Nomenclature
original description
Avnimelech, M. (1952). A revision of the tubular Monothalamia. <em>Contributions from the Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research.</em> 3(2): 60-68., available online at https://cushmanfoundation.allenpress.com/portals/_default/files/pubarchive/CCFFR/03ccffr2.pdf
page(s): p. 66 [details] Available for editors
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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
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Grammatical gender The ICZN specifies: "30.1.2. a genus-group name that is or ends in a Greek word transliterated into Latin without other changes takes the gender given for that word in standard Greek dictionaries."
σίφων is masculine in ancient Greek, the genus is masculine [details]
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