Alveolinella

Alveolinella Temporal range: Miocene - Rec.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Rhizaria
Superphylum:	Retaria
Phylum:	Foraminifera
Family:	Alveolinidae
Genus:	Alveolinella Douville (1906)

Alveolinella, very elongate fusiform alviolinids from the Miocene to recent of the Indopacific with apertures on the leading face in multiple rows and aligned partitions (septula) dividing the primary chambers. Aveolinella are formanifera from the milioline family Alveolinidae and as miliolines have imperforate porcelaneous walls to their tests.

Alveolinella is found between depths of 10 to 80 meters, often in the association with miliolids, in carbonate areas of warm tropical seas. Its nearest living relative, Borelis, has been found at depths greater than 400 meters.

References

Alfred R. Loeblich Jr and Helen Tappan, 1964, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part C, Protista 2; Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press.