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Flintina Cushman, 1921

112024  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:112024)

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Flintina bradyana Cushman, 1921 (type by original designation)

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Cushman, J. A. (1921). Foraminifera of the Philippine and adjacent seas. <em>In: Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 100(4): 1-608., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7638429
page(s): p. 465 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2024). World Foraminifera Database. Flintina Cushman, 1921. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=112024 on 2024-04-19
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2006-09-12 06:54:36Z
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Martinez, Olga
2010-09-20 10:09:24Z
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2010-10-12 07:23:58Z
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2013-03-08 15:09:52Z
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2014-04-08 08:52:58Z
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2020-01-21 20:30:40Z
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original description Cushman, J. A. (1921). Foraminifera of the Philippine and adjacent seas. <em>In: Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 100(4): 1-608., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7638429
page(s): p. 465 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

basis of record Gross, O. (2001). Foraminifera, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 60-75 (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]   

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] 
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Diagnosis Test rounded to ovate in outline, broadly rounded periphery, early stage with two chambers per whorl in a triloculine arrangement, later tending to become planispiral, with three chambers per whorl; wall calcareous, imperforate, porcelaneous, surface may have fine longitudinal striae and may show transverse growth wrinkles; aperture a large arched opening with a bifid tooth in the early stage, later more complex, a keyhole-shaped opening bridged by the rays of the bifid tooth that then curve to rejoin in a circle, connecting also to an arched bladelike plate that extends inward and attaches to the chamber interior. Holocene; Pacific. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]