Sahulia conica here displayed was in sand collected by Adrian Brokenshire at an unknown location at Carrick Roads, Falmouth, Cornwall, collection date unknown. The identification is based upon "Gabel, B., 1971: Die Foraminiferen der Nordsee. Helgoländer wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen. 22: 1 to 65. 65 pp. Plate 4, Fig. 31,32", the species has not been verified.
In Cornwall this species was occasionally found by Edward Heron-Allen FRS between 1914 and 1929, being found around the Eddystone, and in Cawsand and Whitsand Bay in south-east Cornwall. Edward Heron-Allen describes the species as being 'universally distributed'.
Ref: Cornish ERICA database.
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Original name:
Textularia conica d'Orbigny, 1839
Synonymised names:
Siphotextularia conica (d'Orbigny, 1839) (Synonym)
Textularia andenensis Asano, 1950 (junior synonym opinion of Scott (2000))
Textularia conica d'Orbigny, 1839 (Synonym)
Ref. WoRMS
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