WoRMS taxon details
Nomenclatureoriginal description
Heron-Allen, E.; Earland, A. (1928). On the Pegididae, a new family of Foraminifera. <em>Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society.</em> 283-299. page(s): p. 290 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Diagnosis Test planoconvex to inequally biconvex, reduced trochospiral of two chambers per whorl, rapidly enlarging as added, spiral side domed, umbilical side flattened, periphery with broad thick carina; wall calcareous, thick, finely perforate, optically radial, spiral side strongly tuberculate, umbilical side smooth; aperture consisting of openings of tubular canals along the sutures on the umbilical side. Miocene to Holocene; Indian Ocean: Mauritius, Kerimba Archipelago; W. Pacific Ocean: Caroline Islands, Halik Atoll. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
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