WoRMS taxon details
Heterostegina depressa d'Orbigny, 1826
113624 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:113624)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1826). Tableau méthodique de la classe des Céphalopodes. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles.</em> vol. 7: 96-169, 245-314., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5753959
page(s): p. 305 n° 2 Model n° 99, pl. 17 fig. 5-7 ; note: Type locality: île Sainte-Hélène. [details]
page(s): p. 305 n° 2 Model n° 99, pl. 17 fig. 5-7 ; note: Type locality: île Sainte-Hélène. [details]
Type locality contained in St. Helena Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in St. Helena Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Heterostegina depressa d'Orbigny, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=113624 on 2025-12-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1826). Tableau méthodique de la classe des Céphalopodes. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles.</em> vol. 7: 96-169, 245-314., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5753959
page(s): p. 305 n° 2 Model n° 99, pl. 17 fig. 5-7 ; note: Type locality: île Sainte-Hélène. [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]
page(s): p. 305 n° 2 Model n° 99, pl. 17 fig. 5-7 ; note: Type locality: île Sainte-Hélène. [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]
Ecology
ecology source
Reiss, Z.; Hottinger, L. (1984). The Gulf of Aqaba. <em>Ecological Studies.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69787-6 [details] Available for editors 
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[request]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 [request]
additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., E. Meric, M. Verlaque, P. Galli, C.F. Boudouresque, A. Giangrande, M. Cinar & M. Bilecenoglu. (2008). Additions to the annotated list of marine alien biota in the Mediterranean with special emphasis on Foraminifera and Parasites. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 9(1): 119-165., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.146 [details] Available for editors [request]
subsequent type designation Edwards, T.; Robinson, E. (2025). NOTE ON THE PROVENANCE OF THE NEOTYPE OF <i>HETEROSTEGINA DEPRESSA</i> D'ORBIGNY (FORAMINIFERA). <em>Journal of Foraminiferal Research.</em> 55(2): 233-236., available online at https://doi.org/10.61551/gsjfr.55.2.233 [details]
subsequent type designation Banner, F. T.; Hodgkinson, L. R. (1991). A revision of the foraminiferal subfamily Heterostegininae. <em>Revista Española de Micropaleontología.</em> 23(2): 101-140.
page(s): p. 110, PI. 1, Figs. 1, 5, 6; PI. 2, Figs. 1-6; PI. 3, Figs. 1-2 (Neotype pl. 2 fig. 1); note: Neotype designation. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., E. Meric, M. Verlaque, P. Galli, C.F. Boudouresque, A. Giangrande, M. Cinar & M. Bilecenoglu. (2008). Additions to the annotated list of marine alien biota in the Mediterranean with special emphasis on Foraminifera and Parasites. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 9(1): 119-165., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.146 [details] Available for editors
[request]subsequent type designation Edwards, T.; Robinson, E. (2025). NOTE ON THE PROVENANCE OF THE NEOTYPE OF <i>HETEROSTEGINA DEPRESSA</i> D'ORBIGNY (FORAMINIFERA). <em>Journal of Foraminiferal Research.</em> 55(2): 233-236., available online at https://doi.org/10.61551/gsjfr.55.2.233 [details]
subsequent type designation Banner, F. T.; Hodgkinson, L. R. (1991). A revision of the foraminiferal subfamily Heterostegininae. <em>Revista Española de Micropaleontología.</em> 23(2): 101-140.
page(s): p. 110, PI. 1, Figs. 1, 5, 6; PI. 2, Figs. 1-6; PI. 3, Figs. 1-2 (Neotype pl. 2 fig. 1); note: Neotype designation. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Ecology Epifaunal mainly on hard substrates; 2–70% of surface light intensity; 0–100 m, mainly below fair-weather wave base but also in rock pools on the reef crest where it seeks shaded settings; circum-tropical and cosmopolitan. [details]From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Lebanese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (70 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heterostegina depressa)
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heterostegina depressa)
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
