Elphidium

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Elphidium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Rhizaria
Phylum: Foraminifera
Order: Rotaliida
Superfamily: Rotaliacea
Family: Elphidiidae
Genus: Elphidium
Species

?E. aculeatum
?E. australis
?E. discoidale
?E. hughesi
?E. ludbrookae
?E. poeyanum
?E. subincertum

Elphidium is a genus of foraminiferan protozoa, one of the more common genera found near coasts. Like other forams, fossil sfrom different species are used to date rocks.

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