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Wernlina reidae Rigaud, Vachard & Martini, 2014
Description Rigaud, S.; Vachard, D.; Martini, R. (2014). Agglutinated versus microgranular foraminifers: end of a paradigm?. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 13(2)[First published online March 2014]: 75-95., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/14772019.2013.863232page(s): p. 80, fig. 3 A-L (holotype fig. 3 A).
Wernlina reidae gen. et sp. nov., late Carnian? or early–?middle Norian, Black Marble Quarry, Oregon, USA. Note the blackcolour of the foraminiferal walls and surrounding matrix, impregnated by hydrocarbons. A–C, holotype (A) and paratypes (B, C) in subequatorial section; sample MQ33R3, MHNG 2011-1-33a, b, c.
Abbreviations: agglut.: agglutinated grains; alv.: alveolae; tect.: tectum. All scale bars: 125 mm. PNG file - 741.51 kB - 1 582 x 482 pixels added on 2025-07-1431 viewsWoRMS taxa Wernlina reidae Rigaud, Vachard & Martini, 2014 †checked Le Coze, François 2025-07-14
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