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



Vulvulina zespinosa Finlay



Hornibrook et al. 1989, Fig. 33:2: 0.8 mm (2 uniserial chambers)
.

Reference: Hornibrook, Brazier & Strong 1989, p.148, Fig. 33:2.

Synonymy: 1947, N.Z. Jl. Sci. Tech. 28B(5): 262, pl. 3, fig. 35-37).

(V. espinosa Finlay, 1947, Ibid: 262, is here considered to be a synonym.

Description: Small and smooth with wall composed of very fine grains; test strongly compressed with sharply carinate serrated margins, Megalospheric form with an initial half coil and about 5 biserial chambers with almost straight sutures on either side, and usually one or two uniserial chambers, although Finlay reports up to 5.

Distribution: Waipawan to Porangan.


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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