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Pseudotrochamminita

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Pseudotrochamminita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Phylum: Retaria
Subphylum: Foraminifera
Class: Globothalamea
Order: Lituolida
Family: Haplophragmoididae
Genus: Pseudotrochamminita
King, 2021

Pseudotrochamminita are a genus of multichambered foraminifera, within the order of Lituolida.[1][2]

Taxonomy

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The name Pseudotrochamminita, was derived from the Greek word pseudos and the genus Trochamminita, due to its appearance to resemble Trochamminita irregularis.[1]

Specimens

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The holotype of P. malcolmi is TF-1678, and the paratypes being TF-1679 and TF-1680.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c King, D. J. (2021). "A Re-evaluation of the Foraminiferal Genus Trochamminita (Cushman and Brönnimann, 1948) in New Zealand and a Description of Pseudotrochamminita Malcolmi (New Genus, New Species)". Journal of Foraminiferal Research). 51 (4): 308–317.
  2. ^ Hayward, B.W; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2021). "Pseudotrochamminita King, 2021". World Foraminifera Database. Retrieved 23 November 2021.