Buliminida

Buliminida
Temporal range: Jurassic - Recent
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
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SAR
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Buliminida

Sen Gupta, 1999

The Buliminida is an order of mostly benthic foraminifera with tests commonly of perforate, hyaline, radially laminated calcite, with chambers arranged biserially or triserially, at least in the early stages. Superfamilies include the Bolivinacea, Buliminacea, Eouvigerinacea, and Turrilinacea.

References

    • A. R. Loeblich and H. Tappan, 1964. Sarcodina Chiefly "Thecamoebians" and Foraminiferida; Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part C Protista 2. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press.

    Byrun K. Sen Gupta, 1999: Modern Foraminifera, Chapter 2 Systematics of Modern Foraminifera. Kluwer Academic Publishers


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