WoRMS name details
Elphidium macellum var. aculeatum (Silvestri, 1901)
478602 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:478602)
unaccepted > junior homonym (Secondary junior homonym of Elphidium aculeatum (d'Orbigny, 1846))
Variety
Polystomella macella var. aculeata Silvestri, 1901 · unaccepted (Opinion of Cushman (1939))
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Polystomella macella var. aculeata Silvestri, 1901) Silvestri, A. (1901). Appunti sui Rizopodi reticolari della Sicilia. <em>Atti e Rendiconti della Reale Accademia di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti degli Zelanti, Acireale, Memorie della Classe di Scienze.</em> 10(7) (1898-1900): 1-50., available online at https://www.accademiadeglizelanti.it/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/AZ-1899-1900_ATTIERENDICONTI-CDS_0001_ridotto.pdf [details] 
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2026). World Foraminifera Database. Elphidium macellum var. aculeatum (Silvestri, 1901). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=478602 on 2026-05-06
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Nomenclature
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(of Polystomella macella var. aculeata Silvestri, 1901) Silvestri, A. (1901). Appunti sui Rizopodi reticolari della Sicilia. <em>Atti e Rendiconti della Reale Accademia di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti degli Zelanti, Acireale, Memorie della Classe di Scienze.</em> 10(7) (1898-1900): 1-50., available online at https://www.accademiadeglizelanti.it/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/AZ-1899-1900_ATTIERENDICONTI-CDS_0001_ridotto.pdf [details] 
new combination reference Cushman, J. A. (1939). A monograph of the foraminiferal Family Nonionidae. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Papers.</em> 191: 1-123., available online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0191/report.pdf [details] Available for editors
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new combination reference Cushman, J. A. (1939). A monograph of the foraminiferal Family Nonionidae. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Papers.</em> 191: 1-123., available online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0191/report.pdf [details] Available for editors
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality