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Hereceina spinigera Acar & Bozkurt, 2025
Description Acar, Ş.; Bozkurt, A. (2025). New larger foraminiferal taxa (Hereceina n. gen. and new Borelis species) from upper Priabonian of eastern Türkiye (Turkey): Biostratigraphic and paleoecological implications. Palaeoworld. 34(200970): 1-19., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palwor.2025.200970page(s): p. 7, Figs. 4A–C, 5A–U (holotype fig. 5-A).
(A) Vertical section, holotype (I-2025/13.1). (B) Vertical section showing strong keel (I-2025/13.3). (C) Vertical section of a possible microspheric specimen (I-2025/13.8). (D) Vertical section showing solid umbonal appearance due to coalescence of thick spines (I2025/13.12). (E) Vertical section of a possible microspheric specimen showing a notable increase in the height of ultimate chamber (I-2025/13.9). (F) Oblique subvertical section showing a remarkable increase in the chamber height of ultimate chamber (I-2025/13.10). (G, H) Subvertical sections (I-2025/ 13.6, 13). (I) Vertical section of a possible microspheric (I-2025/14.1). (J–M) Oblique vertical sections (I-2025/13.1, 1, 12, 15). (N) Oblique section showing short ornamentation (I-2025/13.7). (O) Horizontal section (I-2025/13.14). (P) Tangential section showing intraseptal canals and umbilical plates (I-2025/ 13.2). (Q) Oblique horizontal section (I-2025/13.4). (R) Horizontal section of an abraded specimen with loosely coiled last whorl (I-2025/13.15). (S) Oblique horizontal section (I-2025/14.1). (T) Oblique horizontal section showing perforate outer layer in the outer whorl (I-2025/13.13). (U) Slightly oblique horizontal section illustrating distinct intraseptal canals (I-2025/13.13). Abbreviations: if, intercameral foramen; il, inner layer; isc, intraseptal canal; k, keel; pi, pile; po, pore; pol, perforated outer layer; pr, proloculus; s, septum; sp, spine; spc, spiral canal; up, umbilical plate. PNG file - 2.05 MB - 1 032 x 991 pixels added on 2026-09-3022 viewsWoRMS taxa Hereceina spinigera Acar & Bozkurt, 2025 †checked Le Coze, François 2026-09-30
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