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Medocia blayensis Parvati, 1971
Description Loeblich, A. R., Tappan, H. N., 1987: Foraminiferal genera and their classification. Van Nostrand, Reinhold Co. New York 1728 pp. Plate 762, Figs. 1-8: M. Eocene (Lutetian), Blaye, Dept. Gironde, France. 1-3, Opposite sides and edge view of holotype, x 25; 4, oblique view of umbilical side, broken open to show basal intercameral foramen, areal foramen, and spiral canal opened at umbilical margin of chamber wall, x 25; 5, 6, edge and umbilical views of paratype with complete last chamber showing slitlike interiomarginal aperture, sutural chamber Iobes broken on last two chambers exposing part of septal passage beneath, x 25; 7, 8, oblique equatorial section, x 60, and axial section, x 64, showing areal foramen (a), spiral canal (c), funnel (f), septal passage (p), and umbilical flap (u), (from Parvati, 1971).
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added on 2023-12-0436 viewsForaminifera taxaDigital photo, entire species Medocia blayensis Parvati, 1971 †checked Le Coze, François 2023-12-04
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