Foraminifera taxon details

Polymorphinidae d'Orbigny, 1839

111944  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:111944)

  1. Biota
  2. Chromista (Kingdom)
  3. Harosa (Subkingdom)
  4. Rhizaria (Infrakingdom)
  5. Foraminifera (Phylum)
  6. Nodosariata (Class)
  7. Nodosariana (Subclass)
  8. Polymorphinida (Order)
  9. Polymorphinina (Suborder)
  10. Polymorphinoidea (Superfamily)
  11. Polymorphinidae (Family)
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  1. Subfamily Edithaellinae Fuchs, 1967
    1. Genus Echinoporina Fuchs, 1967 †
    2. Genus Edithaella Fuchs, 1967 †
    3. Genus Grillita Fuchs, 1967 †
    4. Genus Vasiglobulina Poag, 1969 †
    5. Genus Cornusphaera Fuchs, 1967 † accepted as Edithaella Fuchs, 1967 † (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
  2. Subfamily Falsoguttulininae Loeblich & Tappan, 1986
    1. Genus Berthelinopsis Sliter, 1968 †
    2. Genus Edhemia Aliyulla, 1966 †
    3. Genus Falsoguttulina Bartenstein & Brand, 1949 †
    4. Genus Fissuripolymorphina McCulloch, 1977
    5. Genus Lingulosigmomorphina Saidova, 1975
    6. Genus Pseudopolymorphinoides van Bellen, 1946 †
    7. Genus Tobolia Dain, 1958 †
    8. Genus Waldoschmittia McCulloch, 1977 (homonym of Porifera genus)
  3. Subfamily Krebsininae Mikhalevich, 1993
    1. Genus Krebsina McCulloch, 1981
    2. Genus Radiatobolivina Hatta in Hatta & Ujiié, 1992 accepted as Krebsina McCulloch, 1981 (subjective junior synonym in opinion of Parker (2009))
  4. Genus Polymorphinella Cushman & Hanzawa, 1936
  5. Subfamily Polymorphininae d'Orbigny, 1839
    1. Genus Allopolymorphina Quilty & Whitehead, 2014 †
    2. Genus Aralina Tsatsir, 1970 †
    3. Genus Enantiomorphina Marie, 1941 †
    4. Genus Eoguttulina Cushman & Ozawa, 1930 †
    5. Genus Eupolymorphina McCulloch, 1977
    6. Genus Francuscia McCulloch, 1981
    7. Genus Glandulopleurostomella Silvestri, 1903 †
    8. Genus Globulina d'Orbigny, 1839
    9. Genus Gorisella Dzhanelidze, 1980 †
    10. Genus Guttulina d'Orbigny, 1839
    11. Genus Metapolymorphina McCulloch, 1977
    12. Genus Meudonia Bignot, 1990 †
    13. Genus Nodocantabricus Rigaud & Schlagintweit, 2016 †
    14. Genus Paleopolymorphina Cushman & Ozawa, 1930 †
    15. Genus Pealerina Lalicker, 1950 †
    16. Genus Polymorphina d'Orbigny, 1826
    17. Genus Pseudopolymorphina Cushman & Ozawa, 1928
    18. Genus Pyrulina d'Orbigny, 1839
    19. Genus Pyrulinoides Marie, 1941 †
    20. Genus Sagoplecta Tappan, 1951 †
    21. Genus Scythimorphina Neagu, 2001 †
    22. Genus Sigmoidella Cushman & Ozawa, 1928
    23. Genus Sigmomorphina Cushman & Ozawa, 1928
    24. Genus Spirofrondicularia Schubert, 1902 †
    25. Genus Strigialifusus Loeblich & Tappan, 1986 †
    26. Genus Caudina Dzhanelidze & Kuzina, 1970 † accepted as Gorisella Dzhanelidze, 1980 † (Junior homonym of Caudina Stimpson, 1853)
    27. Genus Ellisina Lalicker, 1950 † accepted as Pealerina Lalicker, 1950 † (New name in Thalmann (1950) Homonym with Ellisina Norman, 1903 (Bryozoa))
    28. Genus Frankia McCulloch, 1977 accepted as Frankinella McCulloch, 1981 accepted as Francuscia McCulloch, 1981 (Homonym of Frankia Brunchorst, 1886)
    29. Genus Frankinella McCulloch, 1981 accepted as Francuscia McCulloch, 1981 (Junior homonym of Frankinella Stewart & Hendrix 1945)
    30. Genus Glandulopolymorphina A. Silvestri, 1901 accepted as Polymorphina d'Orbigny, 1826 (Objective junior synonym, Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    31. Genus Mccullochia Özdikmen, 2009 accepted as Krebsina McCulloch, 1981 (Unnecessary new replacement name)
    32. Genus Mitrapolymorphina Loeblich & Tappan, 1986 accepted as Francuscia McCulloch, 1981 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987 Nomen superfluum)
    33. Genus Pseudopyrulinoides Fuchs, 1967 † accepted as Paleopolymorphina Cushman & Ozawa, 1930 † (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    34. Genus Pyrulinella Cushman & Ozawa, 1928 accepted as Pyrulina d'Orbigny, 1839 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    35. Genus Quadrulina Cushman & Ozawa, 1930 † accepted as Spirofrondicularia Schubert, 1902 † (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    36. Genus Rostrolina Schlicht, 1870 accepted as Polymorphina d'Orbigny, 1826 (Objective junior synonym Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    37. Genus Sigmomorpha Cushman & Ozawa, 1928 accepted as Guttulina d'Orbigny, 1839 (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich and Tappan (1987))
  6. Subfamily Ramulininae Brady, 1884
    1. Genus Discoramulina Seiglie, 1964
    2. Genus Ramulina T.R. Jones in Wright, 1875
    3. Genus Ramulinella Paalzow, 1932 †
    4. Genus Sporadogenerina Cushman, 1927
    5. Genus Washitella Tappan, 1943 †
  7. Genus Vekusina Yakovleva, 1989 †
  8. Subfamily Webbinellinae Rhumbler, 1904
    1. Genus Bullopora Quenstedt, 1856 †
    2. Genus Histopomphus Loeblich & Tappan, 1949 †
    3. Genus Vitriwebbina Chapman, 1892 †
    4. Genus Webbinella Rhumbler, 1904
    5. Genus Arperneroum Rhumbler, 1913 † accepted as Bullopora Quenstedt, 1856 † (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    6. Genus Arplacopsum Rhumbler, 1913 † accepted as Bullopora Quenstedt, 1856 † (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987 err. emend.)
    7. Genus Arwebbinum Rhumbler, 1913 accepted as Webbinella Rhumbler, 1904 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    8. Genus Lingulopyrulinoides Saidova, 1975 accepted as Webbinella Rhumbler, 1904
  9. Genus Eupolymorphinella McCulloch, 1977 accepted as Polymorphinella Cushman & Hanzawa, 1936 (subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
  10. Genus Krebsia McCulloch, 1977 accepted as Krebsina McCulloch, 1981 (Homonym)
  11. Genus Placopsum Rhumbler, 1913 † accepted as Bullopora Quenstedt, 1856 † (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich and Tappan (1987))
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
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. XXXIX, 131 [details] 
Type locality contained in Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Diagnosis Test with chambers spirally arranged about a vertical axis, strongly overlapping toward the early part of the test;...  
Diagnosis Test with chambers spirally arranged about a vertical axis, strongly overlapping toward the early part of the test; rounded, slitlike, or radiate aperture at the distal end. U. Triassic (Rhaetian) to Holocene. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2026). World Foraminifera Database. Polymorphinidae d'Orbigny, 1839. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111944 on 2026-06-14
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gross, Onno
2010-03-25 10:31:03Z
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Hayward, Bruce W.
2010-09-22 20:23:33Z
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Hayward, Bruce W.
2016-12-20 13:20:58Z
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Le Coze, François
2026-06-14 17:32:14Z
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Le Coze, François

original description 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. XXXIX, 131 [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] 

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  PDF available [request]
 
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Diagnosis Test with chambers spirally arranged about a vertical axis, strongly overlapping toward the early part of the test; rounded, slitlike, or radiate aperture at the distal end. U. Triassic (Rhaetian) to Holocene. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
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