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Elphidium Montfort, 1808

Nautilus macellum Fichtel and Moll, 1798, lectotype,
Nautilus macellum Fichtel and Moll, 1798, lectotype,

112162  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:112162)

  1. Biota
  2. Chromista (Kingdom)
  3. Harosa (Subkingdom)
  4. Rhizaria (Infrakingdom)
  5. Foraminifera (Phylum)
  6. Globothalamea (Class)
  7. Rotaliana (Subclass)
  8. Rotaliida (Order)
  9. Rotalioidea (Superfamily)
  10. Elphidiidae (Family)
  11. Elphidiinae (Subfamily)
  12. Elphidium (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Cellanthus Montfort, 1808 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (Opinion of Cushman (1927))
Cribrononion Thalmann, 1947 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Elphidium advena (Cushman, 1922)
  2. Species Elphidium alvarezianum (d'Orbigny, 1839)
  3. Species Elphidium asiaticum Polski, 1959
  4. Species Elphidium craticulatum (Fichtel & Moll, 1798)
  5. Species Elphidium crispum (Linnaeus, 1758)
  6. Species Elphidium delicatulum Bermúdez, 1949 †
  7. Species Elphidium depressulum Cushman, 1933
  8. Species Elphidium gerthi van Voorthuysen, 1957
  9. Species Elphidium rutteni Hermes, 1945 †
  10. Species Elphidium subcrispum Nakamura, 1937 †
  11. Species Elphidium advenum (Cushman, 1922) accepted as Elphidium advena (Cushman, 1922) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet, Advena is a noun in standard Latin dictionaries, advena, -ae (stranger); advena has been used also as an adjective but see ICZN art. 31.2.2. for such a case)
  12. Species Elphidium biperforatus (Whittaker & Hodgkinson, 1979) accepted as Elphidiella biperforata (Whittaker & Hodgkinson, 1979) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  13. Species Elphidium hispidulum Cushman, 1936 accepted as Hispidoelphidium hispidulum (Cushman, 1936) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  14. Species Elphidium incertum (Williamson, 1858) accepted as Toddinella incerta (Williamson, 1858) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  15. Species Elphidium limbatum (Chapman, 1907) accepted as Elphidium alvarezianum (d'Orbigny, 1839) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, Opinion of Hayward et al (2025))
  16. Species Elphidium reticulosum Cushman, 1933 accepted as Millettoelphidium reticulosum (Cushman, 1933) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
neuter
Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): p. 14 [details] 
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Elphidium Montfort, 1808. Accessed through: Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2025) Hong Kong Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=112162 on 2026-04-18
Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2026). Hong Kong Register of Marine Species. Elphidium Montfort, 1808. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=112162 on 2026-04-18
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Gross, Onno
2006-09-11 06:44:08Z
changed
Martinez, Olga
2010-07-18 01:42:35Z
changed
Hayward, Bruce W.
2013-03-08 15:09:52Z
changed
Hayward, Bruce W.
2014-05-19 08:48:59Z
changed
Hayward, Bruce W.
2017-03-11 10:08:37Z
changed
Le Coze, François
2022-12-21 14:06:51Z
changed
Le Coze, François

original description Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): p. 14 [details] 

original description (of Cellanthus Montfort, 1808) Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571 [details] 

context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details] 

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, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., 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

additional source Hayward, B.W., Hollis, C.J., Grenfell, H.R. 1997. Recent Elphidiidae (Foraminiferida) of the South-West Pacific and fossil Elphidiidae of New Zealand. Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences, Monograph 16, 166 p. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Hayward, B.W., Holzmann, M., Langer, M.R., Parker, J.H., Tsuchiya, M. (2025). Molecular and morphological taxonomy and biogeography of living Cribroelphidiidae, Elphidiellidae, Elphidiidae, Haynesinidae and related taxa (Foraminifera, Rotalioidea). <em>Micropaleontology.</em> 71: 433-808., available online at https://doi.org/10.47894/mpal.71.5.01 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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