Gavelinella scrobiculata (SCHWAGER, 1883)

Ismail, Ahmed A., 2012, Late Cretaceous-Early Eocene benthic foraminifera from Esh El Mallaha area, Egypt, Revue de Paléobiologie 31 (1), pp. 15-50 : 41

Gavelinella scrobiculata (SCHWAGER, 1883)

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1883. Anomalina scrobiculata SCHWAGER , p. 129, pl. 29, fig. 18.

1956. Valvulineria scrobiculata (S CHWAGER) .- SAID & KENAWY, p. 147, pl. 4, fig. 42.

1985. Gavelinella scrobiculata (SCHWAGER) .- LUGER, p. 112, pl. 9, figs. 9, 10.

Remarks: This species may be recognized by scattered nodes on the umbilical depression.

Stratigraphic distribution: It is recorded in the Esna Shale (Paleocene) of the Maqfi Section by LE ROY (1953). It is found in the Paleocene ( Morozovella uncinata Zone ) of the Esh El Mallaha area.