Massilina secans  (d'Orbigny, 1826)
 
Class: Tubothalamea  Subclass:   Order: Miliolida  Family: Hauerinidae
 
found at Penzance

specimens found in shell sand on the lowershore at Wherry Rocks, Wherrytown, Penzance
   Greater North Sea   UK
Project: Modern Greater North Sea
 
Geological Time: Quaternary  Holocene  recent
 
the image is provided by the creator of A-P-H-O-T-O
 
 
 
The identification is based upon:
 Cushman, J., A., 1929: The Foraminifera of the Atlantic Ocean. Part 6. Miliolidae, Ophthalmidiidae and Fischerinidae.  Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin 104.  Plate 7, Fig. 3-4
 
 
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dataset number: FEU-1004819
 
Citation: Hesemann, M., The Foraminifera.eu Database (2026). Accessed at http://www.foraminifera.eu on 2026-01-16. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.22727.11680/1