Textulariacea

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Textulariacea
Temporal range: M Jurassic - Recent
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Textulariacea

Ehrenberg, 1838
Families

Textulariidae
Chrysalidinidae
Eggerellidae
Glaucoamminidae
Pseudogaudryinidae
Valvulamminidae
Valvulinidae

Textularia

The Textulariacea is a superfamily of Middle Jurassic to Holocene agglutinated benthic textulariid Foraminifera. Tests are trochospiral, triserial, or biserial in early stages; later may be biserial or uniserial. Walls are agglutinated, made of gathered material cemented together and are canaliculate - contain micro-tubular cavities extending between the inner and outer surfaces.

The Textulariacea comprises eight families, as indicated.

References

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  • Textulariacea in Loeblich and Tappan, 1988, Foraminferal genera and their classification [1]
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