Peneroplis

Peneroplis is an extant genus of benthic Foraminifera in the family Peneroplidae. The genus is also represented in the fossil record.

Peneroplis
Temporal range:
Illustration of Peneroplis planatus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Phylum: Retaria
Subphylum: Foraminifera
Class: Tubothalamea
Order: Miliolida
Family: Peneroplidae
Genus: Peneroplis
de Montfort, 1808[1]
Species

Peneroplis arbusculus
Peneroplis carinatus
Peneroplis ellipticus
Peneroplis karreri
Peneroplis mauii
Peneroplis pertusus
Peneroplis planatus
Peneroplis polita
Peneroplis sollasi

Synonyms

Cristellaria Lamarck, 1816

Peneroplis dwell in upper photic zone. They favour tropical to temperate shallow marine environments, feeding on diatoms[2]

See also

References
  1. Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. P Denys-De-Montfort - 1808
  2. Consorti, Lorenzo; Kavazos, Christopher Ronald James; Ford, Cliff; Smith, Margaret; Haig, David W. (2020). "High productivity of Peneroplis (Foraminifera) including aberrant morphotypes, in an inland thalassic salt pond at Lake Macleod, Western Australia". Marine Micropaleontology. 160. Elsevier BV: 101919. doi:10.1016/j.marmicro.2020.101919. ISSN 0377-8398.


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