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Conicocassis, a new genus of Arcellinina (testate lobose amoebae)

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Nasser, NA, Patterson, R (2015): Conicocassis, a new genus of Arcellinina (testate lobose amoebae). Palaeontologia Electronica 79 (2): 1-10, DOI: 10.26879/538, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26879/538

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