WoRMS taxon details
Archaias angulatus (Fichtel & Moll, 1798)
112792 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:112792)
accepted
Species
Archaias spirans Montfort, 1808 · unaccepted (Nautilus angulatus is quoted as a...)
Nautilus angulatus is quoted as a synonym of A. spirans by Monfort (1808)
Helenis spatosus Montfort, 1808 · unaccepted (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
Ilotes rotalitatus Montfort, 1808 † · unaccepted (Unaccepted nomen novum)
Nautilus aduncus Fichtel & Moll, 1798 · unaccepted (foraminifer erroneously described...)
foraminifer erroneously described in a mollusc genus
Nautilus angulatus Fichtel & Moll, 1798 · unaccepted (foraminifer erroneously described...)
foraminifer erroneously described in a mollusc genus
Nautilus orbiculus Fichtel & Moll, 1798 † · unaccepted (New name in Lamarck (1822))
Orbiculina adunca (Fichtel & Moll, 1798) · unaccepted (Subjective junior synonym in...)
Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Rogl & Hansen (1984)
Orbiculina adunca var. nummismalis Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted
Orbiculina nummismalis Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
Orbiculina uncinata Lamarck, 1822 † · unaccepted (Unnecessary new replacement name...)
Unnecessary new replacement name for Nautilus aduncus Fichtel & Moll, 1798
Orbitolites adunca (Fichtel & Moll, 1798) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Nautilus angulatus Fichtel & Moll, 1798) Fichtel, L.v.; Moll, J.P.C.. (1798). Testacea microscopia, aliaque minuta ex generibus Argonauta et Nautilus, ad naturam delineata et descripta. <i>A. Pichler, Wien</i>. xii + 123 pp., 24 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10295#/summary [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2026). World Foraminifera Database. Archaias angulatus (Fichtel & Moll, 1798). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=112792 on 2026-01-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Nautilus aduncus Fichtel & Moll, 1798) Fichtel, L.v.; Moll, J.P.C.. (1798). Testacea microscopia, aliaque minuta ex generibus Argonauta et Nautilus, ad naturam delineata et descripta. <i>A. Pichler, Wien</i>. xii + 123 pp., 24 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10295#/summary [details]
original description (of Nautilus angulatus Fichtel & Moll, 1798) Fichtel, L.v.; Moll, J.P.C.. (1798). Testacea microscopia, aliaque minuta ex generibus Argonauta et Nautilus, ad naturam delineata et descripta. <i>A. Pichler, Wien</i>. xii + 123 pp., 24 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10295#/summary [details]
original description (of Orbiculina adunca var. nummismalis Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433 [details]
original description (of Archaias spirans 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 Helenis spatosus 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 Orbiculina nummismalis Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433
page(s): p. 609 [details]
original description (of Nautilus orbiculus Fichtel & Moll, 1798 †) Fichtel, L.v.; Moll, J.P.C.. (1798). Testacea microscopia, aliaque minuta ex generibus Argonauta et Nautilus, ad naturam delineata et descripta. <i>A. Pichler, Wien</i>. xii + 123 pp., 24 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10295#/summary [details]
original description (of Ilotes rotalitatus 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
note: Nomen novum for Nautilus orbiculus Fichtel & Moll, 1798 [details]
original description (of Orbiculina uncinata Lamarck, 1822 †) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433 [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 Nautilus angulatus Fichtel & Moll, 1798) Fichtel, L.v.; Moll, J.P.C.. (1798). Testacea microscopia, aliaque minuta ex generibus Argonauta et Nautilus, ad naturam delineata et descripta. <i>A. Pichler, Wien</i>. xii + 123 pp., 24 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10295#/summary [details]
original description (of Orbiculina adunca var. nummismalis Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433 [details]
original description (of Archaias spirans 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 Helenis spatosus 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 Orbiculina nummismalis Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433
page(s): p. 609 [details]
original description (of Nautilus orbiculus Fichtel & Moll, 1798 †) Fichtel, L.v.; Moll, J.P.C.. (1798). Testacea microscopia, aliaque minuta ex generibus Argonauta et Nautilus, ad naturam delineata et descripta. <i>A. Pichler, Wien</i>. xii + 123 pp., 24 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10295#/summary [details]
original description (of Ilotes rotalitatus 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
note: Nomen novum for Nautilus orbiculus Fichtel & Moll, 1798 [details]
original description (of Orbiculina uncinata Lamarck, 1822 †) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433 [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
context source (Introduced species)
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors 
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context source (Bermuda) Steinker, D.C. (1980). Nearshore Foraminifera from Bermuda . The Compass of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, 57(4): 129-148 [details]
additional source Sen Gupta, B. K.; Smith, L. E.; Machain-Castillo, M. L. (2009). Foraminifera of the Gulf of Mexico in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. <em>Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> 87-129. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]context source (Bermuda) Steinker, D.C. (1980). Nearshore Foraminifera from Bermuda . The Compass of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, 57(4): 129-148 [details]
additional source Sen Gupta, B. K.; Smith, L. E.; Machain-Castillo, M. L. (2009). Foraminifera of the Gulf of Mexico in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. <em>Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> 87-129. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Ecology Epifaunal, epiphytic on seagrass; chlorophyte symbionts; 0–20 m; salinity 35–42; confined to the Atlantic Ocean, mainly Caribbean. [details]From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea : Shipping [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (92 publications) (from synonym Orbiculina adunca (Fichtel & Moll, 1798))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Archaias angulatus)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To INaturalist Note: Records with geographic references and images
To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (Archaias angulatus USNM MO 624270 p1)
To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (Archaias angulatus USNM MO 624270 p2)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (92 publications) (from synonym Orbiculina adunca (Fichtel & Moll, 1798))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Archaias angulatus)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To INaturalist Note: Records with geographic references and images
To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (Archaias angulatus USNM MO 624270 p1)
To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (Archaias angulatus USNM MO 624270 p2)
To PESI
To ITIS
