Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

Spiraloconulus

Genus of single-celled organisms From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Remove ads

Spiraloconulus is a genus of middle Jurassic forams with a coarsely agglutinated, microgranular, calcareous wall. The test is large, conical to cylindrical, coiled somewhat straight; the early coiled stage results in a flattened apex. Distinctly coiled microspheric tests are as much as 2 mm wide and 1.6 mm high. Megalospheric tests are smaller, up to 1.5 mm high and 1.1 mm wide.

Quick facts Spiraloconulus Temporal range: Middle Jurassic, Scientific classification ...

Spiraloconulus is known from the middle Jurassic of France, Italy, Sardinia, and Arabia. Timidonella is another spirocyclind from the same time, but with a wider distribution.

Remove ads

References

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads