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Definition of Nummulitidae
1. Noun. A family of fossil protoctists.
Generic synonyms: Protoctist Family
Group relationships: Foraminifera, Order Foraminifera
Member holonyms: Nummulite
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nummulitidae
Literary usage of Nummulitidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1906)
"Hence it would appear that in this mode of reproduction, in the Nummulitidae,
the size of the offspring is approximately proportional to the volume of the ..."
2. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1899)
"... class Rhizopoda, order Foraminifera, family Nummulitidae. The shape of the
shell of the young is a spheroid, but changes during the growth of the animal ..."
3. A Treatise on Zoology by Edwin Ray Lankester (1903)
"... are merged with the Nummulitidae for the reasons given above. It appears highly
probable that the ..."
4. Transactions of the Annual Meetings of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science, Kansas Academy of Science Meeting (1899)
"... class Rhizopoda, order Foraminifera, family Nummulitidae. The shape of the
shell of the young is a spheroid, but changes during the growth of the animal ..."
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