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Sherbornina atkinsoni Chapman, 1922
Description Loeblich, A. R., Tappan, H. N., 1987: Foraminiferal genera and their classification. Van Nostrand, Reinhold Co. New York 1728 pp. Plate 777, Figs. 1-7: Oligocene; 1, 2, Table Cape, Wynard, Tasmania, Australia; 3-6, Australia; 7, New Zealand. 1, 2, Side and edge views of topotype, x 33; 3, microspheric test showing fourteen nepionic and five neanic chambers, with traces of annular and radial canals visible in walls at right, x 100; 4, convex side of paratype showing alternation of corrugations from chamber to chamber, x 32; 5, vertical section showing lamellar walls, canals, and pores, x 200; 6, part of vertical section, x 160; 7, intemal view showing globular protoconch followed by five planispirally coiled chambers and four increasingly enveloping pavonine chambers, x 160 (1, 2, from Loeblich and Tappan, 1964; 3-6, from Wade and Carter, 1957;7,from Hayward, 1978).
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added on 2023-12-0460 viewsForaminifera taxaDigital photo, entire species Sherbornina atkinsoni Chapman, 1922 †checked Le Coze, François 2023-12-04
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