WoRMS taxon details
Polymorphinidae d'Orbigny, 1839
111944 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:111944)
accepted
Family
- Subfamily Edithaellinae Fuchs, 1967
- Genus Echinoporina Fuchs, 1967 †
- Genus Edithaella Fuchs, 1967 †
- Genus Grillita Fuchs, 1967 †
- Genus Vasiglobulina Poag, 1969 †
- Genus Cornusphaera Fuchs, 1967 † accepted as Edithaella Fuchs, 1967 † (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
- Subfamily Falsoguttulininae Loeblich & Tappan, 1986
- Genus Berthelinopsis Sliter, 1968 †
- Genus Edhemia Aliyulla, 1966 †
- Genus Falsoguttulina Bartenstein & Brand, 1949 †
- Genus Fissuripolymorphina McCulloch, 1977
- Genus Lingulosigmomorphina Saidova, 1975
- Genus Pseudopolymorphinoides van Bellen, 1946 †
- Genus Tobolia Dain, 1958 †
- Genus Waldoschmittia McCulloch, 1977 (homonym of Porifera genus)
- Subfamily Krebsininae Mikhalevich, 1993
- Genus Krebsina McCulloch, 1981
- Genus Radiatobolivina Hatta in Hatta & Ujiié, 1992 accepted as Krebsina McCulloch, 1981 (subjective junior synonym in opinion of Parker (2009))
- Subfamily Polymorphininae d'Orbigny, 1839
- Genus Allopolymorphina Quilty & Whitehead, 2014 †
- Genus Aralina Tsatsir, 1970 †
- Genus Enantiomorphina Marie, 1941 †
- Genus Eoguttulina Cushman & Ozawa, 1930 †
- Genus Eupolymorphina McCulloch, 1977
- Genus Francuscia McCulloch, 1981
- Genus Glandulopleurostomella Silvestri, 1903 †
- Genus Globulina d'Orbigny, 1839
- Genus Gorisella Dzhanelidze, 1980 †
- Genus Guttulina d'Orbigny, 1839
- Genus Metapolymorphina McCulloch, 1977
- Genus Meudonia Bignot, 1990 †
- Genus Nodocantabricus Rigaud & Schlagintweit, 2016 †
- Genus Paleopolymorphina Cushman & Ozawa, 1930 †
- Genus Pealerina Lalicker, 1950 †
- Genus Polymorphina d'Orbigny, 1826
- Genus Pseudopolymorphina Cushman & Ozawa, 1928
- Genus Pyrulina d'Orbigny, 1839
- Genus Pyrulinoides Marie, 1941 †
- Genus Sagoplecta Tappan, 1951 †
- Genus Scythimorphina Neagu, 2001 †
- Genus Sigmoidella Cushman & Ozawa, 1928
- Genus Sigmomorphina Cushman & Ozawa, 1928
- Genus Spirofrondicularia Schubert, 1902 †
- Genus Strigialifusus Loeblich & Tappan, 1986 †
- Genus Caudina Dzhanelidze & Kuzina, 1970 † accepted as Gorisella Dzhanelidze, 1980 † (Junior homonym of Caudina Stimpson, 1853)
- Genus Ellisina Lalicker, 1950 † accepted as Pealerina Lalicker, 1950 † (New name in Thalmann (1950) Homonym with Ellisina Norman, 1903 (Bryozoa))
- 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 Pseudopyrulinoides Fuchs, 1967 † accepted as Paleopolymorphina Cushman & Ozawa, 1930 † (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
- Genus Pyrulinella Cushman & Ozawa, 1928 accepted as Pyrulina d'Orbigny, 1839 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
- Genus Quadrulina Cushman & Ozawa, 1930 † accepted as Spirofrondicularia Schubert, 1902 † (Subjective junior synonym in 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))
- Subfamily Ramulininae Brady, 1884
- Genus Vekusina Yakovleva, 1989 †
- Subfamily Webbinellinae Rhumbler, 1904
- Genus Bullopora Quenstedt, 1856 †
- Genus Histopomphus Loeblich & Tappan, 1949 †
- Genus Vitriwebbina Chapman, 1892 †
- Genus Webbinella Rhumbler, 1904
- Genus Arperneroum Rhumbler, 1913 † accepted as Bullopora Quenstedt, 1856 † (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
- Genus Arplacopsum Rhumbler, 1913 † accepted as Bullopora Quenstedt, 1856 † (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987 err. emend.)
- Genus Arwebbinum Rhumbler, 1913 accepted as Webbinella Rhumbler, 1904 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
- Genus Lingulopyrulinoides Saidova, 1975 accepted as Webbinella Rhumbler, 1904
- Genus Eupolymorphinella McCulloch, 1977 accepted as Polymorphinella Cushman & Hanzawa, 1936 accepted as Astacolus Montfort, 1808 (subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
- Genus Krebsia McCulloch, 1977 accepted as Krebsina McCulloch, 1981 (Homonym)
- Genus Placopsum Rhumbler, 1913 † accepted as Bullopora Quenstedt, 1856 † (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich and Tappan (1987))
- Genus Polymorphinella Cushman & Hanzawa, 1936 accepted as Astacolus Montfort, 1808 (Opinion of Jones (1994))
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1839). Foraminifères, in de la Sagra R., Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'ile de Cuba. <em>A. Bertrand.</em> 1-224., available online at https://books.google.pt/books?id=KpVeAAAAcAAJ&pg
page(s): p. XXXIX, 131 [details]
page(s): p. XXXIX, 131 [details]
Type locality contained in Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Polymorphinidae d'Orbigny, 1839. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111944 on 2025-04-05
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original description
Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1839). Foraminifères, in de la Sagra R., Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'ile de Cuba. <em>A. Bertrand.</em> 1-224., available online at https://books.google.pt/books?id=KpVeAAAAcAAJ&pg
page(s): p. XXXIX, 131 [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]
page(s): p. XXXIX, 131 [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]
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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 with chambers spirally arranged about a vertical axis, strongly overlapping toward the early part of the test; rounded, slitlike, or radiate aperture at the distal end. U. Triassic (Rhaetian) to Holocene. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]