NO. 3 GLANDULINE NODOSARIIDAE — LOEBLICH AND TAPPAN 3 



as type species of Pseudoglandulina he immediately, although un- 

 knowingly, created only a jimior synonym of Nodosaria, for Parker, 

 Jones, and Brady had selected the nodosarian form as the type of 

 comatus. Even if the genus were based on the other form of Batsch 

 (the one later referred to Glandulina glans d'Orbigny by Parker, 

 Jones, and Brady), Pseudoglandulina would have no standing for it 

 would then be a synonym of Glandulina as was shown by Selli ( 1947, 

 P- 5> pl- 3» figs. 1-6). He showed Glandulina glans d'Orbigny to be 

 a true Glandulina with internal tube and biserial early stage. Selli 

 considered G. glans to be the type of Pseudoglandulina and therefore 

 considered the latter to be a synonym of Glandulina. However, 

 Parker, Jones, and Brady's assignation of the name comatus to the 

 nodosarian form of Batsch precludes this later fixation by Selli. 



Nevertheless, Pseudoglandulina has been recognized by many fo- 

 raminiferal workers, although there has been much confusion between 

 this genus and Glandulina d'Orbigny, 1826 (type species G. laevigata 

 d'Orbigny). This confusion culminated in the referring of some 

 specimens by Renz (1948, p. 154), and by Cushman and McCulloch, 

 as late as 1950 (p. 325) to the combination "Pseudoglandulina 

 laevigata (d'Orbigny)." The specimens of Cushman and McCulloch 

 were typical Glandulina however, and they clearly showed the internal 

 tube in their figures. Nevertheless, these authors had placed the type 

 species of Glandulina {laevigata) in another genus {Pseudoglan- 

 dulina), which is antedated by nearly a century. The type species of 

 a genus could not in any legal way be placed in a later-named genus. 



This unfortunate type citation places the genus Pseudoglandulina 

 within the synonymy of Nodosaria and the name must therefore be 

 suppressed. Furthermore, many specimens referred in the literature 

 to Pseudoglandulina are obviously true Glandulina showing either a 

 biserial base or internal tube or both, and many other references 

 would seem to be better placed in Nodosaria or in Pseudonodosaria 

 Boomgaart, 1949. Nevertheless, some species remain for which a 

 name must be proposed, as they can not be placed in Nodosaria, 

 or in Glandulina or Pseudonodosaria. 



Genus RECTOGLANDULINA Loeblich and Tappan, new genus 



Pseudoglandulina (part) Cushman, 1929, and later authors. 

 Glandulina (part) of authors, not d'Orbigny, 1826. 

 Nodosaria (part) of authors, not Lamarck, 1812. 



Type species. — Recto glandulina appressa Loeblich and Tappan, 

 new species. 



