Foraminifera taxon details

Siphoscutula Loeblich & Tappan, 1985

739478  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:739478)

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Siphoscutula leroyi Loeblich & Tappan, 1985 (type by original designation)

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Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1985). Some new and redefined genera and families of agglutinated foraminifera; II. <em>The Journal of Foraminiferal Research.</em> 15(3): 175-217., available online at https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.15.3.175
page(s): p. 206 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2024). World Foraminifera Database. Siphoscutula Loeblich & Tappan, 1985. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=739478 on 2024-03-28
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2013-09-05 09:33:42Z
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2015-06-08 04:53:22Z
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original description Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1985). Some new and redefined genera and families of agglutinated foraminifera; II. <em>The Journal of Foraminiferal Research.</em> 15(3): 175-217., available online at https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.15.3.175
page(s): p. 206 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Test biserial throughout, diamond shaped in section, with angular lateral margins and medially inflated broad surfaces, chambers increasing rapidly in size as added, producing a flaring test, the final pair of chambers comprising nearly half the test length; wall finely agglutinated; aperture a small, slightly produced ovate opening just above the base of the apertural face. Miocene; Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands; New Zealand. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]