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CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Soldaniella Brönnimann, Whittaker & Parisi 1987

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Soldaniella toscanae Brönnimann, Parisi & Whittaker 1987

Soldaniella

Citation: Soldaniella Brönnimann, Whittaker & Parisi 1987
Taxonomic rank: genus
Type species: Soldaniella toscanae Brönnimann, Whittaker & Parisi 1987
Described on page(s) : 170

Current identification:


Original Description

Test free, subglobular to ellipsoid, trochospiral. Young stage plurlserial, adult stage bilocular, devoid of axlal depression or umbilicus. Bilocular stage makes up major portion of test. Penultimate chamber envelopes initial minute trochospire, ultimate chamber envelopes part of penultimete chamber. Aperture single, interlomarginal. Wall surface cancellate, devoid of spines or spine bases. Tendency to cortex formation.

Etymology:
For Ambrogio Soldani of Siena. Geologist and palaeontologist of Tuscany († 1808 in Florence).

Extra details from original publication
Remarks: The new genus is monotypic. It differs from all other Neogene globigerinacean genera by its early plurispiral and adult bilocular trochospire devoid of axial depression or umbilicus.

References:

Brönnimann, P., Parisi, G. & Whittaker, J. E. (1987). Brönnimann, P., Parisi, G. & Whittaker, J. E. (1987). Soldaniella toscanae n.gen., n.sp., a new planktonic foraminifer (Globigerinacea) from the Pliocene of southern Tuscany, central Italy. Revue de Paléobiologie. 6: 1689-175. Revue de Paléobiologie. 6: 1689-175. gs


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