WoRMS taxon details
original description
Heron-Allen, E.; Earland, A. (1928). On the Pegididae, a new family of Foraminifera. <em>Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society.</em> 283-299. page(s): p. 290 [details] Available for editors [request]
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 page(s): p. 556 pl. 602 [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Test planoconvex to inequally biconvex, reduced trochospiral of two chambers per whorl, rapidly enlarging as added, spiral side domed, umbilical side flattened, periphery with broad thick carina; wall calcareous, thick, finely perforate, optically radial, spiral side strongly tuberculate, umbilical side smooth; aperture consisting of openings of tubular canals along the sutures on the umbilical side. Miocene to Holocene; Indian Ocean: Mauritius, Kerimba Archipelago; W. Pacific Ocean: Caroline Islands, Halik Atoll. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
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