Foraminifera taxon details
Heterohelicinae Cushman, 1927 †
720990 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:720990)
accepted
Subfamily
- Genus Heterohelix Ehrenberg, 1843 †
- Genus Laeviheterohelix Nederbragt, 1991 †
- Genus Lunatriella Eicher & Worstell, 1970 †
- Genus Planoglobulina Cushman, 1927 †
- Genus Pseudoplanoglobulina Aliyulla, 1977 †
- Genus Pseudotextularia Rzehak, 1891 †
- Genus Racemiguembelina Montanaro Gallitelli, 1957 †
- Genus Spiroplecta Ehrenberg, 1844 †
- Genus Steineckia Georgescu, 2009 †
- Genus Ventilabrella Cushman, 1928 †
- Genus Bronnibrownia Montanaro Gallitelli, 1955 † accepted as Pseudotextularia Rzehak, 1891 † (Name not available ICZN Art. 13(a)(i))
- Genus Bronnimannella Montanaro Gallitelli, 1956 † accepted as Pseudotextularia Rzehak, 1891 † (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
- Genus Fleisherites Georgescu, 2009 † accepted as Laeviheterohelix Nederbragt, 1991 † (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Mikrotax)
- Genus Guembelina Egger, 1900 † accepted as Planoheterohelix Georgescu & Huber, 2009 † (Junior homonym of Guembelina Kuntze, 1895)
- Genus Paraspiroplecta Georgescu & Abramovich, 2008 † accepted as Spiroplecta Ehrenberg, 1844 † (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Mikrotax)
- Genus Platystaphyla Masters, 1976 † accepted as Planoglobulina Cushman, 1927 † (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
- Genus Tesseraella Aliyulla, 1977 † accepted as Spiroplecta Ehrenberg, 1844 † (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Cushman, J. A. (1927). An outline of a re-classification of the Foraminifera. <em>Contributions from the Cushman Laboratory for Foraminiferal Research.</em> 3(1): 1-105., available online at https://business.cushmanfoundation.org/ap/CloudFile/Download/P7DeWv4L
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Diagnosis Early stage biserial or may be planispirally coiled, later stage biserial or with chamber proliferation. L. Cretaceous...
Diagnosis Early stage biserial or may be planispirally coiled, later stage biserial or with chamber proliferation. L. Cretaceous (Aptian) to Paleocene. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2026). World Foraminifera Database. Heterohelicinae Cushman, 1927 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720990 on 2026-07-14
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Cushman, J. A. (1927). An outline of a re-classification of the Foraminifera. <em>Contributions from the Cushman Laboratory for Foraminiferal Research.</em> 3(1): 1-105., available online at https://business.cushmanfoundation.org/ap/CloudFile/Download/P7DeWv4L
page(s): p. 59. [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1987). Foraminiferal Genera and their Classification. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York. 970pp., available online at https://books.google.pt/books?id=n_BqCQAAQBAJ [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): p. 59. [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1987). Foraminiferal Genera and their Classification. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York. 970pp., available online at https://books.google.pt/books?id=n_BqCQAAQBAJ [details] Available for editors
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Diagnosis Early stage biserial or may be planispirally coiled, later stage biserial or with chamber proliferation. L. Cretaceous (Aptian) to Paleocene. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
