The Hormosinacea is a superfamily of agglutinated

foraminifera Foraminifera (; Latin for "hole bearers"; informally called "forams") are single-celled organisms, members of a phylum or class of amoeboid protists characterized by streaming granular Ectoplasm (cell biology), ectoplasm for catching food and ot ...

in the

Textulariida The Textulariida are an order of foraminifera that produce agglutinated shells or tests. An agglutinated test is one made of foreign particles glued together with an organic or calcareous cement to form an external shell on the outside of the or ...

, with a range that extends from the Middle

Ordovician The Ordovician ( ) is a geologic period and System (geology), system, the second of six periods of the Paleozoic Era (geology), Era. The Ordovician spans 41.6 million years from the end of the Cambrian Period million years ago (Mya) to the start ...

, that unites seven families (as indicated) characterized by multilocular

tests Test(s), testing, or TEST may refer to: * Test (assessment), an educational assessment intended to measure the respondents' knowledge or other abilities Arts and entertainment * ''Test'' (2013 film), an American film * ''Test'' (2014 film), ...

, (more than one chamber after the proloculus), in a uniserial arrangement.

References

* * Alfred R. Loeblich Jr and Helen Tappan,1988. Forminiferal Genera and their Classification. E-boo
Hormosinacea
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5903811 Foraminifera superfamilies Globothalamea