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Merlingina cretacea Hamaoui, 1965
Description Loeblich, A. R., Tappan, H. N., 1987: Foraminiferal genera and their classification. Van Nostrand, Reinhold Co. New York 1728 pp. Plate 73, Figs. 4-9: U. Cretaceous (Cenomanian). 4, 5, Negev, Israel, opposite sides of specimen showing strongly excavated umbilical region, x 200; 6-9, Lebanon; 6, oblique subequatorial section (septum,s), x 200; 7, subaxial section, x 64; 8, axial section passing through planispiral juvenile stage and uncoiled rectilinear stage, x 100; 9, tangential section in subaxial plane, x 180 (from Hamaoui and Saint-Marc, 1970).
Author Loeblich & Tappan, 1987
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added on 2023-12-0438 viewsWoRMS taxaDigital photo, entire species Merlingina cretacea Hamaoui, 1965 †checked Le Coze, François 2023-12-04
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