Braciana jelaskai n. gen., n. sp., a new larger benthic foraminifer from the Upper Cretaceous (Santonian?–lower Campanian) of the Dinaric-Hellenic realm

A new larger benthic foraminifer is described as Braciana jelaskai n. gen., n. sp. from lower Campanian shallow-water foraminiferal wackestones to packstones of the island of Brač, Croatia. The Late Cretaceous Braciana is roughly homeomorphic to the Liassic taxa Lituolipora (type-species L. polymorp...

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Published in:Cretaceous research 2017-04, Vol.72, p.32-38
Main Authors: Schlagintweit, Felix, Cvetko Tešović, Blanka
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Foraminifera
Homeomorphism
Systematics
Upper Cretaceous
Wall-structure
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Summary:A new larger benthic foraminifer is described as Braciana jelaskai n. gen., n. sp. from lower Campanian shallow-water foraminiferal wackestones to packstones of the island of Brač, Croatia. The Late Cretaceous Braciana is roughly homeomorphic to the Liassic taxa Lituolipora (type-species L. polymorpha Gušić & Velić) and Paleomayncina Septfontaine (type-species Mayncina termieri Hottinger). The generic differences to these taxa and other allied forms are discussed. Braciana jelaskai was confused with Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea Gendrot in the literature with occurrences in the Santonian(?) of Slovenia and Greece.
ISSN:0195-6671
1095-998X
DOI:10.1016/j.cretres.2016.12.005