DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW FAMILIES, THREE NEW SPECIES AND RE-DESCRIPTION OF FOUR KNOWN GENERA AND ONE SUBFAMILY FROM THE LARGER BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA OF PALEOCENE IN TURKEY

Indexed In

Volume 146 / 2013

Authors:

Ercüment SİREL

Keywords:

Foraminifera, taxonomy, Paleocene, Turkey

Abstract:

Two new foraminiferal families are introduced as follows: the Anatoliellidae (type
genus Anatoliella Sirel) in the superfamily Ataxophragmiacea Schwager and the family
Bolkarinidae (type genus Bolkarina Sirel) in the superfamily Orbitoidacea Schwager. Three
new species of Paleocene are described and figured as follows: Ranikothalia polatliensis,
Nurdanella paleocenica, Periloculina yilmazi. In addition, four known Paleocene genera
such as Bolkarina Sirel, Globoflarina Rahaghi, Nurdanella Özgen and Coskinon Hottinger
and Drobne and subfamily Globoflarininae are redescribed.