Genus of single-celled organisms For the Saudi Arabian airline based in Jeddah, see Saudia.
| Saudia Temporal range: Paleocene to MiddleEocene | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | SAR |
| (unranked): | Rhizaria |
| Phylum: | Retaria |
| Subphylum: | Foraminifera |
| Class: | Textulariia |
| Order: | Loftusiida |
| Family: | Spirocyclinidae |
| Genus: | Saudia Henson, 1948 |
Saudia is a genus of large discoidal to reniform (kidney shaped) forams, with a relatively thick test and complex interior, composed of agglutinated matter, or microgranular calcite. Saudia is known from the Paleocene to middle Eocene of Saudi Arabia, Iraq and the balkans. Related genera include Vania, Sornayina, and Haurania.
References
- Saudia in GSI Paleontology
- A.R.Loeblich & H.Tappan 1964. Sarcodina, Chiefly "Thecamoebians" and Foraminiferida. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part C, Protista 2.
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| Saudia | |
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