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Deep-Sea taxon details
original description
Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1984). Some
new proteinaceous and agglutinated genera of
Foraminiferida. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 58: 1158-1163.
page(s): p. 1160; note: Genus is feminine [details] Available for editors 
context source (Deepsea)
Kitazato H., Uematsui K., Todo Y., Gooday A.J. (2009). New species of Leptohalysis (Rhizaria, Foraminifera) from an extreme hadal site in the Western Pacific Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2059: 23-32., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/z02059p032f.pdf [details] Available for editors
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Test uniserial and rectilinear, globular proloculus followed by an elongate series of gradually enlarging and distally tapering flaskshaped chambers with blunt lower margin; wall very thin, delicate, and flexible, consisting of a single layer of minute quartz and mica grains agglutinated on a proteinaceous base, early stage may have foreign particles widely spaced, later with adjacent grains abutting; aperture a simple terminal opening, may be flush with the surface or slightly produced with a phialine neck, and may have more than one layer of grains immediately around the opening. Holocene; N. Atlantic: England at20m to46m; Norway from 150m to200m; Sweden from 20 m to 515 m. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
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