Meandropsinidae

Meandropsinidae is an extinct family of miliolid forams found in Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) to middle Paleocene marine sediments.

Meandropsinidae
Temporal range: Cenomanian to Middle Paleocene
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
(unranked):
SAR
(unranked):
Rhizaria
Phylum:
Retaria
Subphylum:
Foraminifera
Class:
Miliolata
Order:
Miliolida
Superfamily:
Soritoidea
Family:
†Meandropsinidae

Henson, 1948
Genera

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Tests, or shells, are multi-chambered with complex interiors, composed of porcelaineous calcite and variable in form, including discoidal, conical, and cylindrical. Apertures are multiple, in one or more rows.

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