WoRMS taxon details
Operculina ammonoides (Gronovius, 1781)
522116 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:522116)
accepted
Species
Assilina ammonoides (Gronovius, 1781) · unaccepted (Opinion of Willem Renema, Sept 2017)
Assilina discoidalis (d'Orbigny in Guérin-Méneville, 1832) · alternative representation (Opinion of Hohenegger (2011))
Camerina ammonoides (Gronovius, 1781) · unaccepted
Nautilus ammonoides Gronovius, 1781 · unaccepted (foraminifer erroneously described...)
foraminifer erroneously described in a mollusc genus
Nummulina (Assiline) discoidalis d'Orbigny, 1826 · unaccepted (Nomen nudum & vernacular)
Nummulites ammonoides (Gronovius, 1781) · unaccepted
Operculina discoidalis (d'Orbigny in Guérin-Méneville, 1832) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (Opinion of Holzmann et al. (2022))
Operculina madagascariensis d'Orbigny, 1826 · unaccepted (Nomen nudum)
- Variety Operculina ammonoides var. inaequilateralis Sidebottom, 1918 (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, Primary junior homonym of Operculina inaequilateralis Carter, 1853)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Nautilus ammonoides Gronovius, 1781) Gronovius, L.T. (1781). Zoophilacium Gronovianum : exhibens animalia quadrupeda, amphibia, pisces, insecta, vermes, mollusca, testacea, et zoophyta. <em>Theodorus Haak et Soc. Leyden.</em> vol. 3: 241-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/115893
page(s): p. 282 (N. 1220) pl. 19 figs. 5-6 [details]
page(s): p. 282 (N. 1220) pl. 19 figs. 5-6 [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Operculina ammonoides (Gronovius, 1781). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=522116 on 2025-05-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Nautilus ammonoides Gronovius, 1781) Gronovius, L.T. (1781). Zoophilacium Gronovianum : exhibens animalia quadrupeda, amphibia, pisces, insecta, vermes, mollusca, testacea, et zoophyta. <em>Theodorus Haak et Soc. Leyden.</em> vol. 3: 241-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/115893
page(s): p. 282 (N. 1220) pl. 19 figs. 5-6 [details]
original description (of Operculina madagascariensis d'Orbigny in Fornasini, 1904) Fornasini, C. (1903). Illustrazione di specie orbignyane di «Nummulitidae» istituite nel 1826. <em>Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana.</em> 22: 395-397., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51546402
page(s): p. 395 pl. 14 fig. 3; note: Date of publication given as 1904 in Ellis & Messina. [details]
original description (of Nummulina discoidalis d'Orbigny in Guérin-Méneville, 1832) Guérin-Méneville, F.E. (1829-1843). Iconographie du régne animal de G. Cuvier. [Representation d'apres nature de l'une des especes les plus remarquables et souvent non encore figurees, de chaque genre d'animaux.Iconography of the animal kingdom by G. Cuvier.]. <em>Planches des Animaux invertébrés. Zoophytes. 2. Crustacées. A. Londres publisher. (Publication began in 1829).</em> :1-48, [ Copepods pl. 35, This plate was published in 1837.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27813845
page(s): p. 9 pl. 2 fig. 6 [details]
new combination reference Hohenegger, J.; Yordanova, E.; Hatta, A. (2000). Remarks on West Pacific Nummulitidae (foraminifera). <em>The Journal of Foraminiferal Research.</em> 30(1): 3-28., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/240779107 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): p. 282 (N. 1220) pl. 19 figs. 5-6 [details]
original description (of Operculina madagascariensis d'Orbigny in Fornasini, 1904) Fornasini, C. (1903). Illustrazione di specie orbignyane di «Nummulitidae» istituite nel 1826. <em>Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana.</em> 22: 395-397., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51546402
page(s): p. 395 pl. 14 fig. 3; note: Date of publication given as 1904 in Ellis & Messina. [details]
original description (of Nummulina discoidalis d'Orbigny in Guérin-Méneville, 1832) Guérin-Méneville, F.E. (1829-1843). Iconographie du régne animal de G. Cuvier. [Representation d'apres nature de l'une des especes les plus remarquables et souvent non encore figurees, de chaque genre d'animaux.Iconography of the animal kingdom by G. Cuvier.]. <em>Planches des Animaux invertébrés. Zoophytes. 2. Crustacées. A. Londres publisher. (Publication began in 1829).</em> :1-48, [ Copepods pl. 35, This plate was published in 1837.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27813845
page(s): p. 9 pl. 2 fig. 6 [details]
new combination reference Hohenegger, J.; Yordanova, E.; Hatta, A. (2000). Remarks on West Pacific Nummulitidae (foraminifera). <em>The Journal of Foraminiferal Research.</em> 30(1): 3-28., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/240779107 [details] Available for editors
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ecology source
Reiss, Z.; Hottinger, L. (1984). The Gulf of Aqaba. <em>Ecological Studies.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69787-6 [details] Available for editors [request]
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context source (HKRMS)
Yim, W. W.-S.; He, X.-X. (1988). Holocene foraminifera in Hong Kong and their palaeoenvironmental significance. <em>In: The palaeoenvironment of east asia from the mid-tertiary, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Paleoenvironment of East Asia, Vol. II: Oceanography, Palaeozoology and Palaeoanthropology (eds. Whyte, P. Aigner, J.S., Jablonski, N.G., Taylor, G., Walker, D., Pinxian, W. & So, C.-L.), Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong.</em> 787-809. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., E. Meric, M. Verlaque, P. Galli, C.F. Boudouresque, A. Giangrande, M. Cinar & M. Bilecenoglu. (2008). Additions to the annotated list of marine alien biota in the Mediterranean with special emphasis on Foraminifera and Parasites. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 9(1): 119-165., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.146 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., E. Meric, M. Verlaque, P. Galli, C.F. Boudouresque, A. Giangrande, M. Cinar & M. Bilecenoglu. (2008). Additions to the annotated list of marine alien biota in the Mediterranean with special emphasis on Foraminifera and Parasites. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 9(1): 119-165., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.146 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Operculina madagascariensis d'Orbigny in Fornasini, 1904)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (62 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Operculina ammonoides)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Operculina discoidalis) (from synonym Operculina discoidalis (d'Orbigny in Guérin-Méneville, 1832))
To GenBank (102 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Assilina ammonoides (Gronovius, 1781))
To GenBank (102 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Operculina discoidalis (d'Orbigny in Guérin-Méneville, 1832))
To Global Biodiversity Information Facility
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (62 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Operculina ammonoides)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Operculina discoidalis) (from synonym Operculina discoidalis (d'Orbigny in Guérin-Méneville, 1832))
To GenBank (102 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Assilina ammonoides (Gronovius, 1781))
To GenBank (102 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Operculina discoidalis (d'Orbigny in Guérin-Méneville, 1832))
To Global Biodiversity Information Facility
