Abodehella, A New Genus of Tetrataxid Foraminifera from the Late Permian

Abstract

A new genus, Abadehella comprising three new species (tarazi, coniformis, and biconvexa) is proposed and described. So far as the morphologic features are concerned, the genus is considered to be a specialized genus in the family Tetrataxidae. This characteristic genus is found from the basal part of the Abadeh Formation in central Iran, the lowest member of the Zewan Formation in Kashmir, the Palaeofusulina limestone in Malaysia, Lepidolina multiseptata limestones in Cambodia and northeast Japan, the Takauchi and Reichelina-Colaniella limestones of the Maizuru belt, and the Lepidolina kumaensis zone of Shikoku in Japan. The stratigraphic occurrence is limited to the Late Permian and the genus is considered to be useful for international correlation.