Foraminifera taxon details
Parrina Cushman, 1931
112031 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:112031)
accepted
Genus
Nubecularia bradyi Millett, 1898 accepted as Parrina bradyi (Millett, 1898) (type by original designation)
Medovia Borro & Zernetzkij in Zernetskij & Mel'nik, 1975 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (Subjective junior synonym Opinion...)
Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Chávez Marrero (2006)
Silvestria Schubert, 1921 · unaccepted (Junior homonym of Silvestria...)
Junior homonym of Silvestria Verhoeff, 1895
- Species Parrina bradyi (Millett, 1898)
- Species Parrina clarionica McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parrina diversa McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parrina diversiformis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parrina gullensis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parrina multistoma McCulloch, 1977
- Species Parrina zonacenzis (Borro & Zernetzkij in Zernetskij & Mel'nik, 1975)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Cushman, J. A. (1931). Parrina, a new generic name. <em>Contributions from the Cushman laboratory for Foraminiferal Research.</em> 7(1): 20., available online at https://cushmanfoundation.allenpress.com/Portals/_default/files/pubarchive/cclfr/7cclfr1.pdf
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Diagnosis Test elongate, early stage ovoid and chambers one-half coil in length in a quinqueloculine or cryptoquinqueloculine...
Diagnosis Test elongate, early stage ovoid and chambers one-half coil in length in a quinqueloculine or cryptoquinqueloculine arrangement, later with a few irregular uncoiled chambers; wall calcareous, imperforate, porcelaneous; aperture terminal, bordered by a thickened lip, and commonly with two or more openings that may be produced on short necks on the final chamber. Holocene; W. Pacific: Fiji Islands; Atlantic Ocean: off Brazil. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Parrina Cushman, 1931. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=112031 on 2026-01-13
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Martinez, Olga
original description
Cushman, J. A. (1931). Parrina, a new generic name. <em>Contributions from the Cushman laboratory for Foraminiferal Research.</em> 7(1): 20., available online at https://cushmanfoundation.allenpress.com/Portals/_default/files/pubarchive/cclfr/7cclfr1.pdf
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original description (of Medovia Borro & Zernetzkij in Zernetskij & Mel'nik, 1975) Zernetzkij, B. F.; Melnik, V. I. (1975). Донные отложения Центрально-Американских морей - Bottom sediments of the Central American seas. <em>Киев: Наукова думка - Kiev, Naukova Dumka.</em> 1-142.
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original description (of Silvestria Schubert, 1921) Schubert, R. (1921). Palaeontologische Daten zur Stammesgeschichte der Protozoen. <em>Paläontologische Zeitschrift.</em> 3(1): 129-188., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03190414
page(s): p. 166 [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 Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [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 [request]
page(s): p. 20 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Medovia Borro & Zernetzkij in Zernetskij & Mel'nik, 1975) Zernetzkij, B. F.; Melnik, V. I. (1975). Донные отложения Центрально-Американских морей - Bottom sediments of the Central American seas. <em>Киев: Наукова думка - Kiev, Naukova Dumka.</em> 1-142.
page(s): p. 111 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Silvestria Schubert, 1921) Schubert, R. (1921). Palaeontologische Daten zur Stammesgeschichte der Protozoen. <em>Paläontologische Zeitschrift.</em> 3(1): 129-188., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03190414
page(s): p. 166 [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 Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [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
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Diagnosis Test elongate, early stage ovoid and chambers one-half coil in length in a quinqueloculine or cryptoquinqueloculine arrangement, later with a few irregular uncoiled chambers; wall calcareous, imperforate, porcelaneous; aperture terminal, bordered by a thickened lip, and commonly with two or more openings that may be produced on short necks on the final chamber. Holocene; W. Pacific: Fiji Islands; Atlantic Ocean: off Brazil. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
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