Ammodiscacea

Ammodiscacea

Ammodiscacea

Superfamily of single-celled organisms

The Ammodiscacea is a superfamily of foraminifera in the order Textulariida. tests (or shells) are made of agglutinated grains and consist of a proloculus (the initial chamber) followed by an enrolled tubular second chamber open at the distal end, that lacks internal septa but which may have growth constrictions.

Quick Facts Ammodiscacea Temporal range: Early Cambrian - Recent, Scientific classification ...

Ammodiscacea includes a single family, the Ammodiscidae, which contains five subfamilies:

Ammodiscinae
Ammovertellininae
Ammovolummininae
Tolypammininae
Usbekistaniinae

References

    • Alfred R. Loeblich Jr and Helen Tappan, 1964. Sarcodina Chiefly "Thecamoebians" and Foraminiferida; Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part C Protista 2. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press.
    • Alfred R. Loeblich Jr and Helen Tappan, 1988. Forminiferal Genera and their Classification. E-book. Ammodiscacea
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