Peneroplis
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Peneroplis is an extant genus of benthic Foraminifera in the family Peneroplidae. The genus is also represented in the fossil record.
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Peneroplis | |
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Illustration of Peneroplis planatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Phylum: | Retaria |
Subphylum: | Foraminifera |
Class: | Tubothalamea |
Order: | Miliolida |
Family: | Peneroplidae |
Genus: | Peneroplis de Montfort, 1808[1] |
Species | |
Peneroplis arbusculus | |
Synonyms | |
Cristellaria Lamarck, 1816 |
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Peneroplis dwell in upper photic zone. They favour tropical to temperate shallow marine environments, feeding on diatoms[2]