Geol. [f. mod.L. Lituol-a, dim. of L. lituus (see LITUUS: the name refers to the shape of the shell) + -ITE.] A microscopic fossil foraminifer of the genus Lituola.

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1843.  Humble, Dict. Geol., etc., Lituolite, a fossil lituola.

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1859.  in Page, Handbk. Geol. Terms.

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