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Sigmoilinella Zheng, 1979

531977  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:531977)

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Genus
Sigmoilinella tortuosa Zheng, 1979 (type by original designation)

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Zheng, S.-Y. (1978). The Recent foraminifera of the Xisha Islands, Guangdong Province, China. II. <em>Studia marina sinica.</em> 15: 101-232.
page(s): p. 130, 208 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Type locality contained in Xisha Islands  
type locality contained in Xisha Islands [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2024). World Foraminifera Database. Sigmoilinella Zheng, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531977 on 2024-03-28
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2010-10-14 08:26:32Z
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2013-03-08 15:09:52Z
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original description Zheng, S.-Y. (1978). The Recent foraminifera of the Xisha Islands, Guangdong Province, China. II. <em>Studia marina sinica.</em> 15: 101-232.
page(s): p. 130, 208 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1987). Foraminiferal Genera and their Classification. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York. 970pp., available online at https://books.google.pt/books?id=n_BqCQAAQBAJ [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Diagnosis Test elongate fusiform, twisted in appearance, subtriangular in section, chambers onehalf coil in length, with planes of coiling changing to give a sigmoiline appearance in section, later chambers added in a single plane, three to four visible from each side, chambers with floors, widest at the base and tapering through the middle and later part, terminally produced as a long neck; wall calcareous, imperforate, porcelaneous, surface smooth, or with a few low longitudinal costae; aperture rounded, at the end of the produced neck, bordered by a distinctly thickened rim, and with a short bifid tooth. Holocene; China: Xisha Islands. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]