WoRMS taxon details
Mesopatellina McCulloch, 1977
533816 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:533816)
accepted
Genus
Mesopatellina differens McCulloch, 1977 (type by original designation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
McCulloch, I. (1977). Qualitative observations on Recent foraminiferal tests with emphasis on the eastern Pacific. University of Southern California. Los Angeles., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=tPw_AAAAIAAJ [details] Available for editors 
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Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Mesopatellina McCulloch, 1977. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533816 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
original description
McCulloch, I. (1977). Qualitative observations on Recent foraminiferal tests with emphasis on the eastern Pacific. University of Southern California. Los Angeles., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=tPw_AAAAIAAJ [details] Available for editors [request]
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Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1987). Foraminiferal Genera and their Classification. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York. 970pp., available online at https://books.google.pt/books?id=n_BqCQAAQBAJ [details] Available for editors [request]
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Diagnosis Tiny, low conical test of elongate ovate outline, globular proloculus followed by undivided tubular chamber of about one whorl, then with two chambers per whorl around a slightly oblique axis, successive intercameral sutures curving obliquely with respect to the greatest diameter of the test, all chambers visible on the elevated spiral side, only the final pair of chambers visible on the umbilical side, later chambers subdivided by numerous short radially arranged septula, sutures slightly depressed, periphery angular; wall calcareous, hyaline, surface smooth; aperture directed toward the umbilicus, with scroll-like median septum as in Patellina present in the final pair of chambers, the scrolls and bordering slits forming more than one complete cycle. Holocene, at 30 m; Pacific: Hood Island, Galapagos. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
