Meandropsinidae is an extinct family of miliolid forams found in Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) to middle Paleocene marine sediments.

Meandropsinidae
Temporal range: Cenomanian to Middle Paleocene
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Meandropsinidae

Henson, 1948
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Tests, or shells, are multi-chambered with complex interiors, composed of porcelaineous calcite and variable in form, including discoidal, conical, and cylindrical. Apertures are multiple, in one or more rows.

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Genera included in Meandropsinidae:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Meandropsinidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-12-04.

Further reading

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  • Alfred R. Loeblich, jr & Helen Tappan 1964. Sarcodina, Chiefly "Thecamoebians" and Foraminiferida. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part C, Protista 2. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press.
  • Meandropsinidae in GSI.ir Paleontology, [1]
  • Miliolida in Foraminifera Morphological Classification [2]