Saccarena
Genus of foraminifera
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Saccarena is a monotypic fossil genus of agglutinated benthic foraminifera described in 1969, belonging to the subfamily Saccorhizinae.[1] It contains the sole species Saccarena bitubulifera.[2] Its chronostratigraphic range is the Ludlovian, during the Upper Silurian.[3]
| Saccarena Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
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| Saccarena from the Ural Mountains. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Rhizaria |
| Phylum: | Retaria |
| Subphylum: | Foraminifera |
| Class: | Monothalamea |
| Order: | Astrorhizida |
| Family: | Hippocrepinidae |
| Genus: | †Saccarena |
| Species: | †S. bitubulifera |
| Binomial name | |
| †Saccarena bitubulifera Chernykh (1969) | |
