Rugoglobigerina beldingi Gandolfi 1955

Neagu, Theodor, 2016, Micropaleontological Study Of The Gura Beliei Red Marls Formation From The Pietroșița Area (Turonian - Maastrichtian). Part Iii Campanian-Maastrichtian Planktonic Foraminifera, Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 12 (2), pp. 67-91 : 82

Rugoglobigerina beldingi Gandolfi 1955

Figs. 6 : 10-12

1955 Globotruncana (Rugoglobigerina) beldingi Gandolfi , p.31, text-fig. 4 a-c, pl.l, fig.8 Dimensions: D = 0,24-0,31mm; d = 0,22-0,31mm; g = 0,14 mm

Remarks: Gandolfi's description of this taxon is clear: " Test nearly plan spiral, become somewhat involute on the dorsal (spiral) side.......five to six chambers in the last whorl, inflated......test smooth somewhat rough by tubercles, papillae are more frequent along the margin of the shell, on the early chambers along appear in two approximately parallel lines " Our specimens corresponds to the Ganbdolfi's description.

Occurrences: Țâța Valley, Pietrosița- Fieni area Stratigraphic distribution: Maastrichtian

Specimens: LPB.IV. 12419

Figures

Fig. 6: 1-3 Rugoglobigerina ordinaria (Subbotina 1953), Maastrichtian, Țâța Valley, PietroȘița, LPB.IV.12446; 4-6, 13-15 Rugotruncana subpennyi (Gandolfi 1955), Maastrichtian, Țâța Valley, PietroȘița, L.P.B.IV.12426; 7-9 Rugotruncana subrugosa (Gandolfi 1955), Maastrichtian, Țâța Valley, PietroȘița, L.P.B.IV.12420; 10-12 Rugoglobigerina beldingi Gandolfi 1955 Maastrichtian, Țâța Valley, PietroȘița, LPB.IV.12419; 16-21 Rugotruncana subloetterli (Gandolfi 1955), Maastrichtian, Țâța Valley, PietroȘița, LPB.IV.12423; 22- 24 Rugoglobigerina kelleri (Subbotina 1953), Maastrichtian, Țâța Valley, PietroȘița, LPB.IV.12451 (All specimens x 90).