A new genus, Bolivilongella n.gen, and two new species belonging to the family Bolivinoididae are described from the Miocene of the Mango-2 well, Mediterranean Sea, Egypt. A comparison is made between other genera such as Bolivina, Bolivinoides, Bolivinella and Bolivinita that display some degree of similarity. Based on the specific characters, two new species: Bolivilongella longata n.sp. of Langhian age, and Bolivilongella semilongata n.sp. of Burdigalian age are here described.

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