Definition and composition of the class Spirillinata (Foraminifera)
V.I. Mikhalevich
Abstract. A new diagnosis and revised composition of the class Spirillinata Maslakova, 1990 are given. The subclass Ammodiscana includes the orders Ammodiscida, Ammovertellida, Tournayellida, Palaeospiroplectamminida, Koskinobigenerinida, Biseriamminida, Tetrataxida, Endothyrida, Fusulinida, and Ozawainellida. The subclass Spirillinana includes the orders Archaediscida, Lasiodiscida, Involutinida, Hottingerellida, Spirillinida, and Patellinida.
Zoosystematica Rossica, 1999, 8(2): 201–204 ▪ Published in print 16 March 2000
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