WoRMS taxon details
Miliolinella Wiesner, 1931
112028 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:112028)
accepted
Genus
Vermiculum subrotundum Montagu, 1803 accepted as Miliolinella subrotunda (Montagu, 1803) (type by original designation)
Miliolonella · unaccepted (lapsus calami)
Neophthalmina McCulloch, 1977 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym in...)
subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987
Pateoris Loeblich & Tappan, 1953 · unaccepted (Subjective junior synonym Opinion...)
Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987
Pippinoides McCulloch, 1977 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym in...)
subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987
Renoidea Brown, 1827 · unaccepted > nomen oblitum (Opinion of Ponder (1974), Name...)
Opinion of Ponder (1974), Name suppressed 1977, ICZN Opinion 1089
- Species Miliolinella antarctica Kennett, 1967
- Species Miliolinella australis Ponder, 1974
- Species Miliolinella baragwanathi (Parr, 1945)
- Species Miliolinella californica Rhumbler, 1936
- Species Miliolinella chaoyii Huang, 1970
- Species Miliolinella charlesensis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Miliolinella chui Huang, 1970
- Species Miliolinella chukchiensis Loeblich & Tappan, 1953
- Species Miliolinella circularis (Bornemann, 1855)
- Species Miliolinella corrugata Zheng, 1988
- Species Miliolinella elongata Kruit, 1955
- Species Miliolinella erecta McCulloch, 1977
- Species Miliolinella fichteliana (d'Orbigny, 1839)
- Species Miliolinella flintiana (Cushman, 1932)
- Species Miliolinella gorgonaensis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Miliolinella grammostoma (Reuss, 1867)
- Species Miliolinella grandis (Gudina, 1966)
- Species Miliolinella heligmateira Loeblich & Tappan, 1994
- Species Miliolinella hybrida (Terquem, 1878)
- Species Miliolinella inflata LeRoy, 1964
- Species Miliolinella iongchuanae Huang, 1970
- Species Miliolinella laeva Saidova, 1975
- Species Miliolinella lakemacquariensis Yassini & Jones, 1995
- Species Miliolinella lamellidens (Reuss, 1863)
- Species Miliolinella laplataensis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Miliolinella latiformis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Miliolinella laysanensis Rhumbler, 1936
- Species Miliolinella loeblichi Bermúdez & Seiglie, 1963
- Species Miliolinella longiformis McCulloch, 1981
- Species Miliolinella lunaria Saidova, 1975
- Species Miliolinella lutea (d'Orbigny, 1839)
- Species Miliolinella mccullochae Parker & Gischler, 2024
- Species Miliolinella meridionalis (d'Orbigny, 1839)
- Species Miliolinella microstoma Warren, 1957
- Species Miliolinella moia Förderer & Langer, 2016
- Species Miliolinella neocircularis McCulloch, 1981
- Species Miliolinella neomicrostoma McCulloch, 1977
- Species Miliolinella obesa Lei & Li, 2018
- Species Miliolinella obstipacella Loeblich & Tappan, 1994
- Species Miliolinella oceanica (Cushman, 1932)
- Species Miliolinella oregonensis (McCulloch, 1977)
- Species Miliolinella panamaensis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Miliolinella perplexa McCulloch, 1977
- Species Miliolinella perplexa (McCulloch, 1977)
- Species Miliolinella philippinensis (McCulloch, 1977)
- Species Miliolinella pilasensis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Miliolinella profunda Saidova, 1975
- Species Miliolinella pseudocircularis Yassini & Jones, 1995
- Species Miliolinella pyrgoformis Yassini & Jones, 1995
- Species Miliolinella rhodiensis (Wiesner, 1912)
- Species Miliolinella robusta Cushman & Todd, 1948
- Species Miliolinella striata (Chapman, 1916) (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, Primary junior homonym of Miliolina pulchella var. striata Silvestri, 1896)
- Species Miliolinella suborbicularis (d'Orbigny, 1839)
- Species Miliolinella subrotunda (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Miliolinella temeii Huang, 1970
- Species Miliolinella trinidadensis McCulloch, 1981
- Species Miliolinella undina Förderer & Langer, 2016
- Species Miliolinella valvularis (Reuss, 1851)
- Species Miliolinella vigilax Vella, 1957
- Species Miliolinella viguerasi (Bermúdez, 1935)
- Species Miliolinella warreni Andersen, 1961
- Species Miliolinella webbiana (d'Orbigny, 1839)
- Species Miliolinella wiesneriana Rhumbler, 1936
- Species Miliolinella australis (Parr, 1932) accepted as Sigmamiliolinella australis (Parr, 1932)
- Species Miliolinella boroi (McCulloch, 1981) accepted as Quinqueloculina boroi McCulloch, 1981
- Species Miliolinella dilatata (d'Orbigny, 1839) accepted as Triloculinella dilatata (d'Orbigny, 1839)
- Species Miliolinella dunkerquiana (Heron-Allen & Earland, 1930) accepted as Quinqueloculina dunkerquiana (Heron-Allen & Earland, 1930) (superseded combination)
- Species Miliolinella grata (Terquem, 1878) accepted as Sigmoilina grata (Terquem, 1878)
- Species Miliolinella hauerinoides (Rhumbler, 1936) accepted as Miliolinella subrotunda (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Miliolinella hornibrooki (Vella, 1957) accepted as Quinquinella hornibrooki Vella, 1957 accepted as Triloculinella hornibrooki (Vella, 1957)
- Species Miliolinella irregularis (d'Orbigny, 1839) accepted as Pyrgoella irregularis (d'Orbigny, 1839)
- Species Miliolinella labiata (Schlumberger, 1891) accepted as Biloculinella labiata (Schlumberger, 1891)
- Species Miliolinella labiosa (d'Orbigny, 1839) accepted as Flintinoides labiosa (d'Orbigny, 1839) (superseded combination)
- Species Miliolinella obliquinoda (Riccio, 1950) accepted as Triloculinella obliquinodus Riccio, 1950
- Species Miliolinella oblonga (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Quinqueloculina oblonga (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Triloculina oblonga (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Miliolinella parva Mangin, 1960 accepted as Miliolina rhodiensis Wiesner, 1912 accepted as Miliolinella rhodiensis (Wiesner, 1912) (unaccepted > junior objective synonym, Nomen novum pro Quinqueloculina seminuda Terquem, 1878 (not Reuss, 1866) already replaced)
- Species Miliolinella pseudooblonga Zheng, 1980 accepted as Triloculinella pseudooblonga (Zheng, 1980)
- Species Miliolinella quinquangula Loeblich & Tappan, 1994 accepted as Miliolinella oceanica (Cushman, 1932) (Opinion of Parker (2009), Debenay (2013))
- Species Miliolinella schauinslandi (Rhumbler, 1906) accepted as Erichsenella schauinslandi (Rhumbler, 1906) (In opinion of Parker (2009))
- Species Miliolinella schlumbergeri (Wiesner, 1923) accepted as Quinqueloculina schlumbergeri (Wiesner, 1923) (superseded combination)
- Species Miliolinella semicostata (Wiesner, 1923) accepted as Miliolinella rhodiensis (Wiesner, 1912) (unaccepted > junior objective synonym, Miliolina semicostata Wiesner, 1923 is a nomen novum pro Quinqueloculina seminuda Terquem, 1878 (not Reuss, 1866) already replaced by Miliolina rhodiensis Wiesner, 1912)
- Species Miliolinella sidebottomi (Rasheed, 1971) accepted as Quinqueloculina sidebottomi (Rasheed, 1971) accepted as Cycloforina sidebottomi (Rasheed, 1971)
- Species Miliolinella sublineata (Brady, 1884) accepted as Triloculinella sublineata (Brady, 1884)
- Species Miliolinella tegminis (Loeblich & Tappan, 1953) accepted as Triloculinella tegminis (Loeblich & Tappan, 1953)
- Species Miliolinella chiastocytis (Loeblich & Tappan, 1994) represented as Triloculinella chiastocytis Loeblich & Tappan, 1994
- Species Miliolinella pratjense Meyer-Abich (uncertain, Unknown authority and publication)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Wiesner, H. (1931). Die Foraminiferen der deutschen Südpolar Expedition 1901-1903. <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition, Berlin (Zoology).</em> 20: 53-165. [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Miliolinella Wiesner, 1931. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=112028 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Wiesner, H. (1931). Die Foraminiferen der deutschen Südpolar Expedition 1901-1903. <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition, Berlin (Zoology).</em> 20: 53-165. [details]
original description (of Pateoris Loeblich & Tappan, 1953) Loeblich, A.R.; Tappan, H. (1953). Studies of Arctic foraminifera. <em>Smithsonian miscellaneous collections.</em> 121 (7):1–150., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27011009
page(s): p. 42 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Renoidea Brown, 1827) Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from nature. <em>W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London.</em> 144 pp., 52 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127868
page(s): p. i (index) [details]
original description (of Pippinoides McCulloch, 1977) McCulloch, I. (1977). Qualitative observations on Recent foraminiferal tests with emphasis on the eastern Pacific. University of Southern California. Los Angeles., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=tPw_AAAAIAAJ [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Neophthalmina McCulloch, 1977) McCulloch, I. (1977). Qualitative observations on Recent foraminiferal tests with emphasis on the eastern Pacific. University of Southern California. Los Angeles., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=tPw_AAAAIAAJ [details] Available for editors
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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]
original description (of Pateoris Loeblich & Tappan, 1953) Loeblich, A.R.; Tappan, H. (1953). Studies of Arctic foraminifera. <em>Smithsonian miscellaneous collections.</em> 121 (7):1–150., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27011009
page(s): p. 42 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Renoidea Brown, 1827) Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from nature. <em>W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London.</em> 144 pp., 52 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127868
page(s): p. i (index) [details]
original description (of Pippinoides McCulloch, 1977) McCulloch, I. (1977). Qualitative observations on Recent foraminiferal tests with emphasis on the eastern Pacific. University of Southern California. Los Angeles., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=tPw_AAAAIAAJ [details] Available for editors

original description (of Neophthalmina McCulloch, 1977) McCulloch, I. (1977). Qualitative observations on Recent foraminiferal tests with emphasis on the eastern Pacific. University of Southern California. Los Angeles., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=tPw_AAAAIAAJ [details] Available for editors

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]
Other
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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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 ovate in outline, flattened, periphery rounded, early stage quinqueloculine, later planispiral, chambers without a floor, added alternately as in Massilina or may have slightly more than two chambers in the final whorl, from four or five to as many as seven chambers visible from the exterior; wall calcareous, imperforate, porcelaneous; aperture an arch, terminal on the final chamber, with a broad and low apertural flap. M. Miocene (L. Tortonian) to Holocene; cosmopolitan. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]