Foraminifera taxon details

Oolina d'Orbigny, 1839

Oolina laevigata d'Orbigny, 1839
Oolina laevigata d'Orbigny, 1839

112156 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:112156)

  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. Ellipsolagenidae (Family)
  12. Oolininae (Subfamily)
  13. Oolina (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Oolina laevigata d'Orbigny, 1839 (type by subsequent designation)
Cenchridium Ehrenberg, 1845 · unaccepted (Subjective junior synonym in...)  
Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich and Tappan, 1964
Entosolenia Williamson, 1848 · unaccepted (Subjective junior synonym Opinion...)  
Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987
Lagena (Entosolenia) Wiesner, 1931 · unaccepted (Nomen translatum)
Lagena (Oolina) Haynes, 1958 · unaccepted (Nom. trans.)
Ovulina Ehrenberg, 1845 · unaccepted (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan,...)  
Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987 err. emend.

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  1. Species Oolina acuticosta (Reuss, 1862)
  2. Species Oolina alifera (Reuss, 1870) †
  3. Species Oolina ampulladistoma (Jones, 1874)
  4. Species Oolina ampulliformis McCulloch, 1981
  5. Species Oolina ampullilineata McCulloch, 1977
  6. Species Oolina areolata McCulloch, 1977
  7. Species Oolina artificiosa (Buchner, 1940)
  8. Species Oolina asymmetrica McCulloch, 1977
  9. Species Oolina auberginiana Yassini & Jones, 1995
  10. Species Oolina baukalionilla Loeblich & Tappan, 1994
  11. Species Oolina bifidocostata Albani, 1981
  12. Species Oolina bifurcata (LeRoy, 1944)
  13. Species Oolina borealis Loeblich & Tappan, 1954
  14. Species Oolina brevisolenia Zheng, 1979
  15. Species Oolina capensis (Ehrenberg, 1872)
  16. Species Oolina capsulata McCulloch, 1977
  17. Species Oolina caudigera (Wiesner, 1931) (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, Primary junior homonym of Lagena alveolata var. caudigera Brady, 1884)
  18. Species Oolina cellularis (Silvestri, 1896) †
  19. Species Oolina charlesensis McCulloch, 1977
  20. Species Oolina citriformis (Buchner, 1940)
  21. Species Oolina clariglobosa McCulloch, 1977
  22. Species Oolina confluenta McCulloch, 1977
  23. Species Oolina confragosa McCulloch, 1977
  24. Species Oolina cookei (Cushman, 1923) †
  25. Species Oolina costata Egger, 1857 †
  26. Species Oolina costata Silvestri Ms., 1894 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, Primary junior homonym of Oolina costata Egger, 1857)
  27. Species Oolina cristobalensis McCulloch, 1981
  28. Species Oolina crudicostata McCulloch, 1977
  29. Species Oolina curvella Patterson & Burbidge, 1995 †
  30. Species Oolina cylindracea Yassini & Jones, 1995
  31. Species Oolina delicata Sliter, 1968 †
  32. Species Oolina dipentagona McCulloch, 1977
  33. Species Oolina diquadrata McCulloch, 1977
  34. Species Oolina ellipsoides Costa, 1856 †
  35. Species Oolina elongata (Dunikowski, 1879) †
  36. Species Oolina emaciata (Reuss, 1863)
  37. Species Oolina eucostata McCulloch, 1977
  38. Species Oolina falsoscalariformis Margerel, 2016 †
  39. Species Oolina furssenkoi Troitskaya & Fursenko, 1979
  40. Species Oolina fusiformis Terquem, 1864 †
  41. Species Oolina glabra McCulloch, 1977
  42. Species Oolina glans (Earland, 1934)
  43. Species Oolina globosa (Montagu, 1803)
  44. Species Oolina gracilis Ujiié, 1997
  45. Species Oolina guttaformis Collins, 1974
  46. Species Oolina haidingeri Cžjžek, 1848
  47. Species Oolina heronalleni Haynes, 1973
  48. Species Oolina heteromorphiformis McCulloch, 1981
  49. Species Oolina incurvum (Ehrenberg, 1872)
  50. Species Oolina inferocostata (Cushman, 1913)
  51. Species Oolina infundibulum Ebensberger, 1962 †
  52. Species Oolina inornata d'Orbigny, 1839 †
  53. Species Oolina intercalata Jones, 1984 †
  54. Species Oolina isabella d'Orbigny, 1839
  55. Species Oolina kapilai Kalia, 1978 †
  56. Species Oolina kleithria Loeblich & Tappan, 1994
  57. Species Oolina laevigata d'Orbigny, 1839
  58. Species Oolina leoniana Bertels, 1980 †
  59. Species Oolina lineata (Williamson, 1848)
  60. Species Oolina lineatopunctata (Heron-Allen & Earland, 1922)
  61. Species Oolina lirata McCulloch, 1977
  62. Species Oolina margaritae Figueroa, Marchant & Ramírez in Figueroa et al., 2006
  63. Species Oolina meloformis McCulloch, 1977
  64. Species Oolina micans (Buchner, 1940)
  65. Species Oolina montagui (Alcock, 1865)
  66. Species Oolina morsei (Kline, 1943) †
  67. Species Oolina neofavosapunctata McCulloch, 1981
  68. Species Oolina neoglobosa McCulloch, 1977
  69. Species Oolina neohispida McCulloch, 1981
  70. Species Oolina neolineata McCulloch, 1981
  71. Species Oolina obeliscata Mello, 1969 †
  72. Species Oolina oblonga Jauhri, 1994 †
  73. Species Oolina oinomikadoi Matsunaga, 1963 †
  74. Species Oolina ona Malumián & Jannou, 2000 †
  75. Species Oolina ovoidea Yassini & Jones, 1995
  76. Species Oolina ovum (Ehrenberg, 1843)
  77. Species Oolina parisoina Loeblich & Tappan, 1994
  78. Species Oolina patannae Haman, 1966
  79. Species Oolina pentagona Terquem & Piette, 1862 †
  80. Species Oolina permixta McCulloch, 1977
  81. Species Oolina piriformis Yassini & Jones, 1995
  82. Species Oolina poroglobosa McCulloch, 1977
  83. Species Oolina portseaensis (Collins, 1974)
  84. Species Oolina prospiralis McCulloch, 1977
  85. Species Oolina punctata Egger, 1857 †
  86. Species Oolina puteocapitulata McCulloch, 1977
  87. Species Oolina quadricollaris McCulloch, 1977
  88. Species Oolina quadricompacta McCulloch, 1977
  89. Species Oolina quinquecostata McCulloch, 1977
  90. Species Oolina raricosta d'Orbigny, 1839 †
  91. Species Oolina reussi Said & Kenawy, 1956 †
  92. Species Oolina reussi Kaptarenko-Chernousova, 1967 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, Primary junior homonym of Oolina reussi Said & Kenawy, 1956)
  93. Species Oolina salentina Costa, 1856 †
  94. Species Oolina sayulensis Kohl, 1985 †
  95. Species Oolina scalariformesulcata (Wiesner, 1931)
  96. Species Oolina seminiformis Albani & Yassini, 1989
  97. Species Oolina seminuda (Brady, 1884)
  98. Species Oolina setosa (Earland, 1934)
  99. Species Oolina setosiformis McCulloch, 1977
  100. Species Oolina shunyiense Wang & He, 1985 †
  101. Species Oolina simplicita Marchant, 1993
  102. Species Oolina sphaeroidalis Costa Ms., 1894 †
  103. Species Oolina sphaerula (Ehrenberg, 1845)
  104. Species Oolina spherica Bandy, 1949 †
  105. Species Oolina spiroglobosa McCulloch, 1977
  106. Species Oolina spuria McCulloch, 1977
  107. Species Oolina squamosasulcata (Heron-Allen & earland, 1922)
  108. Species Oolina stelligera (Brady, 1881)
  109. Species Oolina stellula (Loeblich & Tappan, 1994)
  110. Species Oolina stiktosa Loeblich & Tappan, 1994
  111. Species Oolina striatula Egger, 1857 †
  112. Species Oolina subacuticostiformis Albani & Yassini, 1989
  113. Species Oolina taiyanggongense Wang & He, 1985 †
  114. Species Oolina tasmanica Parr, 1950
  115. Species Oolina teres McCulloch, 1977
  116. Species Oolina tinkersiana McCulloch, 1977
  117. Species Oolina tokaoi (Asano, 1952) †
  118. Species Oolina triangulata Konenkova, 2001 †
  119. Species Oolina truncata (Brady, 1884)
  120. Species Oolina unica McCulloch, 1977
  121. Species Oolina variabilis McCulloch, 1977
  122. Species Oolina variata (Brady, 1881)
  123. Species Oolina variatiformis McCulloch, 1977
  124. Species Oolina versiculata (McCulloch, 1977)
  125. Species Oolina vilardeboana d'Orbigny, 1839
  126. Species Oolina villicostata (Pezzani, 1963) †
  127. Species Oolina virgulatiformis McCulloch, 1977
  128. Species Oolina acicularis Terquem, 1858 † accepted as Oolina lanceolata Terquem, 1858 † accepted as Procerolagena lanceolata (Terquem, 1858) † (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Riegraf (1985), Copestake and Johnson (2014))
  129. Species Oolina acuticostata (Seguenza, 1862) † accepted as Obliquina acuticostata Seguenza, 1862 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  130. Species Oolina alcocki (White, 1956) accepted as Homalohedra williamsoni (Alcock, 1865)
  131. Species Oolina ampullineata McCulloch, 1977 accepted as Oolina ampullilineata McCulloch, 1977 (Misspelling)
  132. Species Oolina ampullodistoma (Jones, 1874) accepted as Oolina ampulladistoma (Jones, 1874) (misspelling)
  133. Species Oolina apiculata Reuss, 1851 accepted as Reussoolina apiculata (Reuss, 1851)
  134. Species Oolina apiopleura (Loeblich & Tappan, 1953) accepted as Homalohedra apiopleura (Loeblich & Tappan, 1953) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Opinion of Patterson et al. (1998))
  135. Species Oolina axiformis (Matthes, 1939) † accepted as Homalohedra axiformis (Matthes, 1939) †
  136. Species Oolina barkeri Margerel, 2016 accepted as Homalohedra bassensis (Collins, 1974) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, Opinion of Le Coze (2024) pers. comm. [O. barkeri is based on the pl. 58, fig. 31 from Brady (1884), which was recognized as Homalohedra bassensis by Kawagata and Kamihashi (2016)])
  137. Species Oolina botelliformis (Brady, 1881) accepted as Parafissurina botelliformis (Brady, 1881)
  138. Species Oolina carteri Albani & Yassini, 1989 accepted as Reussoolina carteri (Albani & Yassini, 1989) (Opinion of Parker (2009))
  139. Species Oolina catenulata (Jeffreys, 1848) accepted as Lagena catenulata (Jeffreys, 1848) accepted as Pseudofavulina catenulata (Jeffreys in Williamson, 1848) † (By majority usage)
  140. Species Oolina caudata d'Orbigny, 1839 accepted as Lagena caudata (d'Orbigny, 1839) (Opinion of Boltovskoy and Giussani de Kahn (1982), Zheng & Fu, 2008)
  141. Species Oolina clavata d'Orbigny, 1846 accepted as Hyalinonetrion clavatum (d'Orbigny, 1846) (Opinion of Cicha et al. (1998))
  142. Species Oolina collaripolygonata Albani & Yassini, 1989 accepted as Homalohedra guntheri (Earland, 1934)
  143. Species Oolina collaris (Cushman, 1913) accepted as Heteromorphina collaris (Cushman, 1913) (Opinion of Clark (1991))
  144. Species Oolina compressa d'Orbigny, 1839 accepted as Fissurina compressa (d'Orbigny, 1839) (Opinion of Boltovskoy and Watanabe (1993))
  145. Species Oolina costata (Williamson, 1858) accepted as Oolina borealis Loeblich & Tappan, 1954 (unaccepted > junior homonym, E. costata is a secondary junior homonym of Oolina costata Egger, 1857)
  146. Species Oolina costeiana Popescu, 1983 † accepted as Cushmanina costeiana (Popescu, 1983) † (Opinion of Popescu and Crihan (2004))
  147. Species Oolina desmophora (Jones, 1874) accepted as Cushmanina desmophora (Jones, 1874)
  148. Species Oolina exsculpta (Brady, 1881) accepted as Exsculptina exsculpta (Brady, 1881)
  149. Species Oolina fasciata Egger, 1857 accepted as Fissurina fasciata (Egger, 1857) accepted as Palliolatella fasciata (Egger, 1857) (Opinion of Boltovskoy and Guissani de Kahn (1983))
  150. Species Oolina favosopunctata (Brady, 1881) accepted as Favulina favosopunctata (Brady, 1881)
  151. Species Oolina feidleniana (Brady, 1878) accepted as Cushmanina feildeniana (Brady, 1878) (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  152. Species Oolina feildeniana (Brady, 1878) accepted as Cushmanina feildeniana (Brady, 1878)
  153. Species Oolina felsinea (Fornasini, 1894) accepted as Parafissurina felsinea (Fornasini, 1894)
  154. Species Oolina foveolata (Seguenza, 1862) accepted as Favulina foveolata (Seguenza, 1862) (Opinion of Milker amd Schmiedl (2012))
  155. Species Oolina geometrica Todd, 1957 † accepted as Cushmanina geometrica (Todd, 1957) † (Opinion of Le Coze (2021) pers. comm.)
  156. Species Oolina guntheri (Earland, 1934) accepted as Homalohedra guntheri (Earland, 1934)
  157. Species Oolina hauteriviana (Bartenstein & Brand, 1951) † accepted as Lagena hauteriviana Bartenstein & Brand, 1951 †
  158. Species Oolina hertwigiana (Brady, 1881) accepted as Lagena hertwigiana Brady, 1881 accepted as Sipholagena hertwigiana (Brady, 1881) accepted as Moncharmontzeiana hertwigiana (Brady, 1881)
  159. Species Oolina heteromorpha Parr, 1950 accepted as Heteromorphina heteromorpha (Parr, 1950) accepted as Heteromorphina collaris (Cushman, 1913) (Type species of Heteromorphina)
  160. Species Oolina hexagona (Williamson, 1848) accepted as Favulina hexagona (Williamson, 1848) (Opinion of Cimerman and Langer (1991))
  161. Species Oolina hispida (Reuss, 1863) accepted as Lagena hispida Reuss, 1863
  162. Species Oolina isabelleana d'Orbigny, 1839 accepted as Oolina isabella d'Orbigny, 1839 (Incorrect subsequent spelling 'isabelleana' in plates explanation)
  163. Species Oolina lagenalis Terquem, 1862 † accepted as Procerolagena lanceolata (Terquem, 1858) † (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Copestake and Johnson (2014))
  164. Species Oolina lanceolata Terquem, 1858 † accepted as Procerolagena lanceolata (Terquem, 1858) † (Opinion of Copestake and Johnson (2014))
  165. Species Oolina liasica Kübler & Zwingli, 1866 † accepted as Lagena liasica (Kübler & Zwingli, 1866) † (Opinion of Tappan (1955), Copestake and Johnson (2014))
  166. Species Oolina longispina (Brady, 1881) accepted as Fissurina longispina (Brady, 1881)
  167. Species Oolina mariae (Karrer, 1877) † accepted as Favulina mariae (Karrer, 1877) †
  168. Species Oolina melo d'Orbigny, 1839 accepted as Favulina melo (d'Orbigny, 1839) (Opinion of Akimoto, Matsui, Shimokawa, and Furukawa (2002), Hanagata and Nobuhara (2015))
  169. Species Oolina melosquamosa Mcculloch, 1977 accepted as Favulina melosquamosa (McCulloch, 1977)
  170. Species Oolina mexiconica Anan, 2026 † (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)
  171. Species Oolina neobotelliformis McCulloch, 1977 accepted as Duplella neobotelliformis (McCulloch, 1977)
  172. Species Oolina orbignyana (Seguenza, 1862) accepted as Fissurina orbignyana Seguenza, 1862
  173. Species Oolina ovata Terquem, 1858 † accepted as Reussoolina ovata (Terquem, 1858) † (Opinion of Copestake and Johnson (2014))
  174. Species Oolina oxystoma (Reuss, 1863) † accepted as Lagena oxystoma Reuss, 1863 †
  175. Species Oolina punctulata (Sidebottom, 1912) accepted as Reussoolina punctulata (Sidebottom, 1912)
  176. Species Oolina scalariforme-sulcata (Wiesner, 1931) accepted as Oolina scalariformesulcata (Wiesner, 1931)
  177. Species Oolina scalariformis (Williamson, 1848) accepted as Favulina scalariformis (Williamson, 1848) accepted as Pseudofavulina scalariformis (Williamson, 1848)
  178. Species Oolina sidebottomi (Earland, 1934) accepted as Exsculptina sidebottomi (Earland, 1934) (Type species of Exsculptina)
  179. Species Oolina simplex Reuss, 1851 † accepted as Reussoolina simplex (Reuss, 1851) † (Opinion of Frenzel (2000))
  180. Species Oolina simplex Terquem, 1862 † accepted as Procerolagena lanceolata (Terquem, 1858) † (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Copestake and Johnson (2014))
  181. Species Oolina spiralis (Brady, 1884) accepted as Cushmanina spiralis (Brady, 1884)
  182. Species Oolina squamosa (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Favulina squamosa (Montagu, 1803)
  183. Species Oolina staphyllearia (Schwager, 1866) accepted as Fissurina staphyllearia Schwager, 1866
  184. Species Oolina striata d'Orbigny, 1839 accepted as Lagena striata (d'Orbigny, 1839) (Opinion of Reuss (1863), Batjes (1958))
  185. Species Oolina striaticollis d'Orbigny, 1839 accepted as Lagena striaticollis (d'Orbigny, 1839) (Opinion of Boltovskoy and Giussani de Kahn (1983))
  186. Species Oolina striatopunctata (Parker & Jones, 1865) accepted as Cushmanina striatopunctata (Parker & Jones, 1865)
  187. Species Oolina tectulostoma (Loeblich & Tappan, 1953) accepted as Parafissurina tectulostoma Loeblich & Tappan, 1953
  188. Species Oolina trigonopulchella (Balkwill & Millett, 1844) accepted as Galwayella trigonopulchella (Balkwill & Millett, 1844)
  189. Species Oolina tunisica Anan, 2026 † (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)
  190. Species Oolina virginiana Nogan, 1964 † accepted as Lagena virginiana (Nogan, 1964) † (Opinion of Beckmann in Bolli et al. (1994))
  191. Species Oolina virgula Terquem, 1862 † accepted as Oolina lanceolata Terquem, 1858 † accepted as Procerolagena lanceolata (Terquem, 1858) † (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Riegraf (1985), Copestake and Johnson (2014))
  192. Species Oolina williamsoni (Alcock, 1865) accepted as Homalohedra williamsoni (Alcock, 1865)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1839). Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale. Foraminifères. t. 5 pt. 5: 1-86., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46823366
page(s): p. 18 [details] OpenAccess publication
Diagnosis Test unilocular, globular to ovate; wall calcareous, hyaline, radial, surface smooth or with very fine longitudinal striae,...  
Diagnosis Test unilocular, globular to ovate; wall calcareous, hyaline, radial, surface smooth or with very fine longitudinal striae, base may be apiculate; aperture rounded, slightly produced on a short neck and may be surrounded by radial grooves. Jurassic to Holocene; cosmopolitan. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Oolina d'Orbigny, 1839. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=112156 on 2026-08-06
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gross, Onno
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Hayward, Bruce W.
2014-04-21 08:43:32Z
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Hayward, Bruce W.
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Le Coze, François

original description Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1839). Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale. Foraminifères. t. 5 pt. 5: 1-86., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46823366
page(s): p. 18 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Ovulina Ehrenberg, 1845) Ehrenberg, C.G. (1845). [Novorum Generum et Specierum brevis definitio. Zusätze zu seinen letzten Mittheilung über die mikroskopischen Lebensformen von Portugall und Spanien, Süd-Afrika, Hinter-Indien, Japan und Kurdistan, und legte die folgenden Diagnosen u. s. w.]. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1845: 357-377, available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11055633
page(s): p. 358 [details] 

original description (of Cenchridium Ehrenberg, 1845) Ehrenberg, C.G. (1845). [Novorum Generum et Specierum brevis definitio. Zusätze zu seinen letzten Mittheilung über die mikroskopischen Lebensformen von Portugall und Spanien, Süd-Afrika, Hinter-Indien, Japan und Kurdistan, und legte die folgenden Diagnosen u. s. w.]. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1845: 357-377, available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11055633
page(s): p. 357 [details] 

original description (of Lagena (Oolina) Haynes, 1958) Haynes, J. R. (1958). Certain smaller British Paleocene Foraminifera. Part IV. Arenacea, Lagenidea, Buliminidea and Chilostomellidae. <em>Contributions from the Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research.</em> 9(3): 58-77., available online at http://www.cushmanfoundation.org/archival-publications/ [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Entosolenia Williamson, 1848) Williamson, W. C. (1848). On the Recent British species of the genus <i>Lagena</i>. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2) 1 (1): 1-20., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22193922#page/17/
page(s): p. 16 [details] OpenAccess publication

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 Patterson, D. (2001). Platypus checklist of Protoctista [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 unilocular, globular to ovate; wall calcareous, hyaline, radial, surface smooth or with very fine longitudinal striae, base may be apiculate; aperture rounded, slightly produced on a short neck and may be surrounded by radial grooves. Jurassic to Holocene; cosmopolitan. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]

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Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
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