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



Plectofrondicularia fyfei Finlay



Hornibrook et al. 1989, Fig. 22.26 (Holotype): 1 mm
.

Reference: Hornibrook, Brazier & Strong 1989, p.98, Fig. 22:26 (Holotype).

Synonymy: 1939, Trans. Roy. Soc. N.Z. 69(3): 319, pl. 27, fig. 110.

Description: Distinguished by the thick flattened test with wide angled chevron shaped chambers and strong, continuous vertical costae.

Distribution: Waiauan to Opoitian.

Comment: A few records from as low as Altonian are probably not this species.


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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