Foraminifera name details
Cancris auriculus (Fichtel & Moll, 1798)
112940 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:112940)
unaccepted (Auricula is a feminine noun, diminutive of auris, ear. )
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Nautilus auricula Fichtel & Moll, 1798) Fichtel, L. v.; Moll, J. P. C. (1798). Testacea microscopica, aliaque minuta ex generibus Argonauta et Nautilus, ad naturam delineata et descripta. <em>A. Pichler, Wien.</em> xii + 123 pp., 24 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10295#/summary
page(s): p. 108, pl. 20, figs. a–f [details]
page(s): p. 108, pl. 20, figs. a–f [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2026). World Foraminifera Database. Cancris auriculus (Fichtel & Moll, 1798). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=112940 on 2026-06-12
original description
(of Nautilus auricula Fichtel & Moll, 1798) Fichtel, L. v.; Moll, J. P. C. (1798). Testacea microscopica, aliaque minuta ex generibus Argonauta et Nautilus, ad naturam delineata et descripta. <em>A. Pichler, Wien.</em> xii + 123 pp., 24 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10295#/summary
page(s): p. 108, pl. 20, figs. a–f [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) Yim, W. W.-S.; He, X.-X. (1988). Holocene foraminifera in Hong Kong and their palaeoenvironmental significance. <em>In: The palaeoenvironment of east asia from the mid-tertiary, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Paleoenvironment of East Asia, Vol. II: Oceanography, Palaeozoology and Palaeoanthropology (eds. Whyte, P. Aigner, J.S., Jablonski, N.G., Taylor, G., Walker, D., Pinxian, W. & So, C.-L.), Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong.</em> 787-809. [details] Available for editors
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context source (PeRMS) Cardich, J.; Gutiérrez, D.; Romero, D.; Pérez, A.; Quipúzcoa, L.; Marquina, R.; Yupanqui, W.; Solís, J.; Carhuapoma, W.; Sifeddine, A.; Rathburn, A. (2015). Calcareous benthic foraminifera from the upper central Peruvian margin: control of the assemblage by pore water redox and sedimentary organic matter. <em>Marine Ecology Progress Series.</em> 535: 63-87., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11409 [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 Sen Gupta, B. K.; Smith, L. E.; Machain-Castillo, M. L. (2009). Foraminifera of the Gulf of Mexico in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. <em>Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> 87-129. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): p. 108, pl. 20, figs. a–f [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) Yim, W. W.-S.; He, X.-X. (1988). Holocene foraminifera in Hong Kong and their palaeoenvironmental significance. <em>In: The palaeoenvironment of east asia from the mid-tertiary, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Paleoenvironment of East Asia, Vol. II: Oceanography, Palaeozoology and Palaeoanthropology (eds. Whyte, P. Aigner, J.S., Jablonski, N.G., Taylor, G., Walker, D., Pinxian, W. & So, C.-L.), Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong.</em> 787-809. [details] Available for editors
[request]context source (PeRMS) Cardich, J.; Gutiérrez, D.; Romero, D.; Pérez, A.; Quipúzcoa, L.; Marquina, R.; Yupanqui, W.; Solís, J.; Carhuapoma, W.; Sifeddine, A.; Rathburn, A. (2015). Calcareous benthic foraminifera from the upper central Peruvian margin: control of the assemblage by pore water redox and sedimentary organic matter. <em>Marine Ecology Progress Series.</em> 535: 63-87., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11409 [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 Sen Gupta, B. K.; Smith, L. E.; Machain-Castillo, M. L. (2009). Foraminifera of the Gulf of Mexico in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. <em>Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> 87-129. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Ecology Epifaunal; prefers high organic flux (Altenbach et al., 1999). [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cancris auriculus)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cancris auriculus)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
From editor or global species database
