Foraminifera taxon details

Meandropsinidae Henson, 1948 †

720928  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:720928)

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Henson, F. R. S. (1948). Larger imperforate foraminifera of south-western Asia. Families Lituolidae, Orbitolinidae and Meandropsinidae. <em>British Museum (Natural History).</em> 1-127. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2024). World Foraminifera Database. Meandropsinidae Henson, 1948 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720928 on 2024-04-23
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original description Henson, F. R. S. (1948). Larger imperforate foraminifera of south-western Asia. Families Lituolidae, Orbitolinidae and Meandropsinidae. <em>British Museum (Natural History).</em> 1-127. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

basis of record 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] 
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Diagnosis Early stage planispirally enrolled; later may be uncoiled and flaring, operculiform, flabelliform, cylindrical, conical, or discoidal; marginal zone of chambers with interseptal pillars or septula; aperture multiple, in one or more rows. U. Cretaceous (Cenomanian) to M. Paleocene. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]