Foraminifera taxon details
Elphidium articulatum (d'Orbigny, 1839)
113257 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:113257)
accepted
Species
Cribroelphidium articulatum (d'Orbigny, 1839) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cribrononion articulatum (d'Orbigny, 1839) · unaccepted
Elphidium rugulosum Cushman & Wickenden, 1929 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Polystomella articulata d'Orbigny, 1839 · unaccepted (Opinion of Cushman (1930, 1939))
- Forma Elphidium articulatum f. spinata Cushman & Valentine, 1930 accepted as Elphidium spinatum Cushman & Valentine, 1930 accepted as Cribroelphidium spinatum (Cushman & Valentine, 1930) (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subspecies Elphidium articulatum subsp. multicameratum Collins, 1974 accepted as Elphidium multicameratum Collins, 1974
- Variety Elphidium articulatum var. rugulosum Cushman & Wickenden, 1929 accepted as Elphidium rugulosum Cushman & Wickenden, 1929 accepted as Elphidium articulatum (d'Orbigny, 1839)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Polystomella articulata d'Orbigny, 1839) Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1839). Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale. Foraminifères. t. 5 pt. 5: 1-86., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46823366
page(s): p. 30, pI. 3, figs. 9,10.; note: TYPE LOCALITY: Patagonia and Islas Malvinas. [details]
page(s): p. 30, pI. 3, figs. 9,10.; note: TYPE LOCALITY: Patagonia and Islas Malvinas. [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Elphidium articulatum (d'Orbigny, 1839). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=113257 on 2026-01-01
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original description
(of Elphidium articulatum var. rugulosum Cushman & Wickenden, 1929) Cushman, J. A.; Wickenden, R. T. D. (1929). Recent Foraminifera from off Juan Fernandez Islands. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 75(2780): 1-16., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.75-2780.1 [details] Available for editors 
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original description (of Polystomella articulata d'Orbigny, 1839) Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1839). Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale. Foraminifères. t. 5 pt. 5: 1-86., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46823366
page(s): p. 30, pI. 3, figs. 9,10.; note: TYPE LOCALITY: Patagonia and Islas Malvinas. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Javaux, E. J. J. M. (1999). Benthic foraminifera from the modern sediments of Bermuda Implications for Holocene sea-level Studies. Ph.D. dissertation - Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1-387, available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10222/75105 [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
new combination reference Cushman, J. A. (1939). A monograph of the foraminiferal Family Nonionidae. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Papers.</em> 191: 1-123., available online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0191/report.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference Lévy A.; Mathieu R.; Poignant A.; Lebreiro S.; Ubaldo M. L.; Rosset-Moulinier M. (1995). Foraminifères actuels de la marge continentale portugaise - Inventaire et distribution - Present-day Foraminifera of the Portuguese continental margin; inventory and distribution. <em>Memórias do Instituto Geológico e Mineiro, Lisboa.</em> nº 32: 1-116., available online at https://docbase.lneg.pt/docs/Memorias/32.pdf
page(s): p. 51,pl. 2, figs. 3, 6. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]original description (of Polystomella articulata d'Orbigny, 1839) Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1839). Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale. Foraminifères. t. 5 pt. 5: 1-86., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46823366
page(s): p. 30, pI. 3, figs. 9,10.; note: TYPE LOCALITY: Patagonia and Islas Malvinas. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Javaux, E. J. J. M. (1999). Benthic foraminifera from the modern sediments of Bermuda Implications for Holocene sea-level Studies. Ph.D. dissertation - Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1-387, available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10222/75105 [details] Available for editors
[request]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]new combination reference Cushman, J. A. (1939). A monograph of the foraminiferal Family Nonionidae. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Papers.</em> 191: 1-123., available online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0191/report.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]new combination reference Lévy A.; Mathieu R.; Poignant A.; Lebreiro S.; Ubaldo M. L.; Rosset-Moulinier M. (1995). Foraminifères actuels de la marge continentale portugaise - Inventaire et distribution - Present-day Foraminifera of the Portuguese continental margin; inventory and distribution. <em>Memórias do Instituto Geológico e Mineiro, Lisboa.</em> nº 32: 1-116., available online at https://docbase.lneg.pt/docs/Memorias/32.pdf
page(s): p. 51,pl. 2, figs. 3, 6. [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Elphidium rugulosum Cushman & Wickenden, 1929)
To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (Elphidium articulatum rugulosum 20782) (from synonym Elphidium articulatum var. rugulosum Cushman & Wickenden, 1929)
To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (Elphidium articulatum var. rugulosum USNM PP 20782 holotype) (from synonym Elphidium articulatum var. rugulosum Cushman & Wickenden, 1929)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Elphidium rugulosum Cushman & Wickenden, 1929)
To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (Elphidium articulatum rugulosum 20782) (from synonym Elphidium articulatum var. rugulosum Cushman & Wickenden, 1929)
To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (Elphidium articulatum var. rugulosum USNM PP 20782 holotype) (from synonym Elphidium articulatum var. rugulosum Cushman & Wickenden, 1929)
To PESI
To ITIS
