Ammodiscacea
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The Ammodiscacea is a superfamily of foraminifera in the order Textulariida. tests (or shells) are made of agglutinated grains and consist of a proloculus (the initial chamber) followed by an enrolled tubular second chamber open at the distal end, that lacks internal septa but which may have growth constrictions.
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Superfamily: | Ammodiscacea Reuss, 1867 |
Family: | Ammodiscidae Reuss, 1867 |
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Ammodiscacea includes a single family, the Ammodiscidae, which contains five subfamilies:
- Ammodiscinae
- Ammovertellininae
- Ammovolummininae
- Tolypammininae
- Usbekistaniinae