WoRMS taxon details
Stainforthia fusiformis (Williamson, 1858)
113070 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:113070)
accepted
Species
Bulimina fusiformis Williamson, 1858 · unaccepted
Bulimina pupoides var. fusiformis Williamson, 1858 · unaccepted
Fursenkoina fusiformis (Williamson, 1858) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Stainforthia fusiformis subsp. marginata (Fornasini, 1902) accepted as Bulimina fusiformis subsp. sublimbata Panizza, 1967 accepted as Bulimina sublimbata Panizza, 1967 (unaccepted > junior homonym, Nomen novum in Panizza (1967) Bulimina fusiformis marginata Fornasini, 1902 is a primary junior homonym of B. marginata d'Orbigny, 1826)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Bulimina pupoides var. fusiformis Williamson, 1858) Williamson, W.C. (1858). On the recent Foraminifera of Great Britain. <em>The Ray Society, London.</em> 1-107., available online at https://archive.org/details/onrecentforamini00will/page/n0 [details] 
Type locality contained in Great Britain
type locality contained in Great Britain [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2026). World Foraminifera Database. Stainforthia fusiformis (Williamson, 1858). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=113070 on 2026-06-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Bulimina pupoides var. fusiformis Williamson, 1858) Williamson, W.C. (1858). On the recent Foraminifera of Great Britain. <em>The Ray Society, London.</em> 1-107., available online at https://archive.org/details/onrecentforamini00will/page/n0 [details]
basis of record 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]
basis of record 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]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (PeRMS) Cardich, J.; Gutiérrez, D.; Romero, D.; Pérez, A.; Quipúzcoa, L.; Marquina, R.; Yupanqui, W.; Solís, J.; Carhuapoma, W.; Sifeddine, A.; Rathburn, A. (2015). Calcareous benthic foraminifera from the upper central Peruvian margin: control of the assemblage by pore water redox and sedimentary organic matter. <em>Marine Ecology Progress Series.</em> 535: 63-87., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11409 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Cardich, J.; Gutiérrez, D.; Romero, D.; Pérez, A.; Quipúzcoa, L.; Marquina, R.; Yupanqui, W.; Solís, J.; Carhuapoma, W.; Sifeddine, A.; Rathburn, A. (2015). Calcareous benthic foraminifera from the upper central Peruvian margin: control of the assemblage by pore water redox and sedimentary organic matter. <em>Marine Ecology Progress Series.</em> 535: 63-87., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11409 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Ecology Infaunal, facultative anaerobe, able to withstand short periods of anoxia; and early coloniser of formerly anoxic sediments; an opportunistic shelf species that thrives under stressed conditions where the salinity exceeds 30 (Alve, 1994; 2003); fjords, lagoons, shelf seas (below fronts, Scott et al., 2003). [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Fursenkoina fusiformis (Williamson, 1858))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Bulimina fusiformis Williamson, 1858)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stainforthia fusiformis)
To GenBank (112 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Bulimina pupoides var. fusiformis Williamson, 1858)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Bulimina fusiformis Williamson, 1858)
To PESI (from synonym Fursenkoina fusiformis (Williamson, 1858))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Fursenkoina fusiformis (Williamson, 1858))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Bulimina fusiformis Williamson, 1858)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stainforthia fusiformis)
To GenBank (112 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Bulimina pupoides var. fusiformis Williamson, 1858)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Bulimina fusiformis Williamson, 1858)
To PESI (from synonym Fursenkoina fusiformis (Williamson, 1858))
