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Neocassidulina McCulloch, 1977

526575  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:526575)

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Genus
Neocassidulina evoluta McCulloch, 1977 (type by original designation)

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McCulloch, I. (1977). Qualitative observations on Recent foraminiferal tests with emphasis on the eastern Pacific. University of Southern California. Los Angeles., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=tPw_AAAAIAAJ [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2024). World Foraminifera Database. Neocassidulina McCulloch, 1977. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=526575 on 2024-04-18
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original description McCulloch, I. (1977). Qualitative observations on Recent foraminiferal tests with emphasis on the eastern Pacific. University of Southern California. Los Angeles., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=tPw_AAAAIAAJ [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source 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] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
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Diagnosis Test elongate, flattened, ovate in section, chambers biserial and rectilinear throughout, increasing rapidly in height and becoming more inflated as added, later stage with nearly parallel margins, sutures oblique, depressed; wall calcareous, glossy, and opaque, finely perforate, surface smooth; aperture an elongate curved slit extending up the face of the final chamber parallel to the distal margin and bordered by a narrow lip, presence or nature of toothplate unknown. Holocene, at 1,720 m to 2,300 m; Pacific: Bikini Atoll. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]