Frondicularia esnehensis NAKKADY, 1950

Ismail, Ahmed A., 2012, Late Cretaceous-Early Eocene benthic foraminifera from Esh El Mallaha area, Egypt, Revue de Paléobiologie 31 (1), pp. 15-50 : 32

Frondicularia esnehensis NAKKADY, 1950

Pl. II, fig. 1

1950. Frondicularia esnehensis NAKKADY , p. 685, pl. 89, fig. 23.

Remarks: It is characterized by distinct sutures, slightly raised and the wall between sutures with a series of small raised papillae. Also, the initial end of the test has a spine. Stratigraphic distribution: It is recorded in the Esna Shale of the Abu Durba Section in Sinai by NAKKADY (1950). It is recorded in the Maastrichtian and Paleocene of Esh El Mallaha area.