WoRMS taxon details
Heterocassidulina McCulloch, 1977
520929 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:520929)
accepted
Genus
Heterocassidulina erecta McCulloch, 1977 (type by original designation)
- Species Heterocassidulina albida McCulloch, 1977
- Species Heterocassidulina arubaensis McCulloch, 1981
- Species Heterocassidulina erecta McCulloch, 1977
- Species Heterocassidulina irregularis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Heterocassidulina margaritaensis McCulloch, 1981
- Species Heterocassidulina saidovae Loeblich & Tappan, 1994
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
McCulloch, I. (1977). Qualitative observations on Recent foraminiferal tests with emphasis on the eastern Pacific. University of Southern California. Los Angeles., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=tPw_AAAAIAAJ
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Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Heterocassidulina McCulloch, 1977. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=520929 on 2025-05-06
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Nomenclature
original description
McCulloch, I. (1977). Qualitative observations on Recent foraminiferal tests with emphasis on the eastern Pacific. University of Southern California. Los Angeles., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=tPw_AAAAIAAJ
page(s): p. 400 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): p. 400 [details] Available for editors
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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 [request]
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Diagnosis Test elongate, flattened to lenticular in section, early chambers biserially arranged and enrolled as in Cassidulina, later chambers arched, low and much broader as in Cassidulinella but flaring and uncoiling, sutures radial to oblique in the early stage, later nearly horizontal but arched centrally, slightly depressed; wall calcareous, distinctly perforate, optical character unknown, surface smooth; aperture an elongate slit paralleling the periphery at the base of the final chamber, toothplate not reported. Holocene; E. Pacific, USA: off Catalina Island, California. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
