Saudia (foram)
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Genus: | Saudia Henson, 1948
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Saudia is a genus of large discoidal to reniform (kidney shaped) forams, with a relatively thick test and complex interior, composed of agglutinated matter, or microgranular calcite.[1] [2] Saudia is known from the Paleocene to middle Eocene of Saudi Arabia, Iraq and the balkins. Related genera include Vania, Sornayina, and Haurania.
References
- ^ Saudia in GSI Paleontology
- ^ A.R.Loeblich & H.Tappan 1964. Sarcodina, Chiefly "Thecamoebians" and Foraminiferida. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part C, Protista 2.