Orbiculiformella pulchra Tekin, n. sp. (Fig. 9 A-E)

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HOLOTYPE. — Sample Orbuk-32, HU.JMB.0134 (Fig. 9A).

PARATYPES. — HU.JMB.0135 (Fig. 9B), HU.JMB.0136 (Fig. 9C), HU.JMB.0137 (Fig. 9D), HU.JMB.0138 (Fig. 9E).

TYPE LOCALITY. — Orbuklukeli section, Mersin Mélange, NW of Mersin city, southern Turkey.

ETYMOLOGY. — From the Latin pulchra, beautiful, fine, due its beutiful test.

OCCURRENCE. — Lower Jurassic, lower Sinemurian of the Orbuklukeli section, Mersin Mélange, NW of Mersin city, southern Turkey.

DIMENSIONS (based on five specimens, in µm). — Diameter of cortical shell: 200-250 (holotype: 225, average: 226.2); Width of central area: 100-125 (holotype: 125, average: 110); Length of longest spine: 100-125 (holotype: 100, average: 112.5).

DESCRIPTION

Test thick, circular with relatively shallow central cavity. Test with large, polygonal (mainly tiangular) pore frames and small circular nodes at pore frame vertices.Margin of test with numerous (upto eight) peripheral spines.Peripheral spines needle-like, subcircular in transversal section, tapering distally gradually to the distal end. Usually one of them slightly longer than others.

REMARKS

This species differs from Praeorbiculiformella sp. A sensu Carter et al. (1998: 59, pl. 9, fig. 22) by possessing conical peripheral spines instead of bladed ones.