Loeblichella is a genus of foraminifera belonging to the family Globotruncanidae of the superfamily Globotruncanoidea and the suborder Globigerinina.[1] Its type species is Loeblichella hessi. The genus was named and first described by Pessagno in 1967.[2] Its fossil range is the Late Cretaceous Period.

Loeblichella
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
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Loeblichella

Pessagno, 1967
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The genus Loeblichella contains four species:[1]

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  1. ^ a b Loeblichella, World Foraminifera Database, accessed 27 November 2018
  2. ^ Pessagno, E.A.Jr. (1967). Upper Cretaceous planktonic foraminifera from the western Gulf Coastal Plain. Palaeontographica Americana, 5(37): 245-445.