Foraminifera taxon details
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Diagnosis Test elongate, triangular in section, ear y chambers in an arcuate series as in Vaginulina but not completely enrolled, sutures highest at the dorsal angle, sloping back proximally at the ventral side, flush on the sides, slightly depressed on the ventral face where the chambers are somewhat inflated; wall calcareous, perforate, radial in structure, surface smooth; aperture at the dorsal angle. L. Jurassic (Pliensbachian) to L. Cretaceous (Albian). (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
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