Textulariacea Temporal range: M Jurassic - Recent |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
(unranked): | SAR |
(unranked): | Rhizaria |
Phylum: | Retaria |
Subphylum: | Foraminifera |
Class: | Globothalamea |
Order: | Textulariida |
Superfamily: |
Textulariacea Ehrenberg, 1838 |
Families | |
Textulariidae |
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.