Foraminifera taxon details
Guttulina d'Orbigny, 1839
112251 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:112251)
accepted
Genus
Polymorphina (Guttuline) communis d'Orbigny, 1826 accepted as Guttulina communis (d'Orbigny, 1826) (type by subsequent designation)
Guttulina (Guttulina) d'Orbigny, 1839 · alternative representation
Polymorphina (Guttulina) Reuss, 1845 · unaccepted (Nom. trans.)
Polymorphina (Guttuline) d'Orbigny, 1826 · unaccepted (Name not available ICZN Art. 11 (b)(i))
Sigmomorpha Cushman & Ozawa, 1928 · unaccepted (Subjective junior synonym Opinion...)
Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich and Tappan (1987)
Sigmomorpha (Sigmomorpha) Cushman & Ozawa, 1928 · alternative representation
- Species Guttulina aculeata Ehrenberg, 1854 †
- Species Guttulina adhaerens (Olszewski, 1875) †
- Species Guttulina aequivoca Costa, 1856 †
- Species Guttulina apertarborea Kuzina, 1971 †
- Species Guttulina armata Ehrenberg, 1858
- Species Guttulina asanoi Iwasa & Kikuchi, 1954 †
- Species Guttulina australis d'Orbigny, 1839
- Species Guttulina austriaca d'Orbigny, 1846
- Species Guttulina baileyi Cushman & Ozawa, 1930 †
- Species Guttulina barnardi Kalantari, 1969 †
- Species Guttulina bartschi Cushman & Ozawa, 1930
- Species Guttulina basalis Galloway & Heminway, 1941 †
- Species Guttulina bulloides Terquem, 1878 †
- Species Guttulina bulloides (Reuss, 1862) †
- Species Guttulina byramensis (Cushman, 1922) †
- Species Guttulina caudata d'Orbigny in Fornasini, 1900 †
- Species Guttulina caudriae Petters & Sarmiento, 1956 †
- Species Guttulina clifdenensis Parr & Collins, 1937 †
- Species Guttulina communis (d'Orbigny, 1826)
- Species Guttulina congregalis Harris & Jobe, 1951 †
- Species Guttulina costata Yassini & Jones, 1995 (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, Primary junior homonym of Guttulina problema var. costata Brotzen, 1948)
- Species Guttulina costatula (Galloway & Wissler, 1927) †
- Species Guttulina costulata (Cushman, 1922) †
- Species Guttulina cretacea Alth, 1850 †
- Species Guttulina cretosa Yoshida, 1963 †
- Species Guttulina cruciata Terquem, 1874 †
- Species Guttulina cuspidata Cushman & Ozawa, 1930 †
- Species Guttulina cylindrica Bornemann, 1855 †
- Species Guttulina deformata Reuss, 1856 †
- Species Guttulina deplanata Reuss, 1856 †
- Species Guttulina diluta Bornemann, 1860 †
- Species Guttulina disciformis Terquem, 1878 †
- Species Guttulina disparilis Terquem, 1874 †
- Species Guttulina diversa McCulloch, 1977
- Species Guttulina dogieli Dain, 1971 †
- Species Guttulina earlandi Cushman & Ozawa, 1930
- Species Guttulina elegans Dorsey, 1948 †
- Species Guttulina elliptica Reuss, 1846 †
- Species Guttulina elongata Karrer, 1862 †
- Species Guttulina emersoni (Bagg, 1898) †
- Species Guttulina expolita Bullard, 1953 †
- Species Guttulina fissurata Stache, 1864 †
- Species Guttulina fraga Lalicker, 1950 †
- Species Guttulina frankei Cushman & Ozawa, 1930 †
- Species Guttulina georgiana Cushman, 1935 †
- Species Guttulina gibbosa Terquem, 1874 †
- Species Guttulina gigantea Hofker, 1963 †
- Species Guttulina globulosa Ehrenberg, 1843 †
- Species Guttulina gracillima (Tutkowski, 1925) †
- Species Guttulina grandiuscula Kseneva, 1997 †
- Species Guttulina guttiformis (Terquem, 1878) †
- Species Guttulina hancocki McCulloch, 1977
- Species Guttulina hantkeni Cushman & Ozawa, 1930 †
- Species Guttulina harrisi Haynes, 1973
- Species Guttulina homeri Ehrenberg, 1858
- Species Guttulina hughesi Cushman & Laiming, 1931 †
- Species Guttulina ikebei Chiji, 1961 †
- Species Guttulina intricata Terquem, 1874 †
- Species Guttulina ipatovcevi Vasilenko, 1950 †
- Species Guttulina irregularis (d'Orbigny, 1846)
- Species Guttulina jarvisi Cushman & Ozawa, 1930 †
- Species Guttulina kishinouyi Cushman & Ozawa, 1930
- Species Guttulina laevis Pourtales, 1850
- Species Guttulina lehneri Cushman & Ozawa, 1930 †
- Species Guttulina liasina Terquem & Berthelin, 1875 †
- Species Guttulina lidiae Vasilenko, 1950 †
- Species Guttulina lisbonensis Cushman & Todd, 1945 †
- Species Guttulina loburgense Schudack & Nuglisch, 2007 †
- Species Guttulina luisae Bertels, 1964 †
- Species Guttulina maestrichtiensis Hofker, 1963 †
- Species Guttulina magna Hussey, 1949 †
- Species Guttulina makarovae Tsatsir, 1970 †
- Species Guttulina mammilla Costa, 1856 †
- Species Guttulina microcostata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Guttulina minutissima Dain, 1976 †
- Species Guttulina modesta McCulloch, 1977
- Species Guttulina multistriata Bielecka, 1975 †
- Species Guttulina mutabilis Costa, 1856 †
- Species Guttulina neoproblema McCulloch, 1977
- Species Guttulina nitida d'Orbigny, 1850 †
- Species Guttulina nuorensis Dieni & Massari, 1966 †
- Species Guttulina obliqua Terquem & Berthelin, 1875 †
- Species Guttulina obscura Hussey, 1949 †
- Species Guttulina oregonensis Bandy, 1944 †
- Species Guttulina orientalis Cushman & Ozawa, 1928
- Species Guttulina otiakensis Hornibrook, 1961 †
- Species Guttulina ovalis Bornemann, 1855 †
- Species Guttulina ovata (d'Orbigny, 1846)
- Species Guttulina ovigera Terquem, 1874 †
- Species Guttulina paalzowi Cushman & Ozawa, 1930 †
- Species Guttulina pacifica McCulloch, 1977
- Species Guttulina palmerae McLean, 1956 †
- Species Guttulina pera Lalicker, 1950 †
- Species Guttulina physalia Loeblich & Tappan, 1950 †
- Species Guttulina plancii d'Orbigny, 1839
- Species Guttulina praelonga (Egger, 1857) †
- Species Guttulina procera McCulloch, 1977
- Species Guttulina prunella Costa, 1856 †
- Species Guttulina pseudoaustriaca Kuzina, 1971 †
- Species Guttulina pseudocostatula McLean, 1956 †
- Species Guttulina pyramidocaudata Marie, 1956 †
- Species Guttulina pyruliniformis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Guttulina quinquecosta Cushman & Ozawa (ms.), 1930 †
- Species Guttulina racemosa Terquem, 1878 †
- Species Guttulina raibliana Gümbel, 1869 †
- Species Guttulina rectiornata Dorsey, 1948 †
- Species Guttulina redacta McCulloch, 1977
- Species Guttulina regina (Brady, Parker & Jones, 1870)
- Species Guttulina rivadaviaensis Camacho, 1954 †
- Species Guttulina roemeri (Reuss, 1856) †
- Species Guttulina romana Costa, 1855 †
- Species Guttulina sadoensis (Cushman & Ozawa, 1928)
- Species Guttulina schafferi Cushman & Ozawa, 1930 †
- Species Guttulina semicostata (Marsson, 1878) †
- Species Guttulina silurica Ehrenberg, 1858 †
- Species Guttulina spicaeformis (Roemer, 1838)
- Species Guttulina stavensis Bandy, 1949 †
- Species Guttulina stilla Lalicker, 1950 †
- Species Guttulina sublimis Dain, 1972 †
- Species Guttulina succincta McCulloch, 1977
- Species Guttulina succinea Costa, 1856 †
- Species Guttulina symploca Loeblich & Tappan, 1949 †
- Species Guttulina takayanagii Kaiho, 1984 †
- Species Guttulina tarentina Costa, 1856 †
- Species Guttulina tatariensis Myatlyuk in Shokhina, 1954 †
- Species Guttulina tigilensis Spirina, 1984 †
- Species Guttulina tikutoensis Nakamura, 1937 †
- Species Guttulina tinchalica Myatlyuk, 1959 †
- Species Guttulina trigonula (Reuss, 1845) †
- Species Guttulina triloculariformis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Guttulina trilocularis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Guttulina turrita Ehrenberg, 1854 †
- Species Guttulina valentinae Kuzina, 1973 †
- Species Guttulina veleronis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Guttulina vellai Saidova, 1975
- Species Guttulina wilcoxensis Cushman & Ponton, 1932 †
- Species Guttulina woodi Haynes, 1958 †
- Species Guttulina woodsi Cushman & Ozawa, 1930 †
- Species Guttulina yamazakii Cushman & Ozawa, 1930
- Subgenus Guttulina (Globulina) d'Orbigny, 1839 accepted as Globulina d'Orbigny, 1839 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987 nomen translatum)
- Species Guttulina (Globulina) australis d'Orbigny, 1839 accepted as Guttulina australis d'Orbigny, 1839 (Opinion of Bandy (1956))
- Species Guttulina (Globulina) caribaea d'Orbigny, 1839 accepted as Globulina caribaea (d'Orbigny, 1839)
- Subgenus Guttulina (Pyrulina) Cushman & Ozawa, 1928 accepted as Pyrulina d'Orbigny, 1839 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
- Subgenus Guttulina (Sigmoidina) Cushman & Ozawa, 1930 accepted as Sigmoidella Cushman & Ozawa, 1928
- Species Guttulina (Sigmoidina) acutata Kuzina, 1964 † accepted as Sigmoidella acutata (Kuzina, 1964) †
- Species Guttulina (Sigmoidina) pacifica (Cushman & Ozawa, 1928) accepted as Sigmoidella pacifica Cushman & Ozawa, 1928
- Species Guttulina (Sigmoidina) seguenzana (Brady, 1884) accepted as Sigmoidella seguenzana (Brady, 1884)
- Species Guttulina (Sigmoidina) silvestrii Cushman & Ozawa, 1930 accepted as Sigmoidella silvestrii (Cushman & Ozawa, 1930)
- Species Guttulina bilocularis (Terquem, 1864) † accepted as Eoguttulina bilocularis (Terquem, 1864) †
- Species Guttulina caribaea d'Orbigny, 1839 accepted as Globulina caribaea (d'Orbigny, 1839)
- Species Guttulina caudita d'Orbigny, 1900 † accepted as Guttulina caudata d'Orbigny in Fornasini, 1900 † (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Guttulina centrata Terquem, 1878 † accepted as Guttulina irregularis (d'Orbigny, 1846) (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Cushman & Ozawa (1930))
- Species Guttulina concava (Williamson, 1858) accepted as Webbinella concava (Williamson, 1858)
- Species Guttulina dawsoni Cushman & Ozawa, 1930 accepted as Pseudopolymorphina dawsoni (Cushman & Ozawa, 1930)
- Species Guttulina dilatata Reuss, 1850 † accepted as Guttulina irregularis (d'Orbigny, 1846) (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Cushman & Ozawa (1930))
- Species Guttulina dimorpha Bornemann, 1855 accepted as Glandulina dimorpha (Bornemann, 1855) (Opinion of Cushman & Ozawa (1930) see also Zheng & Fu, 2008)
- Species Guttulina fracta Bornemann, 1855 † accepted as Globulina rotundata (Bornemann, 1855) (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Cushman & Ozawa (1930))
- Species Guttulina gibba (d'Orbigny in Deshayes, 1832) accepted as Globulina gibba (d'Orbigny in Deshayes, 1832)
- Species Guttulina glacialis (Cushman & Ozawa, 1930) accepted as Globulina glacialis Cushman & Ozawa, 1930
- Species Guttulina globosa Bornemann, 1855 † accepted as Globulina rotundata (Bornemann, 1855) (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Cushman & Ozawa (1930))
- Species Guttulina gravida Terquem, 1878 † accepted as Globulina gravida (Terquem, 1878) †
- Species Guttulina hirsuta (Brady, Parker & Jones, 1870) accepted as Globulina punctata d'Orbigny, 1846
- Species Guttulina ichnusae Dieni & Massari, 1966 † accepted as Eoguttulina ichnusae (Dieni & Massari, 1966) † (Opinion of Holbourn and Kaminski (1997))
- Species Guttulina incurva Bornemann, 1855 † accepted as Globulina rotundata (Bornemann, 1855) (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Cushman & Ozawa (1930))
- Species Guttulina jurassica Gümbel, 1862 † accepted as Eoguttulina jurassica (Gümbel, 1862) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, Opinion of Neagu and Cîrnaru (2001))
- Species Guttulina kiiensis Uchio, 1962 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, According to Nomura (1981))
- Species Guttulina lactea (Walker & Jacob, 1798) accepted as Laryngosigma lactea (Walker & Jacob, 1798)
- Species Guttulina mucronata Terquem, 1882 † accepted as Guttulina caudata d'Orbigny in Fornasini, 1900 † (Juvenile form of Guttulina caudata opinion of Le Calvez (1970))
- Species Guttulina muensteri (Reuss, 1856) † accepted as Globulina muensteri (Reuss, 1856) †
- Species Guttulina oblonga (d'Orbigny, 1846) accepted as Bolivina compressa (d'Orbigny, 1846) accepted as Bolivina subcompressa (d'Orbigny, 1852) (Opinion of Papp & Schmid (1985))
- Species Guttulina obtusa Bornemann, 1855 † accepted as Globulina rotundata (Bornemann, 1855) (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Cushman & Ozawa (1930))
- Species Guttulina ovalis (Cushman & Ozawa, 1930) accepted as Guttulina ovata (d'Orbigny, 1846) (Nomen novum not in usage Secondary junior homonym of Guttulina ovalis Bornemann, 1855)
- Species Guttulina pacifica (Cushman & Ozawa, 1928) accepted as Sigmoidella pacifica Cushman & Ozawa, 1928
- Species Guttulina problema (d'Orbigny in Egger, 1857) accepted as Guttulina communis (d'Orbigny, 1826) (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Parr (1950), Papp & Schmid (1985))
- Species Guttulina pygmaea (Schwager, 1865) † accepted as Eoguttulina pygmaea (Schwager, 1865) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, Opinion of Neagu and Cîrnaru (2001))
- Species Guttulina robusta Reuss, 1856 † accepted as Sigmomorphina crassa (Roemer, 1838) † (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Cushman and Ozawa (1930))
- Species Guttulina rotundata Bornemann, 1855 accepted as Polymorphina rotundata (Bornemann, 1855) accepted as Globulina rotundata (Bornemann, 1855)
- Species Guttulina seguenzana (Brady, 1884) accepted as Sigmoidella seguenzana (Brady, 1884)
- Species Guttulina semiplana Reuss, 1851 † accepted as Guttulina irregularis (d'Orbigny, 1846) (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Cushman & Ozawa (1930))
- Species Guttulina similis Terquem & Berthelin, 1875 † accepted as Eoguttulina oolithica (Terquem, 1874) † (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Riegraf (1985))
- Species Guttulina strumosa Gümbel, 1862 † accepted as Ophthalmidium strumosum (Gümbel, 1862) † (Opinion of Seibold and Seibold (1955))
- Species Guttulina subrhomboidalis (Schwager, 1865) † accepted as Eoguttulina subrhomboidalis (Schwager, 1865) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, Opinion of Neagu and Cîrnaru (2001))
- Species Guttulina tatariensis Myatlyuk in Mityanina, 1955 † accepted as Guttulina tatariensis Myatlyuk in Shokhina, 1954 † (Already published earlier)
- Species Guttulina textilis (Schwager, 1865) † accepted as Scythimorphina textilis (Schwager, 1865) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Guttulina turgida Reuss, 1856 † accepted as Globulina rotundata (Bornemann, 1855) (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Cushman & Ozawa (1930))
- Species Guttulina vandenboldi Bartenstein, Bettenstaedt & Bolli, 1957 † accepted as Falsoguttulina vandenboldi (Bartenstein, Bettenstaedt & Bolli, 1957) † (Opinion of Bolli (1994))
- Species Guttulina vitrea Bornemann, 1855 † accepted as Polymorphina vitrea (Bornemann, 1855) † accepted as Glandulina dimorpha (Bornemann, 1855)
- Species Guttulina wolburgi (Bartenstein & Brand, 1949) † accepted as Falsoguttulina wolburgi Bartenstein & Brand, 1949 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, Type species of Falsoguttulina)
- Species Guttulina yamazaki Cushman & Ozawa, 1930 accepted as Guttulina yamazakii Cushman & Ozawa, 1930 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Subgenus Guttulina (Guttulina) d'Orbigny, 1839 represented as Guttulina d'Orbigny, 1839
- Species Guttulina (Guttulina) pulchella d'Orbigny, 1839
- Species Guttulina (Guttulina) yabei Cushman & Ozawa, 1929
- Species Guttulina (Guttulina) plancii d'Orbigny, 1839 represented as Guttulina plancii d'Orbigny, 1839
- Species Guttulina (Guttulina) vitrea d'Orbigny, 1839 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Invalid species opinion of Le Calvez (1977))
- Species Guttulina pulchella d'Orbigny, 1839 represented as Guttulina (Guttulina) pulchella d'Orbigny, 1839
- Species Guttulina yabei Cushman & Ozawa, 1929 represented as Guttulina (Guttulina) yabei Cushman & Ozawa, 1929
- Species Guttulina laevigata d'Orbigny in Fornasini, 1908 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Opinion of Poignant (1998))
- Species Guttulina obliquata Stache, 1864 † accepted as Guttulina fissurata Stache, 1864 † (uncertain, Opinion of Hornibrook (1971))
- Species Guttulina piriformis Terquem, 1882 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, Opinion of Le Calvez (1950))
- Species Guttulina ponderosa Terquem, 1882 † (uncertain > nomen dubium, Opinion of Le Calvez (1950) Broken specimen)
- Species Guttulina pusilla Stache, 1864 † accepted as Guttulina fissurata Stache, 1864 † (uncertain, Opinion of Hornibrook (1971))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1839). Foraminifères, in de la Sagra R., Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'ile de Cuba. <em>A. Bertrand.</em> 1-224., available online at https://books.google.pt/books?id=KpVeAAAAcAAJ&pg
page(s): p. 132 [details]
page(s): p. 132 [details]
Type locality contained in Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Diagnosis Test ovate to elongate, chambers inflated, added spirally in five planes, successive chambers 144¡ apart and each...
Diagnosis Test ovate to elongate, chambers inflated, added spirally in five planes, successive chambers 144¡ apart and each extending farther distally while strongly overlapping preceding ones proximally, sutures distinct, depressed; wall calcareous, hyaline, radial, surface smooth; aperture terminal, radiate. M. Jurassic (Bathonian) to Holocene; cosmopolitan. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2021). World Foraminifera Database. Guttulina d'Orbigny, 1839. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=112251 on 2025-04-19
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Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1839). Foraminifères, in de la Sagra R., Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'ile de Cuba. <em>A. Bertrand.</em> 1-224., available online at https://books.google.pt/books?id=KpVeAAAAcAAJ&pg
page(s): p. 132 [details]
original description (of Sigmomorpha Cushman & Ozawa, 1928) Cushman, J. A.; Ozawa, Y. (1928). An outline of a revision of the Polymorphinidae. <em>Contributions from the Cushman laboratory for foraminiferal research.</em> 4(1): 13-21., available online at https://cushmanfoundation.allenpress.com/Portals/_default/files/pubarchive/cclfr/4cclfr1.pdf
page(s): p. 17 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Polymorphina (Guttuline) d'Orbigny, 1826) 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. 266 [details]
original description (of Polymorphina (Guttulina) Reuss, 1845) Reuss, A. E. (1845). Die Versteinerungen der böhmischen Kreideformation. <em>E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Druckerei, Stuttgart.</em> 1: 1-58., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31179286 [details]
original description (of Sigmomorpha (Sigmomorpha) Cushman & Ozawa, 1928) Cushman, J. A.; Ozawa, Y. (1928). An outline of a revision of the Polymorphinidae. <em>Contributions from the Cushman laboratory for foraminiferal research.</em> 4(1): 13-21., available online at https://cushmanfoundation.allenpress.com/Portals/_default/files/pubarchive/cclfr/4cclfr1.pdf [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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page(s): p. 132 [details]
original description (of Sigmomorpha Cushman & Ozawa, 1928) Cushman, J. A.; Ozawa, Y. (1928). An outline of a revision of the Polymorphinidae. <em>Contributions from the Cushman laboratory for foraminiferal research.</em> 4(1): 13-21., available online at https://cushmanfoundation.allenpress.com/Portals/_default/files/pubarchive/cclfr/4cclfr1.pdf
page(s): p. 17 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Polymorphina (Guttuline) d'Orbigny, 1826) 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. 266 [details]
original description (of Polymorphina (Guttulina) Reuss, 1845) Reuss, A. E. (1845). Die Versteinerungen der böhmischen Kreideformation. <em>E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Druckerei, Stuttgart.</em> 1: 1-58., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31179286 [details]
original description (of Sigmomorpha (Sigmomorpha) Cushman & Ozawa, 1928) Cushman, J. A.; Ozawa, Y. (1928). An outline of a revision of the Polymorphinidae. <em>Contributions from the Cushman laboratory for foraminiferal research.</em> 4(1): 13-21., available online at https://cushmanfoundation.allenpress.com/Portals/_default/files/pubarchive/cclfr/4cclfr1.pdf [details] Available for editors

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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Diagnosis Test ovate to elongate, chambers inflated, added spirally in five planes, successive chambers 144¡ apart and each extending farther distally while strongly overlapping preceding ones proximally, sutures distinct, depressed; wall calcareous, hyaline, radial, surface smooth; aperture terminal, radiate. M. Jurassic (Bathonian) to Holocene; cosmopolitan. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
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