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Saudia (foram)

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Domain
  
Eukaryota

Subphylum
  
Foraminifera

Order
  
Loftusiida

Phylum
  
Retaria

Class
  
Textulariia

Family
  
Spirocyclinidae

Saudia is a genus of large discoidal to reniform (kidney shaped) forams, with a relatively thick test and complex interior, composed of agglutinated matter, or microgranular calcite. Saudia is known from the Paleocene to middle Eocene of Saudia Arabia, Iraq and the balkins. Related genera include Vania, Sornayina, and Haurania.

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Saudia (foram) Wikipedia