Planoheterohelix planata (Cushman, 1938)
 
Class: Rotaliata  Subclass: Globigerinana  Order: Heterohelicida  Family: Heterohelicidae
 
found in material from the  Miscellaneous Localities

Maud Rise
   Weddell Sea   none
 
Geological Time: Cretaceous  Upper Cretaceous  Maastrichtian

the SEM image is provided by Dr.
 
 
View of a specimen of Planoheterohelix planata (Cushman, 1938)
 
The identification is based upon:
 Georgescu, M. D., Saupe, E. E., Huber, B. T., 2009: Morphometric and stratophenetic basis for phylogeny and taxonomy in Late Cretaceous gublerinid planktonic foraminifera. micropaleontology, vol. 54, no. 5   page 397-424. Plate 3, Fig. 3
 
 
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dataset number: FEU-1016464
 
 
Citation:
Georgescu, M. D., Saupe, E. E., Huber, B. T., 2009: Morphometric and stratophenetic basis for phylogeny and taxonomy in Late Cretaceous gublerinid planktonic foraminifera. micropaleontology, vol. 54, no. 5 page 397-424. Plate 3, Fig 3