Foraminifera taxon details
Cibicidoides Thalmann, 1939
112084 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:112084)
accepted
Genus
Truncatulina mundula Brady, Parker & Jones, 1888 accepted as Cibicidoides mundulus (Brady, Parker & Jones, 1888) (type by original designation)
Cibicides (Cibicidoides) Brotzen, 1936 † · unaccepted (type species not designated, name...)
type species not designated, name not available ICZN art. 13 (b)
Crawfordoides McCulloch, 1981 · unaccepted (Opinion of Revets, 1996)
Dendrina Costa ms. in Fornasini, 1898 † · unaccepted (Junior homonym of Dendrina...)
Junior homonym of Dendrina Quenstedt, 1848
Fontbotia González-Donoso & Linares, 1970 · unaccepted (According to DNA work of...)
According to DNA work of Schweizer et al. 2009
Rhodanopeza Loeblich & Tappan, 1986 † · unaccepted (Opinion of Revets, 1996)
- Species Cibicidoides afghanicus Menkes, 1978 †
- Species Cibicidoides agrestis Myatlyuk, 1970 †
- Species Cibicidoides alleni (Plummer, 1927) †
- Species Cibicidoides amygdaliformis Hao & Zeng, 1980 †
- Species Cibicidoides anomalos Hao & Zeng, 1980 †
- Species Cibicidoides artemi (Bykova, 1939) †
- Species Cibicidoides atratiensis (Tolmachoff, 1934) †
- Species Cibicidoides austriacus (d'Orbigny, 1846) †
- Species Cibicidoides azzouzi Salaj, Pożaryska & Szczechura, 1976 †
- Species Cibicidoides barnetti (Bermúdez, 1949) †
- Species Cibicidoides basilanensis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Cibicidoides beckmanni Schnitker, 1979 †
- Species Cibicidoides bellus Myatlyuk, 1970 †
- Species Cibicidoides bembix (Marsson, 1878) †
- Species Cibicidoides birbali Kalia, 1978 †
- Species Cibicidoides borealis Saidova, 1975
- Species Cibicidoides borislavensis (Ayzenshtat, 1954) †
- Species Cibicidoides budayi (Cicha & Zapletalová, 1960) †
- Species Cibicidoides campanella Kuhn, 1992 †
- Species Cibicidoides carinatus Myatlyuk, 1970 †
- Species Cibicidoides cederstromi McLean, 1951 †
- Species Cibicidoides cicatricosus (Schwager, 1866)
- Species Cibicidoides circumcarinatus Mcneil, 1997 †
- Species Cibicidoides clarionensis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Cibicidoides coalingensis (Cushman & Hanna, 1927) †
- Species Cibicidoides collinsi Yassini & Jones, 1995
- Species Cibicidoides commatus (Morozova, 1954) †
- Species Cibicidoides compressus (Cushman & Renz, 1941) †
- Species Cibicidoides coniferus Myatlyuk, 1970 †
- Species Cibicidoides coniformis Konenkova, 1974 †
- Species Cibicidoides cookei (Cushman & Garrett, 1938) †
- Species Cibicidoides crebbsi (Hedberg, 1937) †
- Species Cibicidoides cushmani (Barbat & Estorff, 1933) † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, Primary junior homonym of Cibicides cushmani Nuttall, 1930)
- Species Cibicidoides dalmatinus (van Bellen, 1941) †
- Species Cibicidoides dispars (d'Orbigny, 1839)
- Species Cibicidoides diuturnus Mcneil, 1997 †
- Species Cibicidoides dohmi (Bermúdez, 1949) †
- Species Cibicidoides dorsoconvexus (Gavor-Biedowa, 1992) †
- Species Cibicidoides durhami Smith, 1957 †
- Species Cibicidoides ecuadorensis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Cibicidoides erugata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Cibicidoides etolonicus Serova, 1978 †
- Species Cibicidoides euxinus Voloshina, 1979 †
- Species Cibicidoides falconensis (Renz, 1948) †
- Species Cibicidoides favorabilis (Vasilenko, 1950) †
- Species Cibicidoides gandjinensis (Davidzon & Morozova, 1964) †
- Species Cibicidoides globulus Saidova, 1975
- Species Cibicidoides goodhilli McCulloch, 1981
- Species Cibicidoides gorbenkoi (Akimets, 1961) †
- Species Cibicidoides graciliformis McCulloch, 1981
- Species Cibicidoides graneus Saperson, 1980 †
- Species Cibicidoides grimsdalei (Nuttall, 1930) †
- Species Cibicidoides grosseperforatus Van Morkhoven & Berggren, 1986
- Species Cibicidoides grossoconulus Myatlyuk, 1970 †
- Species Cibicidoides guazumalensis (Bermúdez, 1949) †
- Species Cibicidoides hadjibulakensis (Bykova, 1954) †
- Species Cibicidoides havanensis (Cushman & Bermúdez, 1937) †
- Species Cibicidoides hemicompressus (Morozova, 1954) †
- Species Cibicidoides howelli (Toulmin, 1941) †
- Species Cibicidoides hyaliniformis McCulloch, 1981
- Species Cibicidoides hyphalus (Fisher, 1969) †
- Species Cibicidoides incognitus (Vasilenko, 1950) †
- Species Cibicidoides inflatus Mcneil, 1997 †
- Species Cibicidoides involutus (Reuss, 1851) †
- Species Cibicidoides italicus (di Napoli, 1952) †
- Species Cibicidoides jablonkaensis Myatlyuk, 1970 †
- Species Cibicidoides jamburoensis Nomura & Brohi, 1995 †
- Species Cibicidoides janshina Nikitina, 1972 †
- Species Cibicidoides karatauensis Davidzon, 1975 †
- Species Cibicidoides kerisensis (Vasilenko, 1961) †
- Species Cibicidoides kleinpelli Serova, 1978 †
- Species Cibicidoides kugultaensis (Shutskaya, 1963) †
- Species Cibicidoides lamontdohertyi Miller & Katz, 1987 †
- Species Cibicidoides landjaricum Airapetian, 1993 †
- Species Cibicidoides levis Konenkova, 1998 †
- Species Cibicidoides limatus Konenkova, 1974 †
- Species Cibicidoides lopjanicus (Myatlyuk, 1950) †
- Species Cibicidoides martinezensis (Cushman & Barksdale, 1930) †
- Species Cibicidoides matanzasensis (Hadley, 1934) †
- Species Cibicidoides mckannai (Galloway & Wissler, 1927)
- Species Cibicidoides merus (Cushman & Renz, 1946) †
- Species Cibicidoides mexicanus (Nuttall, 1932) †
- Species Cibicidoides micrus (Bermúdez, 1949) †
- Species Cibicidoides miocenicus (Colom, 1946) †
- Species Cibicidoides mundulus (Brady, Parker & Jones, 1888)
- Species Cibicidoides nammalensis (Haque, 1956) †
- Species Cibicidoides naplesensis McCulloch, 1981
- Species Cibicidoides natlandi (Beck, 1943) †
- Species Cibicidoides niedzwieckii (Grzybowski, 1896) †
- Species Cibicidoides nikitinae Voloshina, 1968 †
- Species Cibicidoides ninae Voloshina, 1979 †
- Species Cibicidoides norcomarensis Wilson & Hayek, 2018 †
- Species Cibicidoides oligocenicus (Samoilova, 1947) †
- Species Cibicidoides ornatus (Costa, 1856) †
- Species Cibicidoides ornatus (Cicha & Zapletalová, 1960) † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
- Species Cibicidoides ovaliformis Hao & Zeng, 1980 †
- Species Cibicidoides padella (Jennings, 1936) †
- Species Cibicidoides parianus (Hedberg, 1937) †
- Species Cibicidoides perlucinus Saidova, 1975
- Species Cibicidoides pharaonis (LeRoy, 1953) †
- Species Cibicidoides phaseoliformis Hao & Zeng, 1980 †
- Species Cibicidoides pilalvajamensis Vasilenko, 1985 †
- Species Cibicidoides pippeni (Cushman & Garrett, 1938) †
- Species Cibicidoides pistynkaensis Myatlyuk, 1970 †
- Species Cibicidoides popeliensis Myatlyuk, 1970 †
- Species Cibicidoides praeconiferus Myatlyuk, 1970 †
- Species Cibicidoides praeeriksdalensis (Vasilenko, 1954) †
- Species Cibicidoides praelopjanicus Myatlyuk, 1970 †
- Species Cibicidoides primitivus Kaiho, 1998 †
- Species Cibicidoides profundus Saidova, 1975
- Species Cibicidoides proprius (Brotzen, 1948) †
- Species Cibicidoides pseudoacutus (Nakkady, 1950) †
- Species Cibicidoides pseudoperlucidus (Bykova, 1954) †
- Species Cibicidoides pseudoungerianus (Cushman, 1922)
- Species Cibicidoides pygmeus (Hantken, 1875) †
- Species Cibicidoides rigidus (Schwager, 1883) †
- Species Cibicidoides rigidus (Bykova, 1953) † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, Secondary junior homonym of C. rigidus (Schwager, 1883))
- Species Cibicidoides robertsonianus (Brady, 1881)
- Species Cibicidoides rotaliaeformis Davidzon, 1975 †
- Species Cibicidoides schmitti (Cushman & Wickenden, 1929)
- Species Cibicidoides scrobilatus (Saperson, 1968) †
- Species Cibicidoides similis (Hantken, 1875) †
- Species Cibicidoides simplex McCulloch, 1977
- Species Cibicidoides spiropunctatus (Galloway & Morrey, 1931) †
- Species Cibicidoides subconiferus Myatlyuk, 1970 †
- Species Cibicidoides subhaidingerii (Parr, 1950)
- Species Cibicidoides subplanospirolus Hao & Zeng, 1980 †
- Species Cibicidoides subspiratus (Nuttall, 1930) †
- Species Cibicidoides succedens (Brotzen, 1948) †
- Species Cibicidoides sumsarensis (Bykova in Minakova, 1953) †
- Species Cibicidoides susanaensis (Browning Ms. in Mallory, 1959) †
- Species Cibicidoides suzakensis (Bykova, 1953) †
- Species Cibicidoides tahtaensis (Shutskaya, 1963) †
- Species Cibicidoides tenellus (Reuss, 1865) †
- Species Cibicidoides tjatschevkensis (Pishvanova, 1954) †
- Species Cibicidoides trincherasensis (Bermúdez, 1949) †
- Species Cibicidoides tumulus Mcneil, 1997 †
- Species Cibicidoides turkestanensis Davidzon, 1975 †
- Species Cibicidoides tuxpamensis (Cole, 1928) †
- Species Cibicidoides umbonatus (Phleger & Parker, 1951)
- Species Cibicidoides validus Martin, 1964 †
- Species Cibicidoides variabilis (d'Orbigny, 1826)
- Species Cibicidoides vehemenus Saidova, 1975
- Species Cibicidoides velascoensis (Cushman, 1925) †
- Species Cibicidoides venezuelanus (Nuttall, 1935) †
- Species Cibicidoides vialovi Menkes, 1978 †
- Species Cibicidoides visendus Konenkova, 1998 †
- Species Cibicidoides voltzianus (d'Orbigny, 1840) †
- Species Cibicidoides vulgaris (Plummer, 1927) †
- Species Cibicidoides yankulaensis (Shutskaya, 1963) †
- Species Cibicidoides abudurbensis (Nakkady, 1950) † accepted as Angulogavelinella abudurbensis (Nakkady, 1950) †
- Species Cibicidoides alazanensis (Nuttall, 1932) † accepted as Anomalinoides alazanensis (Nuttall, 1932) †
- Species Cibicidoides bionus (Shutskaya, 1963) † accepted as Heterolepa biona (Shutskaya, 1963) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cibicidoides bradyi (Trauth, 1918) accepted as Heterolepa bradyi (Trauth, 1918) (Opinion of Jones (2013))
- Species Cibicidoides cenop Woodruff, 1985 † accepted as Cibicides cenop (Woodruff, 1985) †
- Species Cibicidoides corpulentus (Phleger & Parker, 1952) accepted as Picouella corpulentus (Phleger & Parker, 1952) accepted as Picouella corpulenta (Phleger & Parker, 1952)
- Species Cibicidoides dayi (White, 1928) † accepted as Gavelinella dayi (White, 1928) †
- Species Cibicidoides dutemplei (d'Orbigny, 1846) accepted as Heterolepa dutemplei (d'Orbigny, 1846)
- Species Cibicidoides ekblomi (Brotzen, 1948) † accepted as Falsoplanulina ekblomi (Brotzen, 1948) †
- Species Cibicidoides eocaenus (Gümbel, 1870) † accepted as Heterolepa eocaena (Gümbel, 1870) †
- Species Cibicidoides eriksdalensis (Brotzen, 1936) † accepted as Orithostella eriksdalensis (Brotzen, 1936) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, Opinion of Revets (2001))
- Species Cibicidoides floridanus (Cushman, 1918) accepted as Cibicides floridanus (Cushman, 1918)
- Species Cibicidoides fumeus (Saidova, 1975) accepted as Cibicides fumeus (Saidova, 1975)
- Species Cibicidoides globulosus (Chapman & Parr, 1937) accepted as Anomalinoides globulosus (Chapman & Parr, 1937) (Opinion of van Morkhoven et al. (1986), Holbourn et al. (2013))
- Species Cibicidoides hitchcockae (Galloway & Wissler, 1927) accepted as Cibicorbis hitchcockae (Galloway & Wissler, 1927)
- Species Cibicidoides io (Cushman, 1931) accepted as Anomalinoides io (Cushman, 1931)
- Species Cibicidoides karpaticus (Myatlyuk, 1950) † accepted as Cibicides karpaticus Myatlyuk, 1950 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cibicidoides kullenbergi (Parker, 1953) accepted as Cibicidoides mundulus (Brady, Parker & Jones, 1888) (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of van Morkhoven et al. (1986), Holbourn and Henderson (2002))
- Species Cibicidoides lobatulus (Walker & Jacob, 1798) accepted as Lobatula lobatula (Walker & Jacob, 1798) (Lobatula has priority over Cibicidoides)
- Species Cibicidoides mediocris (Finlay, 1940) accepted as Cibicides mediocris Finlay, 1940
- Species Cibicidoides miocenica (Colom, 1946) † accepted as Cibicidoides miocenicus (Colom, 1946) † (Genus is masculine)
- Species Cibicidoides mollis (Phleger & Parker, 1951) accepted as Cibicides mollis Phleger & Parker, 1951
- Species Cibicidoides neoperforatus (Hornibrook, 1976) accepted as Cibicidoides pachyderma (Rzehak, 1886) accepted as Cibicides pachyderma (Rzehak, 1886)
- Species Cibicidoides pachyderma (Rzehak, 1886) accepted as Cibicides pachyderma (Rzehak, 1886) (according to DNA research of Holzmann and Pawlowski (2017))
- Species Cibicidoides perlucidus (Nuttall, 1932) † accepted as Heterolepa perlucida (Nuttall, 1932) †
- Species Cibicidoides phlegeri (Uchio, 1960) accepted as Cibicides phlegeri Uchio, 1960
- Species Cibicidoides praecinctus (Karrer, 1868) accepted as Heterolepa praecincta (Karrer, 1868)
- Species Cibicidoides praemundulus Berggren & Miller, 1986 † accepted as Cibicides praemundulus (Berggren & Miller, 1986) †
- Species Cibicidoides rugosus (Phleger & Parker, 1951) accepted as Cibicides rugosus Phleger & Parker, 1951
- Species Cibicidoides temperata (Vella, 1957) accepted as Cibicides temperata Vella, 1957 accepted as Cibicides temperatus Vella, 1957
- Species Cibicidoides umbonifer (Schwager, 1883) † accepted as Anomalinoides umbonifer (Schwager, 1883) †
- Species Cibicidoides ungerianus (d'Orbigny, 1846) accepted as Lobatula ungeriana (d'Orbigny, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Shown by Schweizer et al. (2009) to be genetically close to (same genus) as the type species of Lobatula (L. lobatula) which has seniority over Cibicidoides.)
- Species Cibicidoides westi (Howe, 1939) † accepted as Cibicides westi Howe, 1939 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cibicidoides wuellerstorfi (Schwager, 1866) accepted as Lobatula wuellerstorfi (Schwager, 1866) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Schweizer et al. (2009) showed wuellerstorfi was genetically closely related to Lobatula lobatula (type species of Lobatula) and placed them in the same genus (Cibicidoides which is junior to Lobatula).)
- Species Cibicidoides incrassatus (Fichtel & Moll, 1798) represented as Anomalinoides incrassatus (Fichtel & Moll, 1798)
- Species Cibicidoides laurisae (Mallory, 1959) † represented as Hanzawaia laurisae (Mallory, 1959) †
- Species Cibicidoides lectus (Vasilenko, 1950) † represented as Cibicides lectus Vasilenko, 1950 †
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
Thalmann, H. E., 1939, Bibliography and index to new genera, species and varieties of foraminifera for the year 1936, Journal of Paleontology 13:425-465.
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Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2024). World Foraminifera Database. Cibicidoides Thalmann, 1939. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=112084 on 2024-08-16
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Thalmann, H. E., 1939, Bibliography and index to new genera, species and varieties of foraminifera for the year 1936, Journal of Paleontology 13:425-465.
page(s): p. 448 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Fontbotia González-Donoso & Linares, 1970) González-Donoso, J. M.; Linares, D. (1970). Datos sobre los foraminiferos del Tortonense de Alcala Ia Real (Jaen). <em>Revista Española de Micropaleontología.</em> 2: 235-242.
page(s): p. 238 [details]
original description (of Rhodanopeza Loeblich & Tappan, 1986 †) Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1986). Some New and Revised Genera and Families of Hyaline Calcareous Foraminiferida (Protozoa). <em>Transactions of the American Microscopical Society.</em> 105(3): 239-265., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3226297
page(s): p. 253 fig. 19-21 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Crawfordoides McCulloch, 1981) McCulloch, I. (1981). Qualitative observations on Recent foraminiferal tests. Part IV with emphasis on the Allan Hancock Atlantic Expedition Collections. University of Southern California, Los Angeles. 362 p. 72 pls. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Dendrina Costa ms. in Fornasini, 1898 †) Fornasini, C. (1898). Decimo contributo alla conoscenza della microfauna terziaria italiana. <em>Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna.</em> 5(7): 205-212., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39440111
page(s): p. 206 [details]
original description (of Cibicides (Cibicidoides) Brotzen, 1936 †) Brotzen, F. (1936). Foraminiferen aus dem schwedischen untersten Senon von Eriksdal in Schonen. <em>Arsbok Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning ser. C.</em> 30(3): 1-206., available online at https://resource.sgu.se/produkter/c/c396-rapport.pdf
page(s): p. 186, 194 [details] Available for editors
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context source (Deepsea) Murray, J.W. (2006). Ecology and applications of benthic foraminifera. <em>Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press.</em> 426pp., available online at http://www.cambridge.org/9780521828390 [details] Available for editors
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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 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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source of synonymy Revets, S. A. (1996). The generic revision of five families of Rotaliine Foraminifera - Part 2. The Anomalinidae, Alabaminidae, Cancrisidae & Gavelinellidae. <em>Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, Special Publication.</em> 57-113., available online at http://www.cushmanfoundation.org/specpubs/sp34.pdf [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Fontbotia González-Donoso & Linares, 1970) González-Donoso, J. M.; Linares, D. (1970). Datos sobre los foraminiferos del Tortonense de Alcala Ia Real (Jaen). <em>Revista Española de Micropaleontología.</em> 2: 235-242.
page(s): p. 238 [details]
original description (of Rhodanopeza Loeblich & Tappan, 1986 †) Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1986). Some New and Revised Genera and Families of Hyaline Calcareous Foraminiferida (Protozoa). <em>Transactions of the American Microscopical Society.</em> 105(3): 239-265., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3226297
page(s): p. 253 fig. 19-21 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Crawfordoides McCulloch, 1981) McCulloch, I. (1981). Qualitative observations on Recent foraminiferal tests. Part IV with emphasis on the Allan Hancock Atlantic Expedition Collections. University of Southern California, Los Angeles. 362 p. 72 pls. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Dendrina Costa ms. in Fornasini, 1898 †) Fornasini, C. (1898). Decimo contributo alla conoscenza della microfauna terziaria italiana. <em>Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna.</em> 5(7): 205-212., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39440111
page(s): p. 206 [details]
original description (of Cibicides (Cibicidoides) Brotzen, 1936 †) Brotzen, F. (1936). Foraminiferen aus dem schwedischen untersten Senon von Eriksdal in Schonen. <em>Arsbok Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning ser. C.</em> 30(3): 1-206., available online at https://resource.sgu.se/produkter/c/c396-rapport.pdf
page(s): p. 186, 194 [details] Available for editors
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context source (Deepsea) Murray, J.W. (2006). Ecology and applications of benthic foraminifera. <em>Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press.</em> 426pp., available online at http://www.cambridge.org/9780521828390 [details] Available for editors
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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 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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source of synonymy Revets, S. A. (1996). The generic revision of five families of Rotaliine Foraminifera - Part 2. The Anomalinidae, Alabaminidae, Cancrisidae & Gavelinellidae. <em>Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, Special Publication.</em> 57-113., available online at http://www.cushmanfoundation.org/specpubs/sp34.pdf [details] Available for editors
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Diagnosis Test lenticular, biconvex, and biumbonate, trochospiral, with about two and a half to three whorls, ten to eleven chambers in the final whorl, sutures curved and limbate on the spiral side, umbilical side with nearly straight and radial sutures around the elevated umbo, periphery angular, carinate; wall calcareous, coarsely perforate on the spiral side, perforations in early chambers only near the spiral suture but cover most of the later chamber surfaces, umbilical side sparsely perforate or without pores; aperture a low interiomarginal and equatorial arch at the base of the apertural face, on the periphery and above the keel of the previous whorl, bordered by a small lip. Paleocene to Holocene; cosmopolitan. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]From other sources
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]