Lesquereusidae
Ralf Meisterfeld and Edward Mitchell- Lesquereusia Schlumberger 1845
- Microquadrula
- Netzelia Ogden 1979
- Pomoriella
- Quadrulella
Introduction
This family contains genera which build shells of endogenous rod-like, nail-shaped or rectangular siliceous plates to which mineral particles may be added. Whether it is a monophyletic unit is questionable. Lesquereusia shows affinities in shell shape and cement structure with Lagenodifflugia, as does Netzelia with certain Difflugia spp. The rectangular shell plates of Quadrulella, Microquadrula and Pomoriella resemble those of the Paraquadrulidae, although the latter are from calcite and have an unstructured cement!
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Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Germany
Edward Mitchell
University of Neuchâtel
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- First online 02 September 2008
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Meisterfeld, Ralf and Edward Mitchell. 2008. Lesquereusidae. Version 02 September 2008 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Lesquereusidae/124521/2008.09.02 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/