Pseudospirocyclina
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| Pseudospirocyclina Temporal range: Kimmeridgian | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Rhizaria |
| Phylum: | Retaria |
| Subphylum: | Foraminifera |
| Class: | Globothalamea |
| Order: | Loftusiida |
| Family: | †Spirocyclinidae |
| Genus: | †Pseudospirocyclina Hottinger, 1967 |
Pseudospirocyclina is a genus of large planispirally coiled agglutinated benthic forams with a complex interior known from the upper Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) of Portugal and Morocco.[1]
As Foraminifera, Pseudospirocyclina are biologically, granuloreticulose Sarcodina,[2] retariate rhizarian, there for a protozoan.[clarification needed] As a member of the Spirocyclinidae the genus is related to genera like Spirocyclina, Sornayina, and Spiraloconulus[1]