WoRMS taxon details
Astacolus Montfort, 1808
112283 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:112283)
accepted
Genus
Astacolus crepidulatus Montfort, 1808 accepted as Astacolus crepidulus (Fichtel & Moll, 1798) accepted as Astacolus crepidula (Fichtel & Moll, 1798) (type by original designation)
Chrysolus Montfort, 1808 · unaccepted (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
Cochlidion Zalessky, 1926 · unaccepted (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
Crepidulina Blainville, 1824 · unaccepted (Objective junior synonym in...)
Objective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987 Unvalid new name
Cristellaria (Astacolus) Franke, 1936 · unaccepted (Nom. trans.)
Enantiovaginulina Marie, 1941 · unaccepted (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
Gladiaria Wick, 1939 · unaccepted (Subjective junior synonym Opinion...)
Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987
Lenticulina (Astacolus) Bartenstein, 1948 · unaccepted (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
Polymorphinoides Cushman & Hanzawa, 1936 · unaccepted (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
Sacculariella Wedekind, 1937 · unaccepted (Name not available ICZN Art. 13(b))
- Species Astacolus abyssorum Saidova, 1975
- Species Astacolus afueraensis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Astacolus albatrossi (Cushman, 1923)
- Species Astacolus confusiformis McCulloch, 1981
- Species Astacolus crepidula (Fichtel & Moll, 1798)
- Species Astacolus haswelli (Goddard, 1907)
- Species Astacolus hyalacrulus Loeblich & Tappan, 1953
- Species Astacolus insolitus (Schwager, 1866)
- Species Astacolus lenticulinoides Saidova, 1975
- Species Astacolus limbatus (Flint, 1899) (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, Primary junior homonym of Cristellaria limbata Reuss, 1845)
- Species Astacolus neolatus Vella, 1957
- Species Astacolus neomulticamerata McCulloch, 1981
- Species Astacolus ovatus Galloway & Heminway, 1941
- Species Astacolus parri Saidova, 1975
- Species Astacolus paucacostatus Loeblich & Tappan, 1994
- Species Astacolus profundus Saidova, 1975
- Species Astacolus schloenbachi (Reuss, 1863)
- Species Astacolus simulatiformis McCulloch, 1981
- Species Astacolus subarcuatulus (Walker & Jacob, 1798)
- Species Astacolus subcrassus (Schwager, 1866)
- Species Astacolus tenuissimus (Heron-Allen & Earland, 1932) (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, Primary junior homonym of Cristellaria (Marginulina) tenuissima Reuss, 1863)
- Species Astacolus tesnersinus Saidova, 1975
- Species Astacolus vellai Saidova, 1975
- Species Astacolus wenmanensis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Astacolus acutauricularis (Fichtel & Moll, 1798) accepted as Lenticulina acutauricularis (Fichtel & Moll, 1798)
- Species Astacolus acutocarinata (Cushman, 1917) accepted as Saracenaria italica subsp. acutocarinata (Cushman, 1917)
- Species Astacolus bradyi (Cushman, 1917) accepted as Vaginulina bradyi Cushman, 1917 (Opinion of Loeblich and Tappan (1994), Hanagata and Nobuhara (2015))
- Species Astacolus californicus Galloway & Wissler, 1927 accepted as Planularia californica (Galloway & Wissler, 1927) (Opinion of Loeblich and Tappan (1994))
- Species Astacolus complanatus (Reuss, 1845) accepted as Planularia complanata (Reuss, 1845) †
- Species Astacolus crepidulatus Montfort, 1808 accepted as Astacolus crepidulus (Fichtel & Moll, 1798) accepted as Astacolus crepidula (Fichtel & Moll, 1798)
- Species Astacolus crepidulus (Fichtel & Moll, 1798) accepted as Astacolus crepidula (Fichtel & Moll, 1798) (crepidula: small boot is a Latin feminine noun not an adjective)
- Species Astacolus hanzawai (Asano, 1956) accepted as Marginulina hanzawai (Asano, 1956) (Opinion of Zheng & Fu, 2008)
- Species Astacolus italicus (Defrance, 1824) accepted as Saracenaria italica Defrance, 1824
- Species Astacolus japonicus (Asano, 1936) accepted as Planularia japonica (Asano, 1936) (Opinion of Asano (1938), Jones (2013))
- Species Astacolus latifrons (Brady, 1884) accepted as Saracenaria latifrons (Brady, 1884)
- Species Astacolus marginulinoides (Goës, 1896) accepted as Marginulinopsis marginulinoides (Goës, 1896) accepted as Percultazonaria marginulinoides (Goës, 1896) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Astacolus occidentalis (Cushman, 1923) accepted as Neolenticulina occidentalis (Cushman, 1923)
- Species Astacolus pacificus (Cushman & Hanzawa, 1936) accepted as Polymorphinella pacifica Cushman & Hanzawa, 1936 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Astacolus patens (Brady, 1884) accepted as Planularia patens (Brady, 1884)
- Species Astacolus planulatus Galloway & Wissler, 1927 accepted as Planularia planulata (Galloway & Wissler, 1927)
- Species Astacolus pseudoplanulata Zheng, 1980 accepted as Astacolus pseudoplanulatus Zheng, 1980 accepted as Vaginulinopsis pseudoplanulata (Zheng, 1980) (Genus is masculine.)
- Species Astacolus pseudoplanulatus Zheng, 1980 accepted as Vaginulinopsis pseudoplanulata (Zheng, 1980)
- Species Astacolus reniformis (d'Orbigny, 1846) accepted as Vaginulinopsis reniformis (d'Orbigny, 1846)
- Species Astacolus subaculeata (Cushman, 1923) accepted as Vaginulinopsis subaculeata (Cushman, 1923) accepted as Percultazonaria subaculeata (Cushman, 1923)
- Species Astacolus subalatus (Brady, 1884) accepted as Vaginulinopsis albatrossi (Cushman, 1923) accepted as Astacolus albatrossi (Cushman, 1923) (unaccepted > junior homonym, Subjective senior synonym Opinion of Jones (1994) but Cristellaria obtusata var. subalata Brady 1884 is a Primary junior homonym of C. subalata Reuss, 1854.)
- Species Astacolus sublegumen (Parr, 1950) accepted as Vaginulinopsis sublegumen Parr, 1950 (unaccepted > misapplication, Misidentification Opinion of Stulpinaite et al. (2020))
- Species Astacolus vaginulinaeformis (Cushman & Hanzawa, 1936) accepted as Polymorphinella vaginulinaeformis Cushman & Hanzawa, 1936 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571 [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2026). World Foraminifera Database. Astacolus Montfort, 1808. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=112283 on 2026-02-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571 [details]
original description (of Crepidulina Blainville, 1824) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1824). Mollusques, Mollusca (Malacoz.), pp. 1-392. In: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 32. Levrault, Strasbourg et Paris, & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25299230
page(s): p. 188 [details]
original description (of Chrysolus Montfort, 1808) Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571 [details]
original description (of Cochlidion Zalessky, 1926) Zalessky, M. D. (1926). Premières observations microscopiques sur le schiste bitumineux du volgien inférieur. <em>Société Géologique du Nord. Annales.</em> 51: 65-104., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/1908/1798
page(s): p. 92 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Polymorphinoides Cushman & Hanzawa, 1936) Cushman, J. A.; Hanzawa, S. (1936). New genera and species of Foraminifera of the Late Tertiary of the Pacific. <em>Contributions from the Cushman laboratory for foraminiferal research.</em> 12(2): 45-48., available online at https://cushmanfoundation.allenpress.com/Portals/_default/files/pubarchive/cclfr/12cclfr2.pdf
page(s): p. 48 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Sacculariella Wedekind, 1937) Wedekind, R. (1937). Einführung in die Grundlagen der historischen Geologie.II. Mikrobiostratigraphie. Die Korallen- und Foraminiferenzeit. <em>Ferdinand Enke Verlag.</em> 8: 1-136. [details]
original description (of Gladiaria Wick, 1939) Wick, W. (1939). Versuch einer biostratigraphischen Gliederung des jüngeren Tertiärs aufgrund von Foraminiferen. <em>Jahrbuch der Preussischen Geologischen Landesanstalt zu Berlin.</em> 59 [1938] pt. A: 476-512., available online at http://pbc.gda.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=59930
page(s): p. 479 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Enantiovaginulina Marie, 1941) Marie, P. (1941). Les Foraminifères de la craie à Belemnitella mucronata du Bassin de Paris. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, Nouvelle Série.</em> 12: 1-296., available online at http://bibliotheques.mnhn.fr/EXPLOITATION/infodoc/ged/viewportalpublished.ashx?eid=IFD_FICJOINT_MEMMN_S000_1941_T012_N001_1 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Lenticulina (Astacolus) Bartenstein, 1948) Bartenstein, H. (1948). Entwicklung der Gattung Lenticulina (Lenticulina) Lamarck 1804 mit ihren Unter-Gattungen (For.). <em>Senckenbergiana.</em> 29: 41-65.
page(s): p. 41 [details]
original description (of Cristellaria (Astacolus) Franke, 1936) Franke, A. (1936). Die Foraminiferen des deutschen Lias. <em>Abhandlungen der Preussischen Geologischen Landesanstalt.</em> 169: 1-138. [details]
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]
original description (of Crepidulina Blainville, 1824) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1824). Mollusques, Mollusca (Malacoz.), pp. 1-392. In: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 32. Levrault, Strasbourg et Paris, & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25299230
page(s): p. 188 [details]
original description (of Chrysolus Montfort, 1808) Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571 [details]
original description (of Cochlidion Zalessky, 1926) Zalessky, M. D. (1926). Premières observations microscopiques sur le schiste bitumineux du volgien inférieur. <em>Société Géologique du Nord. Annales.</em> 51: 65-104., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/1908/1798
page(s): p. 92 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Polymorphinoides Cushman & Hanzawa, 1936) Cushman, J. A.; Hanzawa, S. (1936). New genera and species of Foraminifera of the Late Tertiary of the Pacific. <em>Contributions from the Cushman laboratory for foraminiferal research.</em> 12(2): 45-48., available online at https://cushmanfoundation.allenpress.com/Portals/_default/files/pubarchive/cclfr/12cclfr2.pdf
page(s): p. 48 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Sacculariella Wedekind, 1937) Wedekind, R. (1937). Einführung in die Grundlagen der historischen Geologie.II. Mikrobiostratigraphie. Die Korallen- und Foraminiferenzeit. <em>Ferdinand Enke Verlag.</em> 8: 1-136. [details]
original description (of Gladiaria Wick, 1939) Wick, W. (1939). Versuch einer biostratigraphischen Gliederung des jüngeren Tertiärs aufgrund von Foraminiferen. <em>Jahrbuch der Preussischen Geologischen Landesanstalt zu Berlin.</em> 59 [1938] pt. A: 476-512., available online at http://pbc.gda.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=59930
page(s): p. 479 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Enantiovaginulina Marie, 1941) Marie, P. (1941). Les Foraminifères de la craie à Belemnitella mucronata du Bassin de Paris. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, Nouvelle Série.</em> 12: 1-296., available online at http://bibliotheques.mnhn.fr/EXPLOITATION/infodoc/ged/viewportalpublished.ashx?eid=IFD_FICJOINT_MEMMN_S000_1941_T012_N001_1 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Lenticulina (Astacolus) Bartenstein, 1948) Bartenstein, H. (1948). Entwicklung der Gattung Lenticulina (Lenticulina) Lamarck 1804 mit ihren Unter-Gattungen (For.). <em>Senckenbergiana.</em> 29: 41-65.
page(s): p. 41 [details]
original description (of Cristellaria (Astacolus) Franke, 1936) Franke, A. (1936). Die Foraminiferen des deutschen Lias. <em>Abhandlungen der Preussischen Geologischen Landesanstalt.</em> 169: 1-138. [details]
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]
Other
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 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]
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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Diagnosis Test elongate to ovate in outline, flattened, chambers numerous, broad and low, added on a slightly curved axis or may be distinctly enrolled in the very early stage, later uncoiling, with strongly oblique, straight to curved or sinuate sutures, periphery rounded to angular; wall calcareous, perforate, radial in structure, surface smooth; aperture radiate, at the dorsal angle. L. Jurassic (Pliensbachian) to Holocene; cosmopolitan. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
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