Saudia (foram)

Saudia
Temporal range: Paleocene to MiddleEocene
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Retaria
Subphylum: Foraminifera
Class: Rotaliata
Order: Textulariida
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 Saudia Arabia, Iraq and the balkins. Related genera include Vania, Sornayina, and Haurania.

References

  1. Saudia in GSI Paleontology
  2. A.R.Loeblich & H.Tappan 1964. Sarcodina, Chiefly "Thecamoebians" and Foraminiferida. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part C, Protista 2.
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