WoRMS taxon details
Pseudopyrgo Rasheed, 1971
520779 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:520779)
accepted
Genus
Biloculina millettii Cushman, 1917 accepted as Pyrgo millettii (Cushman, 1917) accepted as Pseudopyrgo millettii (Cushman, 1917) (type by original designation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Rasheed, D. A. (1971). Some foraminifera belonging to Miliolidae and Ophthalmidiidae from the Coral Sea, south of Papua (New Guinea). Part II. <em>Madras University Journal, Section B.</em> 37-38: 19-87.
page(s): p. 66 [details]
page(s): p. 66 [details]
Type locality contained in Papua New Guinean part of the Coral Sea
type locality contained in Papua New Guinean part of the Coral Sea [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2023). World Foraminifera Database. Pseudopyrgo Rasheed, 1971. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=520779 on 2023-12-05
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original description
Rasheed, D. A. (1971). Some foraminifera belonging to Miliolidae and Ophthalmidiidae from the Coral Sea, south of Papua (New Guinea). Part II. <em>Madras University Journal, Section B.</em> 37-38: 19-87.
page(s): p. 66 [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
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page(s): p. 66 [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
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Diagnosis Test narrow and elongate, chambers stated to be at first quinqueloculine, then triloculine, and finally biloculine as in Pyrgo, laterally compressed between chambers in contrast to the compression through the midpoint of opposing chambers as in Pyrgo; wall calcareous, imperf orate, porcelaneous; aperture terminal, rounded to ovate, without a tooth, may be bordered by a lip. Holocene; N. and S. Pacific. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
