WoRMS taxon details
Bolivinitidae Cushman, 1927
Bolivinidae Glaessner, 1937 · unaccepted (Opinion of Revets, 1996)
- Genus Abditodentrix Patterson, 1985
- Genus Bolivinellina Saidova, 1975
- Subfamily Bolivinitinae Cushman, 1927
- Genus Bolivina d'Orbigny, 1839
- Genus Bolivinita Cushman, 1927
- Genus Coryphostoma Loeblich & Tappan, 1962
- Genus Lugdunum Saidova, 1975
- Genus Sagrinella Saidova, 1975
- Genus Saidovina Haman, 1984
- Genus Sigmavirgulina Loeblich & Tappan, 1957
- Genus Brizalina Costa, 1856 accepted as Bolivina d'Orbigny, 1839 (Genetic and morpologic studies do not support separate genera (e.g. Ertan et al., 2004))
- Genus Laterostoma Hamaoui, 1979 accepted as Coryphostoma Loeblich & Tappan, 1962 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
- Genus Loxostomina Saidova, 1975 accepted as Saidovina Haman, 1984 (Junior homonym of Loxostomina Sellier de Civrieux, 1969)
- Genus Proroporus Ehrenberg, 1844 accepted as Bolivina d'Orbigny, 1839 (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich and Tappan (1987))
- Subfamily Fursenkoininae Loeblich & Tappan, 1961
- Genus Fursenkoina Loeblich & Tappan, 1961
- Genus Hopkinsinella Bermúdez & Fuenmayor, 1966
- Genus Neocassidulina McCulloch, 1977
- Genus Rutherfordoides McCulloch, 1981
- Genus Stuartia McCulloch, 1977
- Genus Suggrunda Hoffmeister & Berry, 1937
- Genus Cassidella Hofker, 1953 accepted as Fursenkoina Loeblich & Tappan, 1961 (Opinion of Revets, 1996: Opinion ICZN 1834)
- Genus Hastilina Nomura, 1983 accepted as Rutherfordoides McCulloch, 1981 (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
- Genus Praevirgulina Hofker, 1951 accepted as Cassidella Hofker, 1953 accepted as Fursenkoina Loeblich & Tappan, 1961 (Name not available ICZN Art. 13(a)(i))
- Genus Rutherfordia McCulloch, 1977 accepted as Rutherfordoides McCulloch, 1981 (Junior homonym)
- Genus Virgulina d'Orbigny, 1826 accepted as Fursenkoina Loeblich & Tappan, 1961 (homonym)
- Subfamily Parabrizalininae Revets, 1996
- Genus Euloxostomum McCulloch, 1977
- Genus Loxostomina Sellier de Civrieux, 1969
- Genus Parabrizalina Zweig-Strykowski & Reiss, 1976
- Genus Euloxostoma McCulloch, 1977 emend. Revets, 1996 accepted as Euloxostomum McCulloch, 1977 (Unjustified emendation)
- Genus Loxostomella Saidova, 1975 accepted as Loxostomina Sellier de Civrieux, 1969 (Objective synonym)
- Subfamily Sagrininae Revets, 1996
- Genus Alectinella Revets, 1996
- Genus Pseudobrizalina Zweig-Strykowski & Reiss, 1976
- Genus Sagrina d'Orbigny, 1839
- Genus Virgulinopsis Hofker, 1956
- Genus Virgulopsis Finlay, 1939
- Genus Sagraina Bronn & Roemer, 1853 accepted as Sagrina d'Orbigny, 1839 (Err. emend.)
- Genus Aphelophragmina Loeblich & Tappan, 1994 accepted as Bolivina d'Orbigny, 1839
- Genus Clidostomum Ehrenberg, 1845 accepted as Bolivina d'Orbigny, 1839 (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich and Tappan (1987))
- Genus Grammostomum Ehrenberg, 1839 accepted as Bolivina d'Orbigny, 1839 (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich and Tappan (1987))
- Genus Latibolivina Srinivasan, 1966 accepted as Bolivina d'Orbigny, 1839 (Opinion of Revets (1996 and pers. comm.))
marine
recent + fossil
Not documented
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Bolivinitidae Cushman, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111911 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
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(of Bolivinidae Glaessner, 1937) Glaessner, M. F. (1937). Studien über Foraminiferen aus der Kreide und dem Tertiär des Kaukasus; I-Die Foraminiferen der altesten Tertiärschichten des Nordwest-kaukasus. <em>Проблемы палеонтологии-Problems of Paleontology (Laboratory of Paleontology Moscow University).</em> vol. 2-3: 349-410., available online at https://books.google.pt/books?id=NrHOAwAAQBAJ [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]
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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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additional source Revets, S. A. (1996). The generic revision of five families of Rotaliine Foraminifera - Part 1. The Bolivinitidae Cushman, 1927. <em>Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, Special Publication.</em> 1-55., available online at https://cushmanfoundation.allenpress.com/Portals/_default/SpecialPublications/sp34.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Revets, S. A. (1996). The generic revision of five families of Rotaliine Foraminifera - Part 1. The Bolivinitidae Cushman, 1927. <em>Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, Special Publication.</em> 1-55., available online at https://cushmanfoundation.allenpress.com/Portals/_default/SpecialPublications/sp34.pdf [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Diagnosis Test biserial, sides flattened, and edges truncate, angles of the test carinate; aperture a high opening in the face of the final chamber, one border sharply bent inward to become an internal toothplate. M. Miocene to Holocene. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
