Qataria

Qataria
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
(unranked):
SAR
(unranked):
Rhizaria
Phylum:
Retaria
Subphylum:
Foraminifera
Class:
Textulariia
Order:
Loftusiida
Family:
Spirocyclinidae
Genus:
Qataria

Henson, 1948

Qataria is a genus of large benthic forams with a discoidal test over 6mm in diameter fully developed. The interior is complex with chambers divided into chamberlets. The wall is of microgranular calcite.[1][2] Related genera include Haurania Spiraloconulus and Saudia, also members of the Spirocyclinidae.

Qataria is known from the Upper Cretaceous (upper Cenomanian or Turonian) of the Qatar peninsula, Arabia, where first found.

References

  1. ↑ "Qataria in GSI Paleontology". Archived from the original on 2015-11-27. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  2. ↑ A.R.Loeblich & H.Tappan 1964. Sarcodina, Chiefly "Thecamoebians" and Foraminiferida. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part C, Protista 2
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