountain, Glass Mountains, Texas (Loc. 18). PNG file - 1.02 MB - 1 019 x 797 pixels added on 2025-04-1432 viewsForaminifera taxa Schwagerina linearis Dunbar & Skinner, 1937 † accepted as Monodiexodina linearis (Dunbar & Skinner, 1937) † accepted as Eoparafusulina linearis (Dunbar & Skinner, 1937) †checked Le Coze, François 2025-04-14
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