WoRMS taxon details
Rhaptohelenina Clark, 1993
533799 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:533799)
accepted
Genus
Rhaptohelenina papuanensis Clark, 1993 (type by original designation)
Poroepistominella Loeblich & Tappan, 1994 · unaccepted (opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1994)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Clark, F. E. (1993). Rhaptohelenina papuanensis, a new genus and species of benthic foraminifer from the Recent of the Papuan Plateau and Alexa Bank. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 67(5): 899-901., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022336000037173
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Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2026). World Foraminifera Database. Rhaptohelenina Clark, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533799 on 2026-08-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Clark, F. E. (1993). Rhaptohelenina papuanensis, a new genus and species of benthic foraminifer from the Recent of the Papuan Plateau and Alexa Bank. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 67(5): 899-901., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022336000037173
page(s): p. 899 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Poroepistominella Loeblich & Tappan, 1994) Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1994). Foraminifera of the Sahul Shelf and Timor Sea. <em>Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research Special Publication.</em> 31: 1-661., available online at https://business.cushmanfoundation.org/ap/CloudFile/Download/PezgBY2L
page(s): p. 145; note: p. 172 notes added in proof: synonymy with Rhaptohelenina explained [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): p. 899 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Poroepistominella Loeblich & Tappan, 1994) Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1994). Foraminifera of the Sahul Shelf and Timor Sea. <em>Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research Special Publication.</em> 31: 1-661., available online at https://business.cushmanfoundation.org/ap/CloudFile/Download/PezgBY2L
page(s): p. 145; note: p. 172 notes added in proof: synonymy with Rhaptohelenina explained [details] Available for editors
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