Rotalidia
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| Ammonia beccarii (Rotaliidae) | |
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| Class: | Rotalidia
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Rotalidia comprises a class of Foraminifera where Foraminifera is regarded as a phylum, (Kingdom Protista or Rhizaria, not Chromista) that unites Foraminifera that have tests composed of secreted lamellar calcium carbonate, optically radial or granular calcite, or aragonite; separating them from those with porcelaneous, agglutinated, or microgranular, tests, or tests composed of organic compounds. Seven orders are included, the:
- Rotaliida Delage & Hérouard, 1896
- Carterinida Loeblich & Tappan, 1981
- Globigerinida Delage & Hérouard, 1896
- Involutinida Hohenegger & Piller, 1977
- Lagenida Delage & Hérouard, 1896
- Silicoloculinida Resig et al. 1980
- Spirillinida Hohenegger & Piller, 1975.