WoRMS name details
Sigmella Azbel & Mikhalevich, 1983
721995 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:721995)
unaccepted (Junior homonym of cockroach genus Sigmella Hebard, 1940)
Genus
Sigmoilina edwardsi (Schlumberger, 1887) accepted as Sigmella edwardsi (Schlumberger, 1887) accepted as Novosigmella edwardsi (Schlumberger, 1887) (type by original designation)
- Species Sigmella distorta (Phleger & Parker, 1951) accepted as Sigmoilina distorta Phleger & Parker, 1951
- Species Sigmella edwardsi (Schlumberger, 1887) accepted as Novosigmella edwardsi (Schlumberger, 1887) (Type species of Novosigmella)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Mikhalevich, V. I. (1983). The bottom foraminifera from the shelves of the tropical Atlantic. <em>USSR Academy of Sciences, Zoological Institute.</em> 1-247.
page(s): p. 121 [details]
page(s): p. 121 [details]
Homonymy Junior homonym of cockroach genus Sigmella Hebard, 1940
Homonymy Junior homonym of cockroach genus Sigmella Hebard, 1940
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Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2024). World Foraminifera Database. Sigmella Azbel & Mikhalevich, 1983. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=721995 on 2024-04-23
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original description
Mikhalevich, V. I. (1983). The bottom foraminifera from the shelves of the tropical Atlantic. <em>USSR Academy of Sciences, Zoological Institute.</em> 1-247.
page(s): p. 121 [details]
basis of record 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
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page(s): p. 121 [details]
basis of record 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
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Diagnosis Test broadly ovate in outline, slightly flattened in section, periphery subacute, chambers one-half coil in length, but added less than 180¡ apart, resulting in a sigmoid appearance in section, chambers with floors but lack lateral extensions over earlier chambers like those of Sigmoilina, numerous chambers visible from the exterior; wall calcareous, imperforate, porcelaneous, polished, surface smooth; aperture round to oval, may have a small tooth. Oligocene, Holocene; Australia; Atlantic: Canary Islands; Pacific. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]Homonymy Junior homonym of cockroach genus Sigmella Hebard, 1940
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