Loeblichella
Genus of single-celled organisms
| Loeblichella Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | SAR |
| Phylum: | Foraminifera |
| Class: | Globothalamea |
| Order: | Rotaliida |
| Suborder: | Globigerinina |
| Superfamily: | Globotruncanoidea |
| Family: | Globotruncanidae |
| Genus: | Loeblichella Pessagno, 1967 |
| Species | |
| see text | |
Loeblichella is a genus of foraminifera belonging to the family Globotruncanidae of the superfamily Globotruncanoidea and the suborder Globigerinina.[1] Its type species is Loeblichella hessi. The genus was named and first described by Pessagno in 1967.[2] Its fossil range is the Late Cretaceous Period.
Species
The genus Loeblichella contains four species:[1]
- Loeblichella carteri
- Loeblichella coarctata
- Loeblichella convexa
- Loeblichella hessi
References
- ^ a b Loeblichella, World Foraminifera Database, accessed 27 November 2018
- ^ Pessagno, E.A.Jr. (1967). Upper Cretaceous planktonic foraminifera from the western Gulf Coastal Plain. Palaeontographica Americana, 5(37): 245-445.
