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Crespinina kingscotensis Wade, 1955
Description Loeblich, A. R., Tappan, H. N., 1987: Foraminiferal genera and their classification. Van Nostrand, Reinhold Co. New York 1728 pp. Plate 776, Figs. 1-12: U. Eocene, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia. 1-3, Apex, side view, and base of hypotype, x 32; 4, diagram of early microspheric whorls, x 300; 5, vertical section through apex, x 140; 6, basal view of paratype showing pillars, x 30; 7, horizontal section through early megalospheric chambers, x 140; 8, horizontal section through nepionic chambers showing protoconch, nearly embracing deuteroconch, surrounding annular undivided third chamber, and later chambers with partitions, x 200; 9, apical view of paratype with broken apex exposing the protoconch and deuteroconch and showing sutures between chambers, x 20; 10, diagrammatic axial section along line shown in fig. 11, showing perforate protoconch and deuteroconch, later chambers with imperforate marginal partitions, and central perforate pillars, x 175; 11, diagrammatic basal view showing marginal partitions, perforate pillars, and pores, x 60; 12, diagram of marginal area showing perforated pillars, and partition formed by infolded outer wall (1-3, from Loeblich and Tappan, 1964; 4-12, from Wade, 1955).
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added on 2023-12-0452 viewsWoRMS taxaDigital photo, entire species Crespinina kingscotensis Wade, 1955 †checked Le Coze, François 2023-12-04
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