Pseudospirocyclina is a genus of large planispirally coiled agglutinated benthic forams with a complex interior known from the upper Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) of Portugal and Morocco.[1]
| Pseudospirocyclina Temporal range: Kimmeridgian
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| Genus: | Pseudospirocyclina Hottinger, 1967
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As Foraminifera, Pseudospirocyclina are biologically, granuloreticulose Sarcodina,[2] retariate rhizarian, there for a protozoan.[clarification needed] As a member of the Spirocyclinidae the genus is related to genera like Spirocyclina, Sornayina, and Spiraloconulus[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Pseudospirocyclina in GSI Paleontology". Archived from the original on 2015-11-27. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
- ^ A.R. Loeblich & H. Tappan 1964. Sarcodina, Chiefly "Thecamoebians" and Foraminiferida. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part C, Protista 2