Textulariacea

Textulariacea Temporal range: M Jurassic - Recent
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	SAR
(unranked):	Rhizaria
Phylum:	Retaria
Subphylum:	Foraminifera
Order:	Textulariida
Superfamily:	Textulariacea Ehrenberg, 1838
Families
Textulariidae Chrysalidinidae Eggerellidae Glaucoamminidae Pseudogaudryinidae Valvulamminidae Valvulinidae

The Textulariacea is a superfamily of Middle Jurassic to Holocene agglutinated benthic textulariid Foraminifera. Tests are trochospiral, triserial, or biserial in early stages; later may be biserial or uniserial. Walls are agglutinated, made of gathered material cemented together and are canaliculate - contain micro-tubular cavities extending between the inner and outer surfaces.

The Textulariacea comprises eight families, as indicated.

References

• Textulariacea in Loeblich and Tappan, 1988, Foraminferal genera and their classification [1]
• Barun K. Sen Gupta, 1999 (ed). Modern foraminifera. [2]