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Pseudogaudryinidae

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Domain
  
Eukaryota

Phylum
  
Foraminifera

Order
  
Textulariida

Rank
  
Family

Superphylum
  
Retaria

Class
  
Globothalamea

Superfamily
  
Textulariacea

Similar
  
Globigerinidae, Textularia, Quinqueloculina, Globigerinida

The Pseudogaudryinidae is a family of Late Cretaceous to recent benthic aggultinated Foraminifera included in the Textulariida. Tests are elongate with an early triserial stage, later reduced to biserial or uniserial. Walls are of agglutinated material and are canaliculate, that is have micro-tubular cavities. Apertures, an interiomarginal arch. The Pseudogaudryinidae differs from the Verneuilinidae in the canaliculate wall and from the Valvulinidae in having a simple aperture with-out a tooth.

Two subfamilies have been defined, the Pseudogaudryininae and Siphoniferoidinae

References

Pseudogaudryinidae Wikipedia