Foraminifera taxon details
Psammosphaera Schulze, 1875
112369 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:112369)
accepted
Genus
Psammosphaera fusca Schulze, 1875 (type by original designation)
Arenosphaera Shchedrina, 1939 · unaccepted (Subjective junior synonym in...)
Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987
Arpsammosphaerum Rhumbler, 1913 · unaccepted (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
Psammella Rhumbler, 1935 · unaccepted (Subjective junior synonym Opinion...)
Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich and Tappan (1987)
- Species Psammosphaera alba Hada, 1957
- Species Psammosphaera angularis Ireland, 1939 †
- Species Psammosphaera arcuata Dunn, 1942 †
- Species Psammosphaera aspera Summerson, 1958 †
- Species Psammosphaera asperata Fowler & Braun, 1993 †
- Species Psammosphaera berthelini Colom, 1982 †
- Species Psammosphaera bulla Voronov, 1957 †
- Species Psammosphaera carnata (Startseva, 1962) †
- Species Psammosphaera cava Moreman, 1930 †
- Species Psammosphaera compressa Dunn, 1950 †
- Species Psammosphaera conjunctiva Dunn, 1942 †
- Species Psammosphaera delicatula Stewart & Lampe, 1947 †
- Species Psammosphaera devonica Stewart & Lampe, 1947 †
- Species Psammosphaera discoidea Stewart & Lampe, 1947 †
- Species Psammosphaera elliptica Serova, 2001 †
- Species Psammosphaera elongata Summerson, 1958 †
- Species Psammosphaera eocenica Cushman & Stainforth, 1951 †
- Species Psammosphaera excerpta Dunn, 1942 †
- Species Psammosphaera flinti Hofker, 1972 †
- Species Psammosphaera frankei (Rhumbler, 1935)
- Species Psammosphaera fusca Schulze, 1875
- Species Psammosphaera galapagosensis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Psammosphaera garraay Bell & Winchester-Seeto, 1999 †
- Species Psammosphaera gaultina Colom, 1982 †
- Species Psammosphaera gigantea Dunn, 1942 †
- Species Psammosphaera gracilis Ireland, 1939 †
- Species Psammosphaera greenlandensis Howell & Dunn, 1942 †
- Species Psammosphaera hockingi Haig & Mory, 2016 †
- Species Psammosphaera irregularis (Grzybowski, 1896) †
- Species Psammosphaera irregularis Folin, 1888
- Species Psammosphaera janeae Hamlin, 1963 †
- Species Psammosphaera laevigata White, 1928 †
- Species Psammosphaera longsightensis Quilty, 1984 †
- Species Psammosphaera micrograna Eisenack, 1932 †
- Species Psammosphaera minuta Dunn, 1942 †
- Species Psammosphaera nux Eisenack, 1967 †
- Species Psammosphaera orbiculata Saidova, 1975
- Species Psammosphaera parva Flint, 1899
- Species Psammosphaera perforata (Shchedrina, 1939)
- Species Psammosphaera pontei Brönnimann, 1980 †
- Species Psammosphaera rotunda Stewart & Lampe, 1947 †
- Species Psammosphaera rugosa Eisenack, 1954 †
- Species Psammosphaera scalena Haman, 1983
- Species Psammosphaera scita Saidova, 1975
- Species Psammosphaera squalida Dain, 1972 †
- Species Psammosphaera subsphaerica Stewart & Priddy, 1941 †
- Species Psammosphaera testacea Flint, 1899
- Species Psammosphaera testudinaria Rhumbler, 1931
- Species Psammosphaera bowmani Heron-Allen & Earland, 1912 accepted as Psammosphaera bowmanni Heron-Allen & Earland, 1912 accepted as Capsammina bowmanni (Heron-Allen & Earland, 1912) (Subsequent incorrect spelling)
- Species Psammosphaera bowmanni Heron-Allen & Earland, 1912 accepted as Capsammina bowmanni (Heron-Allen & Earland, 1912) (type species of Capsammina)
- Species Psammosphaera compacta Maslun, 1987 † accepted as Psammosphaera irregularis (Grzybowski, 1896) † (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Kaminski and Gradstein (http://nhm2.uio.no/norges/atlas/index.htm))
- Species Psammosphaera exigua (Rhumbler, 1935) accepted as Pilalla exigua Rhumbler, 1935 (Type species of Pilalla)
- Species Psammosphaera hadai Saidova, 1975 accepted as Saccammina hadai (Saidova, 1975) (Opinion of Loeblich and Tappan (1994))
- Species Psammosphaera irregularis Wiesner, 1931 accepted as Psammosphaera scalena Haman, 1983 (unaccepted > junior homonym, Primary junior homonym of P. irregularis Folin, 1888)
- Species Psammosphaera longicollis (Wiesner, 1931) accepted as Reophax longicollis (Wiesner, 1931)
- Species Psammosphaera metensis (Terquem, 1862) † accepted as Annulina metensis Terquem, 1862 † (Annulina metensis Terquem, 1862 is the type species of Annulina, which has priority over Psammosphaera)
- Species Psammosphaera parva Crespin, 1963 † accepted as Psammosphaera longsightensis Quilty, 1984 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, Junior homonym of Psammosphaera parva Flint, 1899)
- Species Psammosphaera pusilla Parr, 1942 † accepted as Thuramminoides pusilla (Parr, 1942) † accepted as Thuramminoides pusillus (Parr, 1942) † (Opinion of Haig (2017))
- Species Psammosphaera rustica Heron-Allen & Earland, 1912 accepted as Aggerostramen rustica (Heron-Allen & Earland, 1912)
- Species Psammosphaera subsphaerica Dunn, 1942 † accepted as Psammosphaera compressa Dunn, 1950 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, New name in Thalmann (1950))
- Species Psammosphaera neminghensis Chapman, 1918 † (uncertain > nomen dubium, Opinion of Wood (1957) [Oolite grain])
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Schulze, RE., 1875, Zoologische Ergebnisse der Nord-seefahrt, vom 21 Juli bis 9 September, 1872. I, Rhizopoden. II, Jahresberichte Kommission zur Untersuchung der Deutschen Meer in Kiel für die Jahr 1872, 1873, pp. 99-114. , available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/MON-ALLGEMEIN_0299_0001-0447.pdf
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Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2024). World Foraminifera Database. Psammosphaera Schulze, 1875. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=112369 on 2024-09-04
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Schulze, RE., 1875, Zoologische Ergebnisse der Nord-seefahrt, vom 21 Juli bis 9 September, 1872. I, Rhizopoden. II, Jahresberichte Kommission zur Untersuchung der Deutschen Meer in Kiel für die Jahr 1872, 1873, pp. 99-114. , available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/MON-ALLGEMEIN_0299_0001-0447.pdf
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original description (of Psammella Rhumbler, 1935) Rhumbler, L. (1935). Rhizopoden der Kieler Bucht, gesammelt durch A. Remane, I. Teil. <em>Schriften des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins für Schleswig-Holstein.</em> 21(2): 143-194., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Schr-Naturwiss-Ver-Schleswig-Holstein_21_0143-0194.pdf
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original description (of Arpsammosphaerum Rhumbler, 1913) Rhumbler, L. (1913). Die Foraminiferen (Talamophoren) der Plankton-Expedition. Zugleich Entwurf eines natürlichen Systems der Foraminiferen auf Grund selektionistischer und mechanisch-physiologischer Faktoren. Zweiter Teil : Systematik. <em>Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humboldt-Stiftung.</em> Bd.3 L.c.: 332-476., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2124278 [details]
original description (of Arenosphaera Shchedrina, 1939) Shchedrina, Z. G. (1939). Новый род песчанистых фораминифер из арктических морей - A new genus of agglutinated foraminifera from the Arctic seas. <em>ДАН СССР - Reports of the Academy of Sciences USSR.</em> 24(1): 94-96.
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basis of record Gross, O. (2001). Foraminifera, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 60-75 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Gooday, A. J.; Bowser, S. S.; Bernhard, J. M. (1996). Benthic foraminiferal assemblages in Explorers Cove, Antarctica: A shallow-water site with deep-sea characteristics. <em>Progress in Oceanography.</em> 37(2): 117-166., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/s0079-6611(96)00007-9 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Psammella Rhumbler, 1935) Rhumbler, L. (1935). Rhizopoden der Kieler Bucht, gesammelt durch A. Remane, I. Teil. <em>Schriften des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins für Schleswig-Holstein.</em> 21(2): 143-194., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Schr-Naturwiss-Ver-Schleswig-Holstein_21_0143-0194.pdf
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original description (of Arpsammosphaerum Rhumbler, 1913) Rhumbler, L. (1913). Die Foraminiferen (Talamophoren) der Plankton-Expedition. Zugleich Entwurf eines natürlichen Systems der Foraminiferen auf Grund selektionistischer und mechanisch-physiologischer Faktoren. Zweiter Teil : Systematik. <em>Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humboldt-Stiftung.</em> Bd.3 L.c.: 332-476., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2124278 [details]
original description (of Arenosphaera Shchedrina, 1939) Shchedrina, Z. G. (1939). Новый род песчанистых фораминифер из арктических морей - A new genus of agglutinated foraminifera from the Arctic seas. <em>ДАН СССР - Reports of the Academy of Sciences USSR.</em> 24(1): 94-96.
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basis of record Gross, O. (2001). Foraminifera, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 60-75 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Gooday, A. J.; Bowser, S. S.; Bernhard, J. M. (1996). Benthic foraminiferal assemblages in Explorers Cove, Antarctica: A shallow-water site with deep-sea characteristics. <em>Progress in Oceanography.</em> 37(2): 117-166., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/s0079-6611(96)00007-9 [details] Available for editors
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Diagnosis Test free, large, up to 6 mm across, consisting of one to several loosely joined spherical chambers; wall agglutinated, of a single layer of coarse sand grains, no inner organic layer present; the loosely agglutinated sand grains separated by large pores that serve as apertures. M. Ordovician to Holocene; cosmopolitan; Arctic Ocean: Kara Sea, Greenland Sea, from 670 m to 700 m.; N. Atlantic, from 90 m to 5,500 m, S. Atlantic, at 300 m to 5,600 m; Antarctic, at 3,350 m; N. Pacific, from 370 m to 3,864 m., and S. Pacific, from 4,670 m to 4,750 m. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]From other sources
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]