Foraminifera name details
Orbis I. Lea, 1833 †
1023651 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1023651)
unaccepted (junior homonym of Orbis Müller, 1767 [Pisces] and several others; synonym)
Genus
- Species Orbis foliaceus R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Cornuspira foliacea (Philippi, 1844) (foramnifer erroneously described in a mollusc genus)
- Species Orbis infimus Strickland, 1846 † accepted as Ammodiscus infimus (Strickland, 1846) † (foraminifer erroneously described in a mollusc genus)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Lea, I. (1833). Contributions to Geology. Carey, Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia, 227 pp. + 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17592495
page(s): 123 [details]
page(s): 123 [details]
Foraminifera (2025). Orbis I. Lea, 1833 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1023651 on 2026-02-22
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Lea, I. (1833). Contributions to Geology. Carey, Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia, 227 pp. + 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17592495
page(s): 123 [details]
page(s): 123 [details]