''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.
[A.R.Loeblich & H.Tappan 1964. Sarcodina, Chiefly "Thecamoebians" and Foraminiferida. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part C, Protista 2.]
Saudia is known from the Paleocene to middle Eocene of Saudi Arabia, Iraq and the balkans. Related genera include ''
Vania'', ''
Sornayina'', and ''
Haurania''.
References
Loftusiida
Prehistoric Foraminifera genera
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