Saudia (foram)

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Saudia
Temporal range: Paleocene to MiddleEocene
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
(unranked):
SAR
(unranked):
Rhizaria
Phylum:
Retaria
Subphylum:
Foraminifera
Class:
Textulariia
Order:
Loftusiida
Family:
Spirocyclinidae
Genus:
Saudia

Henson, 1948

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. [1] [2] Saudia is known from the Paleocene to middle Eocene of Saudi Arabia, Iraq and the Balkans. Related genera include Vania , Sornayina , and Haurania .

References

  1. ↑ "Saudia in GSI Paleontology". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  2. ↑ A.R.Loeblich & H.Tappan 1964. Sarcodina, Chiefly "Thecamoebians" and Foraminiferida. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part C, Protista 2.


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