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Pyrgoella Cushman & White, 1936

112038  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:112038)

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Genus
Biloculina sphaera d'Orbigny, 1839 accepted as Pyrgoella sphaera (d'Orbigny, 1839) (type by original designation)

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Cushman, J. A.; White, E. M. (1936). Pyrgoella, a new genus of the Miliolidae. <em>Contributions from the Cushman laboratory for foraminiferal research.</em> 12(4): 90-91., available online at https://cushmanfoundation.allenpress.com/Portals/_default/files/pubarchive/cclfr/12cclfr4.pdf
page(s): p. 90 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2024). World Foraminifera Database. Pyrgoella Cushman & White, 1936. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=112038 on 2024-03-29
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2009-09-01 08:56:01Z
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2013-03-08 15:09:52Z
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2014-04-09 08:47:07Z
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2019-06-02 13:36:48Z
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original description Cushman, J. A.; White, E. M. (1936). Pyrgoella, a new genus of the Miliolidae. <em>Contributions from the Cushman laboratory for foraminiferal research.</em> 12(4): 90-91., available online at https://cushmanfoundation.allenpress.com/Portals/_default/files/pubarchive/cclfr/12cclfr4.pdf
page(s): p. 90 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

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 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 subglobular, early stage with chambers one-half coil in length and pseudotriloculine in arrangement, later biloculine with successive chambers strongly overlapping the preceding ones; wall calcareous, imperforate, porcelaneous; aperture in the early stage with a large triangular tooth, in the adult the tooth is attached at both ends, dividing the V-shaped opening into two separate elongate openings, additional straight, sinuate, or V-shaped openings may also occur. Pleistocene to Holocene; S. Atlantic; Gulf of Mexico; USA: California. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]