A REVIEW OF THE IDENTITY AND BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF CENOMANIAN “LARGER” BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA: PART 2 – THE ORDER LOFTUSIIDA (EXCLUDING THE SUBORDER ORBITOLININA)
Journal: Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae
Year: 2025

The Loftusiida (“loftusiids” herein) is an order of “larger” benthic foraminifera (LBF) that are common in the Cretaceous neritic carbonate successions of Neotethys. They are encountered in suitable rocks in a broad belt centred around the Mediterranean region and the Arabian Plate but some taxa are found in Central America and the Himalayas. To improve their stratigraphic utility, the identities and distribution of 25 species (excluding those from the Suborder Orbitolinina) are critically revie