Planulitella malocaucasica Miscellaneous Localities,Mexico,Santonian,Upper Cretaceous,Cretaceous,, Foraminifera

Planulitella malocaucasica (Aliyulla in Geodakchan and Aliyulla, 1959)

Class: Rotaliata Subclass: Globigerinana Order: Heterohelicida Family: Heterohelicidae

found in material from the Miscellaneous Localities

DSDP Site 95, Yucatan Outer Shelf

Caribbean Mexico

Geological Time: Cretaceous Upper Cretaceous Santonian

the SEM image is provided by Dr.

M. Dan Georgescu

View of a specimen of Planulitella malocaucasica (Aliyulla in Geodakchan and Aliyulla, 1959)

the identification may differ from that on WoRMS and is based on the publication mentioned below

The identification is based upon:

Georgescu, M. D., 2010: Origin, taxonomic revision and evolutionary classification of the late Coniacian-early Campanian (Late Cretaceous) planktic foraminifera with multichamber growth in the adult stage. Revista Española de Micropaleontología, 42 (1). page 59-118. Plate 3, Fig. 5-14

dataset number: FEU-1014312

Citation:
Georgescu, M. D., 2010: Origin, taxonomic revision and evolutionary classification of the late Coniacian-early Campanian (Late Cretaceous) planktic foraminifera with multichamber growth in the adult stage. Revista Española de Micropaleontología, 42 (1). page 59-118. Plate 3, Fig 5-14