Foraminifera taxon details
Glomospirella Plummer, 1945 †
556136 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:556136)
accepted
Genus
Glomospira umbilicata Cushman & Waters, 1927 † accepted as Glomospirella umbilicata (Cushman & Waters, 1927) † (type by original designation)
Mjatliukaeina Suleymanov, 1969 † · unaccepted (Subjective junior synonym Opinion...)
Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987
- Species Glomospirella arctica Chamney, 1969 †
- Species Glomospirella balatonica Oravecz-Scheffer, 1996 †
- Species Glomospirella bipennis Saurin, 1961 †
- Species Glomospirella cantabrica Schlangintweit, Rosales & Najarro, 2016 †
- Species Glomospirella capellinii Ciarapica & Zaninetti, 1984 †
- Species Glomospirella compacta Bulynnikova, 1986 †
- Species Glomospirella confusiformis Rygina, 1971 †
- Species Glomospirella continentalis Sharovskaya, 1966 †
- Species Glomospirella cuboides Nie & Song, 1985 †
- Species Glomospirella curva Gu, Feng & He, 2007 †
- Species Glomospirella discobola Saurin, 1961 †
- Species Glomospirella djebolica Durkina, 1984 †
- Species Glomospirella elegans Durkina, 1984 †
- Species Glomospirella ellipsoidalis Ireland, 1966 †
- Species Glomospirella elongata Chamney, 1969 †
- Species Glomospirella endothyroides Saurin, 1961 †
- Species Glomospirella expansa Kristan-Tollmann, 1964 †
- Species Glomospirella fijiensis Brönnimann, Whittaker & Zaninetti, 1992
- Species Glomospirella galinae Sharovskaya, 1966 †
- Species Glomospirella gansseri Singh, 1979 †
- Species Glomospirella gaultina (Berthelin, 1880) †
- Species Glomospirella gibbosa Subbotina, 1960 †
- Species Glomospirella inconstans Mello, 1971 †
- Species Glomospirella indskiensis Kasatkina, 1991 †
- Species Glomospirella ivensis Petters, 1979 †
- Species Glomospirella jefimowae Kristan-Tollmann, 1984 †
- Species Glomospirella kugultinskensis Subbotina, 1958 †
- Species Glomospirella liassica Copestake & Johnson, 2014 †
- Species Glomospirella mamilla Gu, Feng & He, 2007 †
- Species Glomospirella minuscula Cai, Li & Zhang, 2006 †
- Species Glomospirella obovata Hao, 1982 †
- Species Glomospirella orthogonia Saurin, 1961 †
- Species Glomospirella oscillens Koehn-Zaninetti, Brönnimann & Gall, 1969 †
- Species Glomospirella otorica Romanova in Dain, 1972 †
- Species Glomospirella ovata Kiesel, 1970 †
- Species Glomospirella papaverum Saurin, 1961 †
- Species Glomospirella pavida Scherp, 1962 †
- Species Glomospirella pokornyi (Salaj, 1967) †
- Species Glomospirella porcellanea (Fursenko & Polenova, 1950) †
- Species Glomospirella pseudodiscus Sosipatrova & Wan in Wan et al., 1963 †
- Species Glomospirella raafi Benjamini, 1984 †
- Species Glomospirella robusta Scherp, 1962 †
- Species Glomospirella rosetta Ciarapica, Cirilli & Zaninetti, 1987 †
- Species Glomospirella semiaffixa Sharovskaya, 1966 †
- Species Glomospirella tsessiensis Todria, 1975 †
- Species Glomospirella umbilicata (Cushman & Waters, 1927) †
- Species Glomospirella unangularis Vangerow, 1964 †
- Species Glomospirella usvaensis Chuvashov in Chuvashov, Dyupina, Mizens & Chernykh, 1990 †
- Species Glomospirella woodi Haynes, 1958 †
- Species Glomospirella zhaolanzhuangensis Cui in Cai et al., 1998 †
- Subgenus Glomospirella (Usbekistania) Suleymanov, 1960 accepted as Usbekistania Suleymanov, 1960 (Loeblich and Tappan (1987) Nomen translatum)
- Species Glomospirella amplificata Kristan-Tollmann, 1970 † accepted as Hoyenella amplificata (Kristan-Tollmann, 1970) † (Opinion of Gaillot and Vachard (2007))
- Species Glomospirella biedai Samuel, 1977 † accepted as Annectina grzybowskii (Jurkiewicz, 1960) † (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Kaminski and Gradstein (http://nhm2.uio.no/norges/atlas/index.htm))
- Species Glomospirella densa (Reitlinger, 1950) † accepted as Brunsiella densa Reitlinger, 1950 †
- Species Glomospirella diffundens (Cushman & Renz, 1946) † accepted as Glomospira diffundens Cushman & Renz, 1946 †
- Species Glomospirella elbursorum Brönnimann, Zaninetti, Bozorgnia & Huber, 1972 † accepted as Hoyenella sinensis (Ho, 1959) † (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Rettori (1995), Kolar-Jurkovsek et al. (2013))
- Species Glomospirella facilis Ho, 1959 † accepted as Hoyenella facilis (Ho, 1959) † (Opinion of Rettori (1994))
- Species Glomospirella falsofriedli (Salaj, Borza & Samuel, 1983) † accepted as Gandinella falsofriedli (Salaj, Borza & Samuel, 1983) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Glomospirella farsani Vachard in Farsan et al., 1982 † accepted as Hoyenella farsani (Vachard in Farsan et al., 1982) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, Opinion of Vachard and Krainer (2022))
- Species Glomospirella fatrica Michalík, Jendrejáková & Borza, 1979 † accepted as Hoyenella fatrica (Michalík, Jendrejáková & Borza, 1979) † (Opinion of Gaillot and Vachard (2007))
- Species Glomospirella friedli Kristan-Tollmann, 1962 † accepted as Parvalamella friedli (Kristan-Tollmann, 1962) † (Type species of Parvalamella)
- Species Glomospirella grandis (Salaj, 1967) † accepted as Pilamminella grandis (Salaj, 1967) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Glomospirella hoi Kristan-Tollmann, 1970 † accepted as Hoyenella hoae (Kristan-Tollmann, 1970) † (Opinion of Gaillot and Vachard (2007) nomen correctum)
- Species Glomospirella hubeiensis Lin, 1978 † accepted as Hoyenella hubeiensis (Lin, 1978) † (Opinion of Gaillot and Vachard (2007))
- Species Glomospirella irregulariformis Efimova, 1974 † accepted as Glomospirella amplificata Kristan-Tollmann, 1970 † accepted as Hoyenella amplificata (Kristan-Tollmann, 1970) † (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Trifonova (1992))
- Species Glomospirella kamaensis Baryshnikov, 1982 † accepted as Hoyenella kamaensis (Baryshnikov, 1982) † (Opinion of Gaillot and Vachard (2007))
- Species Glomospirella lampangensis Kobayashi, Martini, Rettori & Zaninetti, 2006 † accepted as Hoyenella lampangensis (Kobayashi, Martini, Rettori & Zaninetti, 2006) † (Opinion of Gaillot and Vachard (2007))
- Species Glomospirella linae Vachard & Gaillot, 2005 † accepted as Brunsispirella linae (Vachard & Gaillot, 2005) † accepted as Okimuraites linae (Vachard & Gaillot, 2005) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, Type species of Brunsispirella)
- Species Glomospirella minima Michalík, Jendrejáková & Borza, 1979 † accepted as Hoyenella minima (Michalík, Jendrejáková & Borza, 1979) † (Opinion of Gaillot and Vachard (2007))
- Species Glomospirella nyei Crespin, 1958 † accepted as Hoyenella nyei (Crespin, 1958) † (Opinion of Gaillot and Vachard (2007))
- Species Glomospirella parallela Kristan-Tollmann, 1964 † accepted as Angulodiscus parallelus (Kristan-Tollmann, 1964) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, Opinion of Pronina and Vuks (1996), Gale et al. (2020) ["Angulodiscus parallelus"])
- Species Glomospirella paucispira Michalík, Jendrejáková & Borza, 1979 † accepted as Hoyenella paucispira (Michalík, Jendrejáková & Borza, 1979) † (Opinion of Gaillot and Vachard (2007))
- Species Glomospirella pseudopulchra Lipina, 1955 † accepted as Brunsia pulchra Mikhailov, 1939 † (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Hance, Hou and Vachard (2011))
- Species Glomospirella sairamica Poyarkov in Skvorzov, 1965 † accepted as Brunsia sairamica (Poyarkov in Skvorzov, 1965) † (Opinion of Hance, Hou and Vachard (2011))
- Species Glomospirella semiplana (Kochansky-Devidé & Pantić, 1966) † accepted as Pilamminella semiplana (Kochansky-Devidé & Pantić, 1966) †
- Species Glomospirella serpens (Grzybowski, 1898) † accepted as Glomospira serpens (Grzybowski, 1898) † accepted as Agathamminoides serpens (Grzybowski, 1898) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Glomospirella shengi Ho, 1959 † accepted as Hoyenella shengi (Ho, 1959) † (Opinion of Rettori (1994))
- Species Glomospirella spirillinoides (Grozdilova & Glebovskaia, 1948) † accepted as Brunsia spirillinoides (Grozdilova & Glebovskaia, 1948) † (Opinion of Hance, Hou and Vachard (2011))
- Species Glomospirella succincta Zheng & Lin, 1978 † accepted as Hoyenella succincta (Zheng & Lin, 1978) † (Opinion of Gaillot and Vachard (2007))
- Species Glomospirella sygmoidalis (Rauzer-Chernousova, 1948) † accepted as Brunsia sygmoidalis Rauzer-Chernousova, 1948 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, Opinion of Hance, Hou and Vachard (2011))
- Species Glomospirella triphonensis Baud, Zaninetti & Brönnimann, 1971 † accepted as Hoyenella triphonensis (Baud, Zaninetti & Brönnimann, 1971) † (Opinion of Gaillot and Vachard (2007))
- Species Glomospirella valida Conil & Lys, 1964 † accepted as Eoforschia valida (Conil & Lys, 1964) † (Opinion of Hance, Hou and Vachard (2011))
- Species Glomospirella vulgaris Ho, 1959 † accepted as Hoyenella vulgaris (Ho, 1959) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, Opinion of Vachard and Krainer (2022))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
feminine
Plummer, H. J. (1945). Smaller foraminifera in the Marble Falls, Smithwick, and lower Strawn strata around the Llano uplift in Texas. <em>University of Texas Bulletin.</em> 4401: 209-271., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/2152/23430
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Diagnosis Early stage streptospirally enrolled, later nearly planispiral, and final stage uncoiling, early stage undivided, later...
Diagnosis Proloculus followed by streptospirally enrolled undivided tubular second chamber, tubular chamber later becomes...
Diagnosis Early stage streptospirally enrolled, later nearly planispiral, and final stage uncoiling, early stage undivided, later with pseudosepta that are thin and somewhat irregular in distribution; wall calcareous, microgranular, undifferentiated; aperture simple and terminal. M. to U. Carboniferous: USSR. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
Diagnosis Proloculus followed by streptospirally enrolled undivided tubular second chamber, tubular chamber later becomes...
Diagnosis Proloculus followed by streptospirally enrolled undivided tubular second chamber, tubular chamber later becomes planispirally coiled and test discoidal; wall very finely agglutinated, smoothly finished; aperture at the open end of the tube. U. Carboniferous, Pennsylvanian to Miocene; cosmopolitan. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Glomospirella Plummer, 1945 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=556136 on 2026-01-17
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Plummer, H. J. (1945). Smaller foraminifera in the Marble Falls, Smithwick, and lower Strawn strata around the Llano uplift in Texas. <em>University of Texas Bulletin.</em> 4401: 209-271., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/2152/23430
page(s): p. 233 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Mjatliukaeina Suleymanov, 1969 †) Suleymanov, I. S., 1969, K sistematike semeystv Trochamminidae Schwager, 1877, i Ammodiscidae Reuss, 1862 [On the systematics of the families Trochamminidae Schwager, 1877, and Ammodiscidae Reuss, 1862], Dokladari Uzbekiston SSR, Fanlar Akademiyasining, Tashkent 1969(6):50-51. [details] Available for editors [request]
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[request]original description (of Mjatliukaeina Suleymanov, 1969 †) Suleymanov, I. S., 1969, K sistematike semeystv Trochamminidae Schwager, 1877, i Ammodiscidae Reuss, 1862 [On the systematics of the families Trochamminidae Schwager, 1877, and Ammodiscidae Reuss, 1862], Dokladari Uzbekiston SSR, Fanlar Akademiyasining, Tashkent 1969(6):50-51. [details] Available for editors
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Diagnosis Early stage streptospirally enrolled, later nearly planispiral, and final stage uncoiling, early stage undivided, later with pseudosepta that are thin and somewhat irregular in distribution; wall calcareous, microgranular, undifferentiated; aperture simple and terminal. M. to U. Carboniferous: USSR. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]Diagnosis Proloculus followed by streptospirally enrolled undivided tubular second chamber, tubular chamber later becomes planispirally coiled and test discoidal; wall very finely agglutinated, smoothly finished; aperture at the open end of the tube. U. Carboniferous, Pennsylvanian to Miocene; cosmopolitan. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
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