Lagena hispida (REUSS, 1862)

Ismail, Ahmed A., 2012, Late Cretaceous-Early Eocene benthic foraminifera from Esh El Mallaha area, Egypt, Revue de Paléobiologie 31 (1), pp. 15-50 : 33

Lagena hispida (REUSS, 1862)

Pl. II, fig. 5

1862. Oolina apiculata REUSS , p. 6, pl. 1, fig. 1.

1946. Lagena hispida (REUSS) .- CUSHMAN, p. 93, pl. 39, fig. 13.

1956. Lagena hispida (REUSS) .- SAID & KENAWY, p. 136, pl.3, fig. 9.

1985. Lagena hispida (REUSS) .- LUGER, p. 80, pl. 4, fig. 5.

Remarks: It is characterized by a spinose test and elongate neck.

Stratigraphic distribution: It is recorded in the Danian by SAID & KENAWY (1956) and in the Paleocene zones by LUGER (1985). In the study area, it is recorded in the Paleocene zones.