Foraminifera taxon details
Tolypammininae Cushman, 1928
737266 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:737266)
accepted
Subfamily
- Genus Ammodiscella Ireland, 1956 †
- Genus Ammodiscellites Resig & Glenn, 1997
- Genus Ammovertella Cushman, 1928 †
- Genus Hemidiscella Bock, 1968
- Genus Neotolypammina Urošević & Sudar, 1992 †
- Genus Saturnella Hedinger, 1993 †
- Genus Serpulopsis Girty, 1911 †
- Genus Tolypammina Rhumbler, 1895
- Genus Arammlagenum Rhumbler, 1913 accepted as Ammolagena Eimer & Fickert, 1899 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
- Genus Arpsammophoum Rhumbler, 1913 † accepted as Ammovertella Cushman, 1928 † (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
- Genus Minammodytes Henbest, 1963 † accepted as Serpulopsis Girty, 1911 † (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan (1964 & 1987) Unnecessary nomen novum)
- Genus Psammophis Schellwien, 1898 † accepted as Ammovertella Cushman, 1928 † (New name in Cushman (1928) Preoccupied by Psammophis Boie, 1827 (genus of snakes))
- Genus Serpulella Eimer & Fickert, 1899 accepted as Tolypammina Rhumbler, 1895 (Objective junior synonym, Loeblich & Tappan (1987))
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Cushman, J. A. (1928). Foraminifera; their classification and economic use. <em>Special Publication Cushman Laboratory for Foraminiferal Research.</em> 1: 1-401., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10754260
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Diagnosis Test attached, proloculus followed by tubular chamber that may be nearly straight, or with early coil followed by uncoiled...
Diagnosis Test attached, proloculus followed by tubular chamber that may be nearly straight, or with early coil followed by uncoiled and straight tubular chamber, or by a zigzag or irregularly growing tubular chamber. U. Devonian (Frasnian) 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. Tolypammininae Cushman, 1928. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=737266 on 2026-07-30
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Cushman, J. A. (1928). Foraminifera; their classification and economic use. <em>Special Publication Cushman Laboratory for Foraminiferal Research.</em> 1: 1-401., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10754260
page(s): p. 103. [details] Available for editors [request]
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Diagnosis Test attached, proloculus followed by tubular chamber that may be nearly straight, or with early coil followed by uncoiled and straight tubular chamber, or by a zigzag or irregularly growing tubular chamber. U. Devonian (Frasnian) to Holocene. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
