WoRMS name details
Glabratellacea Loeblich & Tappan, 1964
412889 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:412889)
unaccepted
Superfamily
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2026). World Foraminifera Database. Glabratellacea Loeblich & Tappan, 1964. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=412889 on 2026-10-04
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Nomenclature
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Diagnosis Test trochospiral; wall of hyaline, perforate, optically radial calcite; surface of umbilical side commonly with radial striae, costae, or nodes; aperture interiomarginal and umbilical; sexual reproduction plastogamic, the two gamont tests becoming firmly attached by their umbilical surfaces, which are then resorbed centrally to form a brood chamber for the fusion of gametes and early zygote development. L. Eocene (Cuisian) to Holocene. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]