Foraminifera taxon details

Woodringina Loeblich & Tappan, 1957 †

To Mikrotax (Woodringina Loeblich and Tappan, 1957)
To Mikrotax (Woodringina Loeblich and Tappan, 1957)

721549 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:721549)

  1. Biota
  2. Chromista (Kingdom)
  3. Harosa (Subkingdom)
  4. Rhizaria (Infrakingdom)
  5. Foraminifera (Phylum)
  6. Globothalamea (Class)
  7. Rotaliana (Subclass)
  8. Rotaliida (Order)
  9. Globigerinina (Suborder)
  10. Guembelitrioidea (Superfamily)
  11. Guembelitriidae (Family)
  12. Woodringina † (Genus)
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Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1957). Woodringina, a new foraminiferal genus (Heterohelicidae) from the Paleocene of Alabama. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 47: 39-40., available online at https://archive.org/details/biostor-105781
page(s): p. 39 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Diagnosis Test subtriangular in outline, chambers inflated and globular, with single early whorl of three chambers followed by...  
Diagnosis Test subtriangular in outline, chambers inflated and globular, with single early whorl of three chambers followed by biserially arranged chambers; wall calcareous, optically radial, finely perforate, surface smooth; aperture a low interiomarginal slit, bordered above by a small lip. L. Paleocene (Danian); USA: Alabama. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Woodringina Loeblich & Tappan, 1957 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=721549 on 2026-07-16
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Le Coze, François

original description Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1957). Woodringina, a new foraminiferal genus (Heterohelicidae) from the Paleocene of Alabama. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 47: 39-40., available online at https://archive.org/details/biostor-105781
page(s): p. 39 [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 Test subtriangular in outline, chambers inflated and globular, with single early whorl of three chambers followed by biserially arranged chambers; wall calcareous, optically radial, finely perforate, surface smooth; aperture a low interiomarginal slit, bordered above by a small lip. L. Paleocene (Danian); USA: Alabama. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
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To Mikrotax (Woodringina Loeblich and Tappan, 1957) 
To Mikrotax (Woodringina Loeblich and Tappan, 1957) 
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