Kaganella Okuyucu & Akbaş, 2026, gen. nov.

Genus Kaganella gen. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: BC97972C-632D-4124-9D50-76CC24B5AE04 Type species Kaganella tekini gen. et sp. nov. Etymology This genus is named after Professor Dr U. Kagan Tekin (Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye), in honour of his contributions to the knowledge of Radiolarian biostratigraphy. Description Test involute moderate to large and globular. Proloculus spherical followed by a tubular undivided chamber. First whorls numerous, tightly glomosproid and following whorls planispiral. Flosculinisation poorly developed. Relatively thick porcelaneous wall neosparitized with rare perforations (comb teeth-shaped). Aperture simple terminal. Comparison Kaganella gen. nov. differs from the other genera of the subfamily Globidiscinae subfam. nov. by the weakly-developed flosculinisation, rare perforations (comb teeth-shaped) in neosparitized wall and smaller dimensions in similar number of whorls. Included species Kaganella tekini gen. et sp. nov. Range and distribution Middle Permian (late Capitanian) of the Elmadağ Olistostrome, Ankara City, Central Türkiye.