MILIOLIDAE - Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
MILIOLIDAE - Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
MILIOLIDAE - Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
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<strong>MILIOLIDAE</strong> FROM MIOCENE OF POLAND<br />
145<br />
Varidentella rotunda (Gerke, 1938)<br />
(PI. XXVII, Figs 5a-c, 6; Text-fig. 51)<br />
1938. Miliolina akneriana (d'Orbigny) var. rotunda Gerke; A. A. Gerke, p. 296, PI. 1,<br />
Fig. 1.<br />
1950b. Miliolina akneriana (d'Orbigny) var. rotunda Gerke; A. K. Bogdanowich, p. 145,<br />
PI. 1, Fig. 10.<br />
1952. Miliolina akneriana (d'Orbigny) var. rotunda Gerke; A. K. Bogdanowich, p. 113,<br />
PI. 11, Fig. 2.<br />
1955. MiZioZina akneriana (d'Orbigny) var. rotunda Gerke; M. J. Serova, p. 323, PI. 10,<br />
Figs 7-9.<br />
Material. - Over 100 specimens (ColI. No. F-195, Sec. No. 358, 359,<br />
368, 373-378).<br />
Dimensions: L 0.45-0.8; B 0.37-0.65; T 0.27-0.45<br />
Description. - Test circular-oval, subtriangular in cross-section, periphery<br />
rounded; chambers broad, arcuate, slightly narrowing towards the<br />
aperture, with flattened sides, middle chamber oval, convex, fifth chamber<br />
poorly visible or invisible; last chamber often extended and inclined<br />
towards penultimate one, and thus the middle chambers have an oblique<br />
position; sutures indistinct; surface smooth, polished; wall thin, occasionally<br />
lmm<br />
@<br />
~~~ ~ C7. 00<br />
2c 3c 4c<br />
Fig. 51. Ontogeny and dimorphism of Varidentella rotunda (Gerke), Lower Sarmatian,<br />
Grzyb6w 28 borehole, depth 159.8-160.0 m: 1-micro generation with cryptoquinqueloculine<br />
internal structure; 2,3 - mega I (1) generation with irregularly quinqueloculine<br />
internal structure; 4 - juvenile specimen of micro generation with<br />
turn of coiling axis visible in juvenile stage; a front view, b apertural view, c crosssection.<br />
10 <strong>Acta</strong> <strong>Palaeontologica</strong> nr 1/74