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{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Bassi D., Iryu Y., Kinoshita S., Fujita K., Pignatti J. (2023). "A new species of the larger porcelaneous foraminifer Borelis provides novel insights into Neogene to Recent western Pacific palaeobiogeographical dispersal patterns". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 628, 111764: 111764. Bibcode:2023PPP...62811764B. doi: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2023.111764 . hdl: 11392/2522252 . S2CID 261037155.
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