Heterohelicidae
| Cassigerinellidae Temporal range: Early Cretaceous - Paleocene (Albian - Paleocene) |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | SAR |
| (unranked): | Rhizaria |
| Superphylum: | Retaria |
| Phylum: | Foraminifera |
| Class: | Globothalamea |
| Order: | Globigerinida |
| Superfamily: | Heterohelicoidea |
| Family: |
Heterohelicdae Hofker, 1956 |
Heterohelicidae is a family of globigerid forams belonging to the superfamily Heterohelicoidea and the order Globigerinda, found in marine sediments from the early Cretaceous (Albian) up to the Paleocene.
The family name originates from one of the genus known as Heterohelix.
Another genus of Gavelinellidae not assigned to any subfamily:
Other genera considered being Heterohelicidae are:
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