Foraminifera taxon details
Parafissurina Parr, 1947
112158 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:112158)
accepted
Genus
Lagena ventricosa Silvestri, 1904 accepted as Parafissurina ventricosa (Silvestri, 1904) (type by original designation)
- Species Parafissurina abbotti McCulloch, 1981
- Species Parafissurina abnormis Parr, 1950
- Species Parafissurina acarinata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina acomposita McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina acompositiformis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina acuta McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina acuticosta Ujiié, 1990
- Species Parafissurina adamantistoma McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina admiralis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina anteriocostata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina aperta (Matthes, 1939) †
- Species Parafissurina applanata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina arctica Green, 1959
- Species Parafissurina arubaensis McCulloch, 1981
- Species Parafissurina arubiana McCulloch, 1981
- Species Parafissurina asteriata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina aventricosa McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina bandita Boltovskoy & Giussani de Kahn, 1983 †
- Species Parafissurina barri (Cushman & Stainforth, 1945) †
- Species Parafissurina basibullata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina basicarinata Parr, 1950 †
- Species Parafissurina basispinata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina basispinatiformis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina biannulata Parr, 1950 †
- Species Parafissurina bicarinata Lukina, 1980
- Species Parafissurina bicaudiculata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina biconica (Silvestri, 1902)
- Species Parafissurina biconicoformis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina biplanata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina boonei McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina botelliformis (Brady, 1881)
- Species Parafissurina buchneri Ujiié, 1990
- Species Parafissurina caelata (Buchner, 1940)
- Species Parafissurina caelatiformis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina caledoniana McCulloch, 1981
- Species Parafissurina carinata (Buchner, 1940) (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, Primary junior homonym of Lagena fasciata var. carinata Sidebottom, 1906)
- Species Parafissurina carinistoma McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina carnosa McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina caudialata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina caudicarinata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina claricincta McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina claricinctiformis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina clavigera (Buchner, 1940)
- Species Parafissurina compta (Buchner, 1940)
- Species Parafissurina condensata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina cor (Wiesner, 1931)
- Species Parafissurina cordata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina cordatiformis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina coriformis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina corpulenta McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina costata Ujiié, Ichikura & Kurihara, 1983 †
- Species Parafissurina costulata Jones, 1984 †
- Species Parafissurina cucullata (Chapman & Parr, 1937)
- Species Parafissurina cucullatiformis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina curta Parr, 1950
- Species Parafissurina curvans (Buchner, 1940)
- Species Parafissurina curvata Mohan & Bhatt, 1968 †
- Species Parafissurina curvitubulosa (McCulloch, 1977)
- Species Parafissurina davisi McCulloch, 1981
- Species Parafissurina decipiens McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina depressiformis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina discalis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina dohrnii (Buchner, 1940)
- Species Parafissurina dolosa McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina dorbignyana (Wiesner, 1931)
- Species Parafissurina dzemetinica Yanko, 1982 †
- Species Parafissurina elcockiana (Millett, 1901)
- Species Parafissurina elcockiformis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina erecta McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina erectiformis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina exiguiformis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina explanata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina explicata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina fabiformis (Buchner, 1940) †
- Species Parafissurina faceta McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina felsinea (Fornasini, 1894)
- Species Parafissurina fijiensis (Cushman, 1931) †
- Species Parafissurina flabellifera McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina follicula Loeblich & Tappan, 1953
- Species Parafissurina fornasinii (Buchner, 1940)
- Species Parafissurina frailensis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina fusiformis (Wiesner, 1931)
- Species Parafissurina fusuliformis Loeblich & Tappan, 1953
- Species Parafissurina garyi McCulloch, 1981
- Species Parafissurina groenlandica Shchedrina, 1946
- Species Parafissurina gutta Troitskaya, 1979
- Species Parafissurina hamata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina hemisphaerica Petri, 1957 †
- Species Parafissurina himatiostoma Loeblich & Tappan, 1953
- Species Parafissurina hongkongensis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina humilis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina impariliformis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina impisinna McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina inaequalabiata Yassini & Jones, 1995
- Species Parafissurina inaequilateralis (Wright, 1886)
- Species Parafissurina inflatiformis McCulloch, 1981
- Species Parafissurina infrons McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina inornata Bergen, 1986 †
- Species Parafissurina integra McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina invaginata (Sidebottom, 1913)
- Species Parafissurina inversa (Wiesner, 1931)
- Species Parafissurina irregularis (Sidebottom, 1906)
- Species Parafissurina kallima McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina kiyosumiensis Aoki, 1964 †
- Species Parafissurina kladerorhektis Patterson & Burbidge, 1995 †
- Species Parafissurina laculata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina laeta McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina lageniformis Neagu, 1968 †
- Species Parafissurina lata (Wiesner, 1931)
- Species Parafissurina lateralis (Cushman, 1913)
- Species Parafissurina laticarinata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina laticaudata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina laticordata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina latovata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina lenticulata Conato & Segre, 1974 †
- Species Parafissurina limpidiformis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina loburgense Schudack & Nuglisch, 2000 †
- Species Parafissurina magnilabiata Parr, 1950
- Species Parafissurina malcolmsonii (Wright, 1911)
- Species Parafissurina marginata (Wiesner, 1931)
- Species Parafissurina mauricensis (Howe & Roberts, 1939)
- Species Parafissurina minuta Zheng, 1979
- Species Parafissurina minutiformis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina mitrata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina neocircularis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina neocurta McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina neoventricosa McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina oblonga Zheng, 1979
- Species Parafissurina oblongiformis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina obsoleta McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina obtusa (Egger, 1857) †
- Species Parafissurina ovalis Todd, 1957 †
- Species Parafissurina ovata (Wiesner, 1931)
- Species Parafissurina panniculata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina parri Lukina, 1972 †
- Species Parafissurina paterifera McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina patuliformis McCulloch, 1981
- Species Parafissurina paulula McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina pilatizonata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina planulata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina praecoronata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina procidua McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina profusa McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina prolatolonga Patterson & Burbidge, 1995 †
- Species Parafissurina protoquadrata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina protrusa McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina provoluta Troitskaya, 1979
- Species Parafissurina pseudocarinata Jones, 1984 †
- Species Parafissurina pseudofelsinea Yassini & Jones, 1995
- Species Parafissurina pseudolateralis Jones, 1984 †
- Species Parafissurina pseudomarginata (Buchner, 1940)
- Species Parafissurina quadrata Parr, 1950 †
- Species Parafissurina quadrispinata Zheng, 1979
- Species Parafissurina reducta (Buchner, 1940)
- Species Parafissurina reflecta Zheng, 1979
- Species Parafissurina reniformis (Sidebottom, 1913)
- Species Parafissurina renilla McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina resupina McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina revertibicarinata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina reverticarinata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina ringens McCulloch, 1981
- Species Parafissurina ruda McCulloch, 1981
- Species Parafissurina saturni (Buchner, 1940)
- Species Parafissurina schlichti (Silvestri, 1902)
- Species Parafissurina semidevestiva McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina semilucida McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina seorsa McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina simplissima McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina spinosa Parr, 1950
- Species Parafissurina spinulata Popescu & Crihan, 2004 †
- Species Parafissurina stenosoma McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina subcarinata Parr, 1950
- Species Parafissurina subcircularis Parr, 1950
- Species Parafissurina sublata Parr, 1950
- Species Parafissurina subovata Parr, 1950
- Species Parafissurina subquadrata (Parr, 1945)
- Species Parafissurina subtesta McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina subventricosa McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina symmetrica McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina tasmanica Parr, 1950
- Species Parafissurina tectulostoma Loeblich & Tappan, 1953
- Species Parafissurina telocarinata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina tetranodosa McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina tetraplanata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina thryptica Clark, 1995
- Species Parafissurina torulosa McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina tricarinata Parr, 1950
- Species Parafissurina ultracompressa McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina uncifera McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina uncifera (Buchner, 1940)
- Species Parafissurina uncinata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina undulata McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina unguisiformis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parafissurina variata McCulloch, 1981
- Species Parafissurina ventricosa (Silvestri, 1904)
- Species Parafissurina vidriosa Boltovskoy & Giussani de Kahn, 1983 †
- Species Parafissurina wiesneri Parr, 1950
- Species Parafissurina bidens (Cushman, 1930) † accepted as Fissurina bidens (Cushman, 1930) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, Opinion of Poag (1966))
- Species Parafissurina marginoradiata McCulloch, 1977 accepted as Pseudofissurina marginoradiata (McCulloch, 1977)
- Species Parafissurina metaconica McCulloch, 1977 accepted as Pseudofissurina metaconica (McCulloch, 1977) (Opinion of Jones (1984))
- Species Parafissurina millettiformis McCulloch, 1977 accepted as Walterparria millettiformis (McCulloch, 1977) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Opinion of Loeblich and Tappan (1987))
- Species Parafissurina millettii (Chaster, 1892) accepted as Walterparria millettii (Chaster, 1892) (Type species of Walterparria)
- Species Parafissurina multicosta (Karrer, 1877) accepted as Pseudoolina multicosta (Karrer, 1877)
- Species Parafissurina pakistanica Anan, 2021 † (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)
- Species Parafissurina quaternaria McCulloch, 1977 accepted as Pseudofissurina quaternaria (McCulloch, 1977)
- Species Parafissurina scaphaeformis Parr, 1950 accepted as Ventrostoma scaphaeformis (Parr, 1950) accepted as Ventrostoma scaphaeforme (Parr, 1950)
- Species Parafissurina simplicita (Matthes, 1939) accepted as Parafissurina fusiformis (Wiesner, 1931) (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Species Parafissurina staphyllearia (Schwager, 1866) accepted as Fissurina staphyllearia Schwager, 1866
- Species Parafissurina unguis (Heron-Allen & Earland, 1913) accepted as Wiesnerina unguis (Heron-Allen & Earland, 1913) (Type species of Wiesnerina)
- Species Parafissurina valida (Matthes, 1939) accepted as Parafissurina dorbignyana (Wiesner, 1931) (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Species Parafissurina elcockiformis McCulloch, 1981 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, Junior homonym and different species from Parafissurina elcockiformis McCulloch, 1977)
- Species Parafissurina oblongiformis McCulloch, 1981 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, Junior homonym and different species from Parafissurina oblongiformis McCulloch, 1977)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Parr, W. J. (1947). The Lagenid Foraminifera and their Relationships. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria.</em> 58: 116-133., available online at http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/147965
page(s): pp. 123-124 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): pp. 123-124 [details] Available for editors

Diagnosis Test unilocular, slightly compressed, peripheral margin rounded to weakly carinate; wall calcareous, surface smooth;...
Diagnosis Test unilocular, slightly compressed, peripheral margin rounded to weakly carinate; wall calcareous, surface smooth; aperture crescentic, subterminal, the dorsal margin projecting beyond the opening in a hoodlike extension, entosolenian tube curved and attached to the inner dorsal wall. M. Eocene 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. Parafissurina Parr, 1947. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=112158 on 2025-07-17
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original description
Parr, W. J. (1947). The Lagenid Foraminifera and their Relationships. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria.</em> 58: 116-133., available online at http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/147965
page(s): pp. 123-124 [details] Available for editors
[request]
context source (Deepsea) Murray, J.W. (2006). Ecology and applications of benthic foraminifera. <em>Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press.</em> 426pp., available online at http://www.cambridge.org/9780521828390 [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 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
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page(s): pp. 123-124 [details] Available for editors

context source (Deepsea) Murray, J.W. (2006). Ecology and applications of benthic foraminifera. <em>Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press.</em> 426pp., available online at http://www.cambridge.org/9780521828390 [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 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





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Diagnosis Test unilocular, slightly compressed, peripheral margin rounded to weakly carinate; wall calcareous, surface smooth; aperture crescentic, subterminal, the dorsal margin projecting beyond the opening in a hoodlike extension, entosolenian tube curved and attached to the inner dorsal wall. M. Eocene to Holocene; cosmopolitan. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]