Rotalidia
class of amoeboid protists
Rotalidia comprises a class of Foraminifera where Foraminifera is regarded as a phylum, (Kingdom Protista or Rhizaria, not Chromista) that unites Foraminifera that have tests composed of secreted lamellar calcium carbonate, optically radial or granular calcite, or aragonite; separating them from those with porcelaneous, agglutinated, or microgranular, tests, or tests composed of organic compounds. Seven orders are included, the:
Rotaliida Delage & Hérouard, 1896
Carterinida Loeblich & Tappan, 1981
Globigerinida Delage & Hérouard, 1896
Involutinida Hohenegger & Piller, 1977
Lagenida Delage & Hérouard, 1896
Silicoloculinida Resig et al. 1980
Spirillinida Hohenegger & Piller, 1975.
“Rotalidia” enters the record as class of amoeboid protists. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Rotalidia, class and amoeboid can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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