Proliferania decoratissima Miscellaneous Localities,Mexico,Santonian,Upper Cretaceous,Cretaceous,, Foraminifera

Proliferania decoratissima (de Klasz, 1953)

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

found in material from the Miscellaneous Localities

DSDP Site 95, Yucatan Outer Shelf

Caribbean Sea and Bahamas Mexico

Geological Time: Cretaceous Upper Cretaceous Santonian

the SEM image is provided by Dr.

M. Dan Georgescu

View of a specimen of Proliferania decoratissima (de Klasz, 1953)

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 11, Fig. 1-12

dataset number: FEU-1014518

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 11, Fig 1-12