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''Timidonella'' is a genus of large middle Jurassic forams, with microspheric tests up to in diameter. Smaller megalospheric
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may be fan-shaped or kidney-shaped to discoidal with breadths to slightly over 2 mm and a constant thickness equal to that of the proloculus. Chambers are numerous. The wall, microgranular calcareous, agglutinated.''Timidonella'' GSI Foraminifera
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Spiraloconulus ''Spiraloconulus'' is a genus of middle Jurassic forams with a coarsely agglutinated, microgranular, calcareous wall. The test is large, conical to cylindrical, coiled somewhat straight; the early coiled stage results in a flattened apex. Di ...
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Streptocyclammina ''Streptocyclammina'' is a genus of benthic forams with a flattened test from the Jurassic. The test (or shell) usually starts off streptospiral (coiled irregularly) hence the name, and becomes planispiral in the mature stage. Chambers are nume ...
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Spirocyclina ''Spirocyclina'' is a genus of large forams, with a flat test as much as 10mm in diameter. Coiling is planispiral to slightly asymmetric and mostly involute, some becoming uncoiled with a straight final stage. The final whorl, or stage, has abo ...
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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q22286475 Loftusiida Prehistoric Foraminifera genera Toarcian life Jurassic animals of Asia Fossils of Thailand Fossil taxa described in 1974