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



Karrerulina bortonica Finlay



Hornibrook et al. 1989, Fig. 15.1 (Holotype): 0.63 mm
.

Reference: Hornibrook, Brazier & Strong 1989, p.94, Fig. 15:1 (Holotype).

Synonymy: 1940, Trans. Roy. Soc. N.Z. 69(4): 451, pl. 62, fig. 18-20;

1940 K. aegra, Finlay Ibid, 451, pl. 62, fig. 21, 22 (Karreriella).

Description: Agglutinated fine grains, minute, initially triserial, becoming biserial, aperture terminal, semi-tubular.

Distribution: Dannevirke to Arnold Series.

Comment: Karrerulina is maintained as a separate genus from Karreriella, for a very characteristic group of species including: N. clarentia Finlay (Ngaterian), and K. obscura Srinivasan (Bortonian to Taranaki Series).


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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