WoRMS taxon details
Polymorphininae d'Orbigny, 1839
720974 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:720974)
accepted
Subfamily
- Genus Eupolymorphina McCulloch, 1977
- Genus Francuscia McCulloch, 1981
- Genus Globulina d'Orbigny, 1839
- Genus Guttulina d'Orbigny, 1839
- Genus Metapolymorphina McCulloch, 1977
- Genus Polymorphina d'Orbigny, 1826
- Genus Pseudopolymorphina Cushman & Ozawa, 1928
- Genus Pyrulina d'Orbigny, 1839
- Genus Sigmoidella Cushman & Ozawa, 1928
- Genus Sigmomorphina Cushman & Ozawa, 1928
- Genus Frankia McCulloch, 1977 accepted as Frankinella McCulloch, 1981 accepted as Francuscia McCulloch, 1981 (Homonym of Frankia Brunchorst, 1886)
- Genus Frankinella McCulloch, 1981 accepted as Francuscia McCulloch, 1981 (Junior homonym of Frankinella Stewart & Hendrix 1945)
- Genus Glandulopolymorphina A. Silvestri, 1901 accepted as Polymorphina d'Orbigny, 1826 (Objective junior synonym, Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
- Genus Mccullochia Özdikmen, 2009 accepted as Krebsina McCulloch, 1981 (Unnecessary new replacement name)
- Genus Mitrapolymorphina Loeblich & Tappan, 1986 accepted as Francuscia McCulloch, 1981 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987 Nomen superfluum)
- Genus Pyrulinella Cushman & Ozawa, 1928 accepted as Pyrulina d'Orbigny, 1839 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
- Genus Rostrolina Schlicht, 1870 accepted as Polymorphina d'Orbigny, 1826 (Objective junior synonym Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
- Genus Sigmomorpha Cushman & Ozawa, 1928 accepted as Guttulina d'Orbigny, 1839 (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich and Tappan (1987))
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Polymorphininae d'Orbigny, 1839. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720974 on 2025-05-12
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Nomenclature
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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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Diagnosis Test free; chambers biserial or spiralling about a vertical axis, strongly overlapping, interior simple; aperture rounded or radiate. U. Triassic (Rhaetian) to Holocene. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
