Orbitolina

noun
Or·​bi·​to·​li·​na | \ -lēnə\

Definition of Orbitolina

: a genus of foraminiferans very abundant in the Cretaceous having a bowl-shaped or depressed conic siliceous test with agglutinated sandy particles

History and Etymology for Orbitolina

New Latin, from Orbitolites + -ina

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