Foraminifera taxon details

Massilina Schlumberger, 1893

Quinqueloculina secans d'Orbigny, 1826
Quinqueloculina secans d'Orbigny, 1826

112026  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:112026)

  1. Biota
  2. Chromista (Kingdom)
  3. Harosa (Subkingdom)
  4. Rhizaria (Infrakingdom)
  5. Foraminifera (Phylum)
  6. Tubothalamea (Class)
  7. Miliolida (Order)
  8. Miliolina (Suborder)
  9. Milioloidea (Superfamily)
  10. Hauerinidae (Family)
  11. Hauerininae (Subfamily)
  12. Massilina (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Quinqueloculina secans d'Orbigny, 1826 accepted as Massilina secans (d'Orbigny, 1826) (type by subsequent designation)
Decussoloculina Neagu, 1984 · unaccepted (Subjective junior synonym Opinion...)  
Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987

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  1. Species Massilina alexandriaensis McCulloch, 1977
  2. Species Massilina arta McCulloch, 1977
  3. Species Massilina bantamensis Yabe & Asano, 1937 †
  4. Species Massilina bikiniensis McCulloch, 1977
  5. Species Massilina brodiei Hedley, Hurdle & Burdett, 1967
  6. Species Massilina cedrosensis McCulloch, 1977
  7. Species Massilina columbiana Howe, 1939 †
  8. Species Massilina concisa McCulloch, 1981
  9. Species Massilina cookei Cushman, 1935 †
  10. Species Massilina crenata (Karrer, 1868)
  11. Species Massilina crescentensis Hamlin, 1960 †
  12. Species Massilina cristobaliana McCulloch, 1977
  13. Species Massilina crusta Cushman, 1922 †
  14. Species Massilina demissa McCulloch, 1981
  15. Species Massilina differens McCulloch, 1977
  16. Species Massilina disgrega McCulloch, 1977
  17. Species Massilina dispar McCulloch, 1981
  18. Species Massilina diversa McCulloch, 1977
  19. Species Massilina dobrogiaca Neagu, 1968 †
  20. Species Massilina dorsetensis Cifelli, 1959 †
  21. Species Massilina durhami Natland, 1950
  22. Species Massilina elegans Serova, 1960 †
  23. Species Massilina esconditoensis McCulloch, 1977
  24. Species Massilina excentrica McCulloch, 1977
  25. Species Massilina ginginensis Chapman, 1917 †
  26. Species Massilina glabricostata Cushman, 1935 †
  27. Species Massilina glutinosa Cushman & Cahill, 1933 †
  28. Species Massilina goniopleura Hadley, 1935 †
  29. Species Massilina guadalupensis McCulloch, 1977
  30. Species Massilina gualtieriana (d'Orbigny, 1839)
  31. Species Massilina gunteri Cushman & Ponton, 1932 †
  32. Species Massilina hachijensis (Uchio, 1952)
  33. Species Massilina hechti Hofker, 1957 †
  34. Species Massilina hongkongensis McCulloch, 1977
  35. Species Massilina hoodensis McCulloch, 1977
  36. Species Massilina humblei Cushman & Ellisor, 1932 †
  37. Species Massilina humilis Le Calvez, 1947 †
  38. Species Massilina implexa McCulloch, 1977
  39. Species Massilina inaffecta McCulloch, 1977
  40. Species Massilina intermedia Cheng & Zheng, 1978
  41. Species Massilina jurassica Danich, 1971 †
  42. Species Massilina kosyunensis Ishizaki, 1943 †
  43. Species Massilina kuldharensis Kalia & Chowdhury, 1983 †
  44. Species Massilina laevigata (Cushman & Todd, 1944)
  45. Species Massilina lapidigera (Howchin & Parr, 1938) †
  46. Species Massilina ludbrookae Lindsay, 1985 †
  47. Species Massilina macsotayi Bermúdez & Fuenmayor, 1966 †
  48. Species Massilina magna Zheng, 1979
  49. Species Massilina mansfieldi Cushman & Cahill, 1933 †
  50. Species Massilina marylandica Cushman & Cahill, 1933 †
  51. Species Massilina mauricensis Howe & Ellis, 1939 †
  52. Species Massilina misrensis Said, 1949
  53. Species Massilina murgeanui Neagu, 1986 †
  54. Species Massilina nakkadyi Abd-Elshafy & Ibrahim, 1990 †
  55. Species Massilina nolascoensis McCulloch, 1977
  56. Species Massilina obliquestriata Cushman & Valentine, 1930
  57. Species Massilina ostroviana Neagu, 1968 †
  58. Species Massilina ovalis Serova, 1960 †
  59. Species Massilina pagoensis McCulloch, 1977
  60. Species Massilina panamensis McCulloch, 1977
  61. Species Massilina panayensis McCulloch, 1977
  62. Species Massilina paronai Martinotti, 1921
  63. Species Massilina patula McCulloch, 1977
  64. Species Massilina penglaiensis (Jacot, 1925)
  65. Species Massilina pernambucensis Tinoco, 1958
  66. Species Massilina peruviana (d'Orbigny, 1839)
  67. Species Massilina placida Todd & Post, 1954 †
  68. Species Massilina planata Cushman, 1932
  69. Species Massilina planispiroidea Martinotti, 1921
  70. Species Massilina planoconvexa Tappan, 1940 †
  71. Species Massilina plummerae Harris & Jobe, 1951 †
  72. Species Massilina pratti Cushman & Ellisor, 1931
  73. Species Massilina prominens McCulloch, 1981
  74. Species Massilina protea Parker, 1953
  75. Species Massilina pseudoclara Todd, 1957
  76. Species Massilina pulcherrima Cushman & Valentine, 1930
  77. Species Massilina pulchra Cushman & Gray, 1946 †
  78. Species Massilina pyristoma Zheng, 1978
  79. Species Massilina quadrans Cushman & Ponton, 1932
  80. Species Massilina redcliffensis Gordon, 1965 †
  81. Species Massilina reginaldi McCulloch, 1977
  82. Species Massilina robustior Cushman & Valentine, 1930
  83. Species Massilina ruggierii Sprovieri, 1970 †
  84. Species Massilina rumana Neagu, 1986 †
  85. Species Massilina rustica Todd, 1957
  86. Species Massilina sadeki Abd-Elshafy & Ibrahim, 1990 †
  87. Species Massilina sanluisensis McCulloch, 1977
  88. Species Massilina secans (d'Orbigny, 1826)
  89. Species Massilina sigmoidea Serova, 1960 †
  90. Species Massilina simulata McCulloch, 1981
  91. Species Massilina socorroensis McCulloch, 1977
  92. Species Massilina spinata Cushman & Ponton, 1932 †
  93. Species Massilina stuckeyi Andersen, 1961
  94. Species Massilina subaequalis (Parr, 1936) †
  95. Species Massilina subtenuistriata Sprovieri, 1970 †
  96. Species Massilina suezensis McCulloch, 1977
  97. Species Massilina sulphurbayensis McCulloch, 1977
  98. Species Massilina tangolaensis McCulloch, 1977
  99. Species Massilina tenuissima Bermúdez, 1949 †
  100. Species Massilina texasensis Cushman, 1937 †
  101. Species Massilina timorensis Loeblich & Tappan, 1994
  102. Species Massilina vulgaris Serova, 1960 †
  103. Species Massilina yazooensis Bandy, 1949 †
  104. Species Massilina reinachi (Andreae, 1894) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, Not a Massilina (finely agglutinated))
  105. Species Massilina agglutinans Keijzer, 1935 accepted as Pseudomassilina australis (Cushman, 1932) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Hofker (1968))
  106. Species Massilina alveoliniformis Millett, 1898 accepted as Ammomassilina alveoliniformis (Millett, 1898) (Type species of Ammomassilina)
  107. Species Massilina amygdaloides (Brady, 1884) accepted as Quinqueloculina amygdaloides (Brady, 1884)
  108. Species Massilina annectens Schlumberger, 1893 accepted as Quinqueloculina annectens (Schlumberger, 1893) (superseded original combination)
  109. Species Massilina arenaria (Brady, 1884) accepted as Sigmoilopsis arenaria (Brady, 1884) (Opinion of Łuczkowska (1974), Łuczkowska in Jones (1994))
  110. Species Massilina asperula (Karrer, 1868) accepted as Spiroglutina asperula (Karrer, 1868)
  111. Species Massilina australis Cushman, 1932 accepted as Pseudomassilina australis (Cushman, 1932) (Type species of Pseudomassilina)
  112. Species Massilina bella Le Calvez, 1947 † accepted as Heterillina bella (Le Calvez, 1947) † (Opinion of Le Calvez (1970))
  113. Species Massilina bicornis (Walker & Jacob, 1798) accepted as Adelosina bicornis (Walker & Jacob, 1798) (superseded combination)
  114. Species Massilina carinata (Fornasini, 1905) accepted as Spiroloculina carinata Fornasini, 1905
  115. Species Massilina corrugata Collins, 1958 accepted as Lachlanella corrugata (Collins, 1958) represented as Quinqueloculina corrugata (Collins, 1958)
  116. Species Massilina decorata Cushman, 1922 † accepted as Heteromiliola decorata (Cushman, 1922) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, Type species of Heteromiliola)
  117. Species Massilina durrandii (Millett, 1898) accepted as Edentostomina durrandii (Millett, 1898) (Opinion of Collins (1958))
  118. Species Massilina fragilissima (Brady, 1884) accepted as Pseudohauerina fragilissima (Brady, 1884)
  119. Species Massilina granulocostata (Germeraad, 1946) accepted as Pseudotriloculina granulocostata (Germeraad, 1946) accepted as Cycloforina granulocostata (Germeraad, 1946)
  120. Species Massilina haidingerii (d'Orbigny, 1846) † accepted as Quinqueloculina haidingerii d'Orbigny, 1846 † (Massiline Stage (MS) of Q. haidingerii in opinion of Łuczkowska (1974))
  121. Species Massilina inaequalis Cushman, 1921 accepted as Quinqueloculina inaequalis (Cushman, 1921)
  122. Species Massilina incisa Cushman & Ponton, 1932 accepted as Lachlanella incisa (Cushman & Ponton, 1932) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Opinion of Al-Zamel et al. (2008))
  123. Species Massilina jacksonensis Cushman, 1933 † accepted as Massilina jacksonensis Cushman, 1927 † accepted as Tappanella jacksonensis (Cushman, 1927) † accepted as Helentappanella jacksonensis (Cushman, 1927) † accepted as Hemimiliola jacksonensis (Cushman, 1927) † (Already described validly even if no holotype was designated in 1927 (as stated by Cushman (1933)))
  124. Species Massilina jacksonensis Cushman, 1927 † accepted as Tappanella jacksonensis (Cushman, 1927) † accepted as Helentappanella jacksonensis (Cushman, 1927) † accepted as Hemimiliola jacksonensis (Cushman, 1927) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, Opinion of Andersen (1984))
  125. Species Massilina macilenta (Brady, 1884) accepted as Pseudomassilina macilenta (Brady, 1884)
  126. Species Massilina milletti (Wiesner, 1912) accepted as Spiroloculina milletti Wiesner, 1912
  127. Species Massilina milletti (Wiesner, 1923) accepted as Quinqueloculina milletti (Wiesner, 1912)
  128. Species Massilina minuta Collins, 1958 accepted as Sigmoilopsis minuta (Collins, 1958)
  129. Species Massilina occlusa Cushman, 1922 † accepted as Spiroloculina occlusa (Cushman, 1922) † (Opinion of Cushman and Todd (1944))
  130. Species Massilina pacificensis Cushman, 1924 accepted as Pseudomassilina pacificensis (Cushman, 1924)
  131. Species Massilina reticulata (Heron-Allen & Earland, 1915) accepted as Pseudomassilina reticulata (Heron-Allen & Earland, 1915) (Opinion of Lacroix (1938) [Pseudomassilina australis (Cushman) var. reticulata])
  132. Species Massilina rugosa Sidebottom, 1904 accepted as Proemassilina rugosa (Sidebottom, 1904) (Type species of Proemassilina)
  133. Species Massilina saidi Anan, 2024 † (unaccepted > unavailable name, Name published in an electronic publication unregistered in ZooBank, invalid for nomenclatural purposes according to the 2012 Amendment of Articles 8, 9, 10, 21 and 78 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature)
  134. Species Massilina speciosa (Karrer, 1868) accepted as Spirosigmoilina speciosa (Karrer, 1868)
  135. Species Massilina subrugosa Collins, 1958 accepted as Siphonaperta subrugosa (Collins, 1958)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Schlumberger, C. (1893). Monographie des Miliolidées du Golfe de Marseille. <em>Mémoires de la Société zoologique de France.</em> 6: 57-80., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10116514
page(s): p. 76 [details] OpenAccess publication
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2021). World Foraminifera Database. Massilina Schlumberger, 1893. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/foraminifera.../aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=112026 on 2026-01-21
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gross, Onno
2006-09-25 06:54:45Z
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Martinez, Olga
2010-08-03 07:28:08Z
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Hayward, Bruce W.
2013-03-08 15:09:52Z
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Hayward, Bruce W.
2014-04-08 08:52:58Z
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Hayward, Bruce W.
2020-03-07 16:24:42Z
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Le Coze, François

original description Schlumberger, C. (1893). Monographie des Miliolidées du Golfe de Marseille. <em>Mémoires de la Société zoologique de France.</em> 6: 57-80., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10116514
page(s): p. 76 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Decussoloculina Neagu, 1984) Neagu, T. (1984). Nouvelles données sur la morphologie du test, sur la systématique et la nomenclature des miliolidés agatisthègues [sic] du Mésozoïque. <em>Revista Española de Micropaleontología.</em> 16: 75-90.
page(s): p. 81 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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 Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [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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Ecology Epiphytic, clinging; plants; herbivore; marine; temperate–warm; inner shelf. [details]
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