Textulariacea

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Textulariacea
Temporal range: M Jurassic - Recent
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Rhizaria
Superphylum: Retaria
Phylum: Foraminifera
Order: Textulariida
Superfamily: Textulariacea
Ehrenberg, 1838
Families

Textulariidae
Chrysalidinidae
Eggerellidae
Glaucoamminidae
Pseudogaudryinidae
Valvulamminidae
Valvulinidae

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[edit]

  • Textulariacea in Loeblich and Tappan, 1988, Foraminferal genera and their classification [1]
  • Barun K. Sen Gupta, 1999 (ed). Modern foraminifera. [2]