Foraminifera taxon details

Polytaxis scutella (Cushman & Waters, 1928) †

To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (Tetrataxis scutella USNM CC 9179 holotype 2)
To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (Tetrataxis scutella USNM CC 9179 holotype 2)

1865717  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1865717)

  1. Biota
  2. Chromista (Kingdom)
  3. Harosa (Subkingdom)
  4. Rhizaria (Infrakingdom)
  5. Foraminifera (Phylum)
  6. Fusulinata † (Class)
  7. Fusulinana † (Subclass)
  8. Endothyrida † (Order)
  9. Tetrataxoidea † (Superfamily)
  10. Tetrataxidae † (Family)
  11. Polytaxis † (Genus)
  12. Polytaxis scutella † (Species)
accepted
Species
Tetrataxis scutella Cushman & Waters, 1928 † · unaccepted > superseded combination (Opinion of Pinard and Mamet (1998))
marine
fossil only
(of Tetrataxis scutella Cushman & Waters, 1928 †) Cushman, J. A.; Waters, J. A. (1928). Additional Cisco Foraminifera from Texas. <em>Contributions from the Cushman Laboratory for Foraminiferal Research.</em> 4: 62-67., available online at https://cushmanfoundation.allenpress.com/Portals/_default/files/pubarchive/cclfr/4cclfr3.pdf
page(s): p. 65 pl. 8 fig. 9 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2026). World Foraminifera Database. Polytaxis scutella (Cushman & Waters, 1928) †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1865717 on 2026-01-15
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Le Coze, François

original description (of Tetrataxis scutella Cushman & Waters, 1928 †) Cushman, J. A.; Waters, J. A. (1928). Additional Cisco Foraminifera from Texas. <em>Contributions from the Cushman Laboratory for Foraminiferal Research.</em> 4: 62-67., available online at https://cushmanfoundation.allenpress.com/Portals/_default/files/pubarchive/cclfr/4cclfr3.pdf
page(s): p. 65 pl. 8 fig. 9 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

new combination reference Pinard, S.; Mamet, B. (1998). Taxonomie des petits foraminifères du Carbonifère supérieur-Permien inférieur du bassin de Sverdrup, Arctique canadien. <em>Palaeontographica Canadiana.</em> 15: 1-253. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (Tetrataxis scutella USNM CC 9179 holotype 2) (from synonym Tetrataxis scutella Cushman & Waters, 1928 †)
To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (Tetrataxis scutella USNM CC 9179 holotype) (from synonym Tetrataxis scutella Cushman & Waters, 1928 †)
From editor or global species database

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