CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Maastrichtian Hamam 1976
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Original Description Diagnosis: Initial stage planispiral, later triserial followed by biserial stage, the biserial stage may be crowned with uniserial final stage, aperture on distinct neck with lip and imperforate cover plate (tegillum). Size: Etymology: Extra details from original publication Remarks: This new subfamily differs from the Heterohelicinae Cushman in having early planispiral stage followed successively by tri-, bi- and uniserial stages and by having a terminal aperture on a distinct neck with lip and non-porous cover plate. It also differs from members of the Guembelitriinae Montanaro Gallitelli in having a planispiral initial part and triserial stage followed by biserial and uniserial stages, in the characters of the aperture, and in lacking quadriserial arrangement. Editors' Notes
References:
Hamam, K. A. (1976). Elhasaella, a new planktic foraminifer from the Maastrichtian of Jordan. Revista Española de Micropaleontología. 8(3): 453-458. gsVO
Elhasaeliinae compiled by the pforams@mikrotax project teamviewed: 6-2-2023
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