WoRMS taxon details
Spirillinidae Reuss & Fritsch, 1861
111951 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:111951)
accepted
Family
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Reuss, A. E.; Fritsch, A. (1861). Verzeichniss von 100 Gypsmodellen von Foraminiferen, welche unter der Leitung des Prof Dr. A. Reuss und Dr. Anton Fritsch gearbeitet wurden. <em>Prague: Karl Seyfried.</em> 1-4.
page(s): p. 2. [details]
page(s): p. 2. [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2026). World Foraminifera Database. Spirillinidae Reuss & Fritsch, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111951 on 2026-08-22
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Reuss, A. E.; Fritsch, A. (1861). Verzeichniss von 100 Gypsmodellen von Foraminiferen, welche unter der Leitung des Prof Dr. A. Reuss und Dr. Anton Fritsch gearbeitet wurden. <em>Prague: Karl Seyfried.</em> 1-4.
page(s): p. 2. [details]
basis of record Patterson, D. (2001). Platypus checklist of Protoctista [details]
page(s): p. 2. [details]
basis of record Patterson, D. (2001). Platypus checklist of Protoctista [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
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 [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Gross, O. (2001). Foraminifera, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 60-75 (look up in IMIS) [details]
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]
[request]additional source Gross, O. (2001). Foraminifera, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 60-75 (look up in IMIS) [details]
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 Spherical proloculus followed by nonseptate enrolled tubular chamber, planispiral or low to high trochospiral, or may enroll back on itself to result in a double-layered cone; aperture single at open end of tube or tube may be closed terminally. U. Triassic to Holocene. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
