Foraminifera name details
Orbitocyclina ariyalurensis Rao, 1942 †
895822 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:895822)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum (see note)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Rao, S. N. R. (1942). Cretaceous Orbitoids from the Upper Ariyalur beds (Maestrichtian) of the Trichinopoly District, S. India. <em>Mysore University Journal, New Series Section B.</em> 2, 61–66. [details]
Taxonomic remark as Orbitocyclina Vaughan, 1929 † is accepted as Lepidorbitoides Silvestri, 1907 †, the species Orbitocyclina...
Taxonomic remark as Orbitocyclina Vaughan, 1929 † is accepted as Lepidorbitoides Silvestri, 1907 †, the species Orbitocyclina ariyalurensis Rao, 1942 could be considered as Lepidorbitoides ariyalurensis (Rao, 1942); a compared study is still not available [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Orbitocyclina ariyalurensis Rao, 1942 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=895822 on 2026-08-06
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Rao, S. N. R. (1942). Cretaceous Orbitoids from the Upper Ariyalur beds (Maestrichtian) of the Trichinopoly District, S. India. <em>Mysore University Journal, New Series Section B.</em> 2, 61–66. [details]
basis of record Ellis, B. F.; Messina, A. R. (1940-2015). Catalogue of Foraminifera. <em>Micropaleontology Press, American Museum of Natural History, New York.</em> [details]
additional source Rao, R. L. (1957). Fossil foraminifera from the Cretaceous rocks of south India. <em>Proc, Ind. Acad. Sci., B, Vol. XLV.</em> , available online at https://www.ias.ac.in/article/fulltext/secb/045/06/0263-0281 [details]
basis of record Ellis, B. F.; Messina, A. R. (1940-2015). Catalogue of Foraminifera. <em>Micropaleontology Press, American Museum of Natural History, New York.</em> [details]
additional source Rao, R. L. (1957). Fossil foraminifera from the Cretaceous rocks of south India. <em>Proc, Ind. Acad. Sci., B, Vol. XLV.</em> , available online at https://www.ias.ac.in/article/fulltext/secb/045/06/0263-0281 [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark as Orbitocyclina Vaughan, 1929 † is accepted as Lepidorbitoides Silvestri, 1907 †, the species Orbitocyclina ariyalurensis Rao, 1942 could be considered as Lepidorbitoides ariyalurensis (Rao, 1942); a compared study is still not available [details]