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Meandropsinidae

Wikipedia Abstract

Meandropsinidae is a family of miliolid forams found in Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) to middle Paleocene marine sediments. 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. Includes such genera as Meandropsina, Ayalaina, Broeckina, and Fallotia.
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Genus

Alexina (1)
Ayalaina (1)
Eofallotia (1)
Fallotia (1)
Fascispira (3)
Hashimotoina (1)
Hottingerina (2)
Larrazetia (1)
Meandropsina (3)
Nummofallotia (3)
Pastrikella (2)
Perouvianella (1)
Pseudobroeckinella (1)
Raoia (1)
Spirapertolina (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0