Foraminifera taxon details

Elphidiidae Galloway, 1933

111922  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:111922)

  1. Biota
  2. Chromista (Kingdom)
  3. Harosa (Subkingdom)
  4. Rhizaria (Infrakingdom)
  5. Foraminifera (Phylum)
  6. Globothalamea (Class)
  7. Rotaliana (Subclass)
  8. Rotaliida (Order)
  9. Rotalioidea (Superfamily)
  10. Elphidiidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Bangiana Drobne, Ogorelec & Riccamboni, 2007 †
  2. Subfamily Elphidiinae Galloway, 1933
    1. Genus Australononion Hayward & Parker in Hayward et al., 2025
    2. Genus Elphidium Montfort, 1808
    3. Genus Hispidoelphidium Parker in Hayward et al., 2025
    4. Genus Millettoelphidium Hayward and Parker in Hayward et al., 2025
    5. Genus Pellatispirella Hanzawa, 1937 †
    6. Genus Stomoloculina He, Hu & Wang, 1965
    7. Genus Toddinella Gudina & Levchuk, 1983
    8. Genus Andromedes Montfort, 1808 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, Opinion of Cushman (1927))
    9. Genus Canalifera Krasheninnikov, 1953 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (Name not available ICZN Art. 13(a)(i) Elphidium eichwaldi was a nomen nudum at time of erection of the genus fide Ellis and Messina database.)
    10. Genus Carpenterella Krasheninnikov, 1953 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    11. Genus Cellanthus Montfort, 1808 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, Opinion of Cushman (1927))
    12. Genus Cellulia Agassiz, 1844 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, err. emend.)
    13. Genus Cribrononion Thalmann, 1947 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    14. Genus Delosinella Collins, 1981 accepted as Rectoelphidiella He, Hu & Wang, 1965 (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    15. Genus Elphidiononion Hofker, 1951 accepted as Cribroelphidium Cushman & Brönnimann, 1948 (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    16. Genus Faujasinella Voloshinova, 1958 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    17. Genus Geophonus Montfort, 1808 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, Opinion of Cushman (1927))
    18. Genus Geoponus Ehrenberg, 1841 accepted as Geophonus Montfort, 1808 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    19. Genus Helicoza Möbius, 1880 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    20. Genus Munkiella Collins, 1981 accepted as Stomoloculina He, Hu & Wang, 1965 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    21. Genus Ozawaia Cushman, 1931 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (Junior subjective synonym in opinion of Hayward et al. (1997))
    22. Genus Perfectononion Voloshinova & Leonenko, 1970 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    23. Genus Planoelphidium Voloshinova, 1958 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    24. Genus Polystomatium Ehrenberg, 1839 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    25. Genus Polystomella Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, Opinion of Cushman (1927))
    26. Genus Porosononion Putrya in Voloshinova, 1958 accepted as Protelphidium Haynes, 1956 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    27. Genus Pseudoelphidiella Voloshinova & Kuznetsova, 1970 accepted as Elphidiella Cushman, 1936 (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    28. Genus Retroelphidium Voloshinova, 1970 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    29. Genus Saidovella Voloshinova & Kuznetsova, 1970 accepted as Elphidiella Cushman, 1936 (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich and Tappan (1987))
    30. Genus Sporilus Montfort, 1808 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, Opinion of Cushman (1927))
    31. Genus Themeon Montfort, 1808 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    32. Genus Vorticialis Lamarck, 1812 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
  3. Subfamily Faujasininae Bermúdez, 1952 †
    1. Genus Ammoelphidiella Conato & Segre, 1974 †
    2. Genus Faujasina d'Orbigny, 1839 †
    3. Genus Polystomellina Yabe & Hanzawa, 1923 †
    4. Genus Trochoelphidiella Webb, 1974 † accepted as Ammoelphidiella Conato & Segre, 1974 † (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Galloway, J. J. (1933). A manual of Foraminifera. <em>Bloomington, Principia Press.</em> , available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31822014134829 [details] 
Diagnosis Test planispiral to trochospiral or may uncoil in later stage; sutural canal system opening into sutural pores; aperture...  
Diagnosis Test planispiral to trochospiral or may uncoil in later stage; sutural canal system opening into sutural pores; aperture interiomarginal or areal, single or multiple. Paleocene to Holocene. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2021). World Foraminifera Database. Elphidiidae Galloway, 1933. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/foraminifera./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111922 on 2026-01-11
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gross, Onno
2010-03-25 10:31:03Z
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Hayward, Bruce W.
2010-09-21 06:54:10Z
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Hayward, Bruce W.

original description Galloway, J. J. (1933). A manual of Foraminifera. <em>Bloomington, Principia Press.</em> , available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31822014134829 [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] 

additional source 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  PDF available [request]
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Diagnosis Test planispiral to trochospiral or may uncoil in later stage; sutural canal system opening into sutural pores; aperture interiomarginal or areal, single or multiple. Paleocene to Holocene. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
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