Loeblichella

Loeblichella is a genus of foraminifera belonging to the family Globotruncanidae of the superfamily Globotruncanoidea and the suborder Globigerinina.[1] Its type species is Loeblichella hessi. The genus was named and first described by Pessagno in 1967.[2] Its fossil range is the Late Cretaceous Period.

Loeblichella
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Domain:
(unranked):
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Suborder:
Superfamily:
Globotruncanoidea
Family:
Globotruncanidae
Genus:
Loeblichella

Pessagno, 1967
Species

see text

Species

The genus Loeblichella contains four species:[1]

  • Loeblichella carteri
  • Loeblichella coarctata
  • Loeblichella convexa
  • Loeblichella hessi

References

  1. Loeblichella, World Foraminifera Database, accessed 27 November 2018
  2. Pessagno, E.A.Jr. (1967). Upper Cretaceous planktonic foraminifera from the western Gulf Coastal Plain. Palaeontographica Americana, 5(37): 245-445.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.