Meandropsinidae

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

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.

Genera

Genera included in Meandropsinidae:

• †Alexina <small>Hottinger & Caus, 2009</small>
• †Ayalaina <small>Seiglie, 1961 </small>
• †Eofallotia <small>Hottinger & Caus, 2009 </small>
• †Fallotia <small>Douvillé, 1902 </small>
• †Fascispira <small>A. Silvestri, 1940 </small>
• †Hottingerina <small>Drobne, 1975 </small>
• †Larrazetia <small>Ciry, 1964 </small>
• †Meandropsina <small>Munier-Chalmas, 1898 </small>
• †Nummofallotia <small>Barrier & Neumann, 1959 </small>
• †Pastrikella <small>Cherchi, Radoičić & Schroeder, 1976</small>
• †Perouvianella <small>G. Bizon, J.J. Bizon, Fourcade & Vachard, 1975 </small>
• †Pseudobroeckinella <small>Deloffre & Hamaoui, 1969 </small>
• †Raoia <small>Matsumaru & Sarma, 2010 </small>
• †Spirapertolina <small>Ciry, 1964 </small>

References

Further reading

• Alfred R. Loeblich, jr & Helen Tappan 1964. Sarcodina, Chiefly "Thecamoebians" and Foraminiferida. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part C, Protista 2. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press.
• Meandropsinidae in GSI.ir Paleontology, https://web.archive.org/web/20151127042810/http://www.gsi.ir/General/Lang_en/Page_48/Action_FirstPageView
• Miliolida in Foraminifera Morphological Classification http://www.foraminifera.eu/morphoclass.html