African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

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Soritidae Ehrenberg, 1839

AphiaID

111902 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:111902)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Soritoidea Ehrenberg, 1839

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Subfamily Archaiasinae Cushman, 1927
1. Genus Androsina Lévy, 1977
2. Genus Archaias Montfort, 1808
3. Genus Cycloputeolina Seiglie & Grove, 1977
4. Genus Cyclorbiculina A. Silvestri, 1937
5. Genus Parasorites Seiglie & Rivera, 1977
6. Genus Helenis Montfort, 1808 accepted as Archaias Montfort, 1808 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
7. Genus Ilotes Montfort, 1808 accepted as Archaias Montfort, 1808 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
Subfamily Soritinae Ehrenberg, 1839
1. Genus Amphisorus Ehrenberg, 1839
2. Genus Marginopora Quoy & Gaimard in Blainville, 1830
3. Genus Sorites Ehrenberg, 1839
4. Genus Taramellina Munier-Chalmas, 1902 accepted as Sorites Ehrenberg, 1839 (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich and Tappan (1987))
Genus Bradyella Munier-Chalmas, 1902 accepted as Amphisorus Ehrenberg, 1839 (isotopic junior synonym)
Genus Orbiculina Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Archaias Montfort, 1808 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Ehrenberg, C.G. (1839). Die Bildung der europäischen, libyschen und arabischen Kreidefelsen und des Kreidemergels aus mikroskopischen Organismen. 1-91, pls. 1-4. Druckerei der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin., available online at https://docnum.unistra.fr/digital/collection/coll13/id/102621
page(s): Chart opp. p. 120. Note: Introduced as family "Soritina" [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Soritidae Ehrenberg, 1839. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111902 on 2025-06-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Gross, Onno

2010-03-25 10:31:03Z

changed

Hayward, Bruce W.

2010-09-15 04:52:16Z

changed

Hayward, Bruce W.

2010-10-08 07:21:28Z

changed

Hayward, Bruce W.

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Nomenclature

original description Ehrenberg, C.G. (1839). Die Bildung der europäischen, libyschen und arabischen Kreidefelsen und des Kreidemergels aus mikroskopischen Organismen. 1-91, pls. 1-4. Druckerei der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin., available online at https://docnum.unistra.fr/digital/collection/coll13/id/102621
page(s): Chart opp. p. 120. Note: Introduced as family "Soritina" [details]

basis of record Gross, O. (2001). Foraminifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 60-75 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Other

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

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Diagnosis Test planispiral, at least in early stage, latir may be uncoiled, flaring, fusiform, or cylindrical; chambers numerous, interior subdivided by interseptal pillars or septula; aperture generally multiple, may vary in position in ontogeny. U. Cretaceous (Cenomanian) to Holocene. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]

Definitions

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Japanese	ソリテス科	[details]

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