Cyclammina Explained

Cyclammina is a genus of foraminifers in the family Cyclamminidae. Most species are extinct, but there are a few that are extant.

C. elegans was a species from the Cretaceous of Trinidad^[1] and from New Zealand.^[2]

See also

• List of prehistoric foraminifera genera

References

• Beck, R. Stanley (1943); "Eocene Foraminifera from Cowlitz River, Lewis County, Washington" Journal of Paleontology 17'(6), pages 584-614

External links

• • • Cyclammina at the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)

Notes and References

1. Upper Cretaceous Foraminifera from Trinidad. Joseph Augustine Cushman, PW Jarvis Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum, 1932.
2. Hayward, B.W.; Tendal, O.S.; Carter, R.; Grenfell, H.R.; Morgans, H.E.G.; Scott, G.H.; Strong, C.P.; Hayward, J.J. (2012). Phylum Foraminifera: foraminifera, xenophyophores, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2012). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 3. Kingdoms Bacteria, Protozoa, Chromista, Plantae, Fungi. pages 242-287