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Braciana jelaskai n. gen., n. sp., a new larger benthic foraminifer from the Upper Cretaceous (Santonian?elower Campanian) of the Dinaric-Hellenic realm

A new larger benthic foraminifer is described as Braciana jelaskai n. gen., n. sp. from lower Campanian shallow-water foraminiferal wackestones to packstones of the island of Brač, Croatia. The Late Cretaceous Braciana is roughly homeomorphic to the Liassic taxa Lituolipora (type-species L. polymorpha Gušić & Velić) and Paleomayncina Septfontaine (type-species Mayncina termieri Hottinger). The generic differences to these taxa and other allied forms are discussed. Braciana jelaskai was confused with Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea Gendrot in the literature with occurrences in the Santonian(?) of Slovenia and Greece.

Foraminifera ; Systematics ; Wall-structure ; Homeomorphism ; Upper Cretaceous

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