GNS Science Manual of New Zealand Permian to Pleistocene
Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy


Key species of New Zealand fossil foraminifera:
descriptions from
"Manual of New Zealand Permian to Pleistocene Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy" by Hornibrook, Brazier and Strong, 1989



Frondicularia sp. [Hornibrook et al. 1989, Fig. 9.22]



Hornibrook et al. 1989, Fig. 9.22: 3.05 mm
.

Reference: Hornibrook, Brazier & Strong 1989, p.43, Fig. 9:22.

Synonymy: 1984, Frondicularia rhaetica Kristan-Tollmann, Strong: 21, pl. 2, fig. 42, pl. 8, fig. 172-174.

Description: Large, robust, leaf-shaped in mature specimens, surface nearly smooth, but traces of early apertures give impression of slightly divergent striae along midline.

Distribution: Otamitan.


Cite this publication as: "Strong CP, Raine JI, Terezow M. 2018. Key species of New Zealand fossil foraminifera: descriptions from "Manual of New Zealand Permian to Pleistocene Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy" by Hornibrook, Brazier and Strong, 1989. Lower Hutt (NZ): GNS Science. (GNS Science miscellaneous series; 123)."
ISSN 1172-2886, ISBN 978-1-98-853088-8, DOI 10.21420/G2M63W.

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