Foraminifera taxon details
Saccammina Sars in Carpenter, 1869
112373 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:112373)
accepted
Genus
Saccammina sphaerica Brady, 1871 (type by subsequent designation)
Arsaccammina Rhumbler, 1913 · unaccepted (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
Bogdanovicziella Myatlyuk, 1970 † · unaccepted ((Subjective junior synonym in...)
(Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Kaminski and Gradstein (http://nhm2.uio.no/norges/atlas/index.htm) [Subjective junior synonym of Placentammina Thalmann, 1947 in opinion of Loeblich and Tappan (1987)]
Saccamina Sars, 1869 · unaccepted (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Saccammina alba Hedley, 1962
- Species Saccammina alexanderi (Loeblich & Tappan, 1950) †
- Species Saccammina alta Saidova, 1975
- Species Saccammina ampullacea Shleyfer, 1961 †
- Species Saccammina anglica Cushman, 1918
- Species Saccammina aptica Samyschkina, 1975 †
- Species Saccammina arctlca Gerke, 1952 †
- Species Saccammina aspera Stewart & Priddy, 1941 †
- Species Saccammina asperulata Bulatova in Subbotina, 1964 †
- Species Saccammina basispiculata Mikhalevich, Pronina & Nestell, 2000
- Species Saccammina biosculata Moreman, 1933 †
- Species Saccammina bulla Bogdanovich, 1960 †
- Species Saccammina callosa Bulatova, 1971 †
- Species Saccammina compacta Nagy & Basov, 1998 †
- Species Saccammina consociata Flint, 1899
- Species Saccammina cyclops Bell in Simpson et al., 1993 †
- Species Saccammina discoidea Voronov, 1957 †
- Species Saccammina divulgata Bulatova, 1971 †
- Species Saccammina duplexa Sosipatrova, 1970 †
- Species Saccammina edita (Saidova, 1975)
- Species Saccammina elongata (Wiesner, 1931) †
- Species Saccammina eolinensis Applin, 1964 †
- Species Saccammina epurata Hirsch, 1912
- Species Saccammina fabianii Silvestri, 1932 †
- Species Saccammina fragilis Le Calvez, 1935
- Species Saccammina franconica Ziegler, 1959 †
- Species Saccammina glabra Cushman, 1918 †
- Species Saccammina glenisteri Crespin, 1961 †
- Species Saccammina globosa Crespin, 1963 †
- Species Saccammina globulata Ibrahim, Abd Elshafy, Abd El-Azeam & Yahia, 2012 †
- Species Saccammina grandistoma Spandel, 1909 †
- Species Saccammina granulata Ibrahim, Abd Elshafy, Abd El-Azeam & Yahia, 2012 †
- Species Saccammina grzybowskii (Schubert, 1902) †
- Species Saccammina grzybowskii Bogdanovich, 1960 †
- Species Saccammina guerichi Malec, 1992 †
- Species Saccammina gutti Akimets, 1971 †
- Species Saccammina hadai (Saidova, 1975)
- Species Saccammina helenae (Rhumbler, 1913)
- Species Saccammina horrida Chamney, 1978 †
- Species Saccammina howei Conkin, Conkin & Canis, 1968 †
- Species Saccammina huanghaiensis Zheng & Fu, 2001
- Species Saccammina inanis Gerke & Sosipatrova, 1961 †
- Species Saccammina incallida Bulatova, 1971 †
- Species Saccammina ingloria Bykova, 1952 †
- Species Saccammina lagenaria (Berthelin, 1880)
- Species Saccammina lageniformis (Chapman, 1892) †
- Species Saccammina lathrami Tappan, 1960 †
- Species Saccammina maioricensis (Colom, 1982) †
- Species Saccammina mea Bell & Winchester-Seeto, 1999 †
- Species Saccammina micra Bulatova in Subbotina, 1964 †
- Species Saccammina micrograna Eisenack, 1938 †
- Species Saccammina minima Zheng & Fu, 2001
- Species Saccammina minimus Ohkawara, Kitazato, Uematsu & Gooday, 2009
- Species Saccammina minuta Rhumbler, 1913
- Species Saccammina minutissima Spandel, 1909 †
- Species Saccammina monsuri Saha, 2000 †
- Species Saccammina moremani Ireland, 1939 †
- Species Saccammina orbiculata Bulatova in Subbotina, 1964 †
- Species Saccammina orbiculata Grigelis, 1985 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, Primary junior homonym of Saccammina orbiculata Bulatova in Subbotina, 1964)
- Species Saccammina orca Ludbrook, 1967 †
- Species Saccammina ovata (Cushman, 1910)
- Species Saccammina ovuma Saidova, 1975
- Species Saccammina parvula Gerke, 1952 †
- Species Saccammina patella Venglinsky, 1962 †
- Species Saccammina paxaensis Bulynnikova, 1984 †
- Species Saccammina petinensis Bykova, 1955 †
- Species Saccammina polygona Ibrahim, Abd Elshafy, Abd El-Azeam & Yahia, 2012 †
- Species Saccammina porcellanea Antonova, 1969 †
- Species Saccammina regula Bulatova, 1976 †
- Species Saccammina rhumbleri (Franke, 1925) †
- Species Saccammina ricta Bulatova, 1971 †
- Species Saccammina rostrata Saurin, 1961 †
- Species Saccammina saccella Bogdanovich, 1960 †
- Species Saccammina sarmatica Venglinsky, 1958 †
- Species Saccammina scabra Bulatova in Subbotina, 1964 †
- Species Saccammina scabrosa Myatlyuk, 1970 †
- Species Saccammina schwageri Zittel, 1876 †
- Species Saccammina scruposa (Berthelin, 1880) †
- Species Saccammina scutella Malec, 1992 †
- Species Saccammina silurica Eisenack, 1938 †
- Species Saccammina socialis Brady, 1884
- Species Saccammina sphaerica Brady, 1871
- Species Saccammina suzini Bogdanovich, 1954 †
- Species Saccammina sydneyensis Globensky, 1970 †
- Species Saccammina testacea (Flint, 1899)
- Species Saccammina testideformabilis Bulatova in Subbotina, 1964 †
- Species Saccammina tymjatiensis Shleyfer, 1961 †
- Species Saccammina variabilis Bogdanovich, 1960 †
- Species Saccammina variolata Venglinsky, 1970 †
- Species Saccammina virgata Saidova, 1975
- Species Saccammina wingarri Bell & Winchester-Seeto, 1999 †
- Species Saccammina zuramakensis Bogdanovich, 1954 †
- Species Saccammina agglutinans (Tairov, 1961) † accepted as Lagenammina agglutinans (Tairov, 1961) †
- Species Saccammina atlantica (Cushman, 1944) accepted as Lagenammina atlantica (Cushman, 1944) (superseded combination)
- Species Saccammina carteri Brady, 1871 † accepted as Nodosaria fusulinaformis M'coy, 1849 † accepted as Saccamminopsis fusulinaformis (M'coy, 1849) † (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Chapman (1898), Loeblich and Tappan (1987))
- Species Saccammina caudata Montanaro Gallitelli, 1955 † accepted as Caudammina caudata (Montanaro Gallitelli, 1955) † accepted as Caudammina ovula (Grzybowski, 1896) emend. Geroch, 1960 † accepted as Caudammina ovulum (Grzybowski, 1896) emend. Geroch, 1960 † (Type species of Caudammina)
- Species Saccammina caudata Montanaro Gallitelli, 1958 † accepted as Saccammina caudata Montanaro Gallitelli, 1955 † accepted as Caudammina caudata (Montanaro Gallitelli, 1955) † accepted as Caudammina ovula (Grzybowski, 1896) emend. Geroch, 1960 † accepted as Caudammina ovulum (Grzybowski, 1896) emend. Geroch, 1960 † (Given as a new species because the description from 1955 was not illustrated)
- Species Saccammina complanata (Franke, 1912) † accepted as Saccammina grzybowskii (Schubert, 1902) † (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Kaminski and Gradstein (http://nhm2.uio.no/norges/atlas/index.htm))
- Species Saccammina compressa (Cushman & McCulloch, 1939) accepted as Lagenammina compressa (Cushman & McCulloch, 1939) accepted as Lagenammina hancocki (Cushman & McCulloch, 1948) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Saccammina crespinae Holbourn & Kaminski, 1995 † accepted as Psammosphaera longsightensis Quilty, 1984 † (New replacement name already replaced)
- Species Saccammina difflugiformis (Brady, 1879) accepted as Lagenammina difflugiformis (Brady, 1879)
- Species Saccammina fusiformis (Williamson, 1858) accepted as Reophax fusiformis (Williamson, 1858)
- Species Saccammina hancocki (Cushman & McCulloch, 1948) accepted as Proteonina hancocki Cushman & McCulloch, 1948 accepted as Lagenammina hancocki (Cushman & McCulloch, 1948)
- Species Saccammina lagenoides (Crespin, 1953) † accepted as Lagenammina lagenoides (Crespin, 1953) †
- Species Saccammina ligula Gutschick, Weiner & Young, 1961 † accepted as Oxinoxis ligula (Gutschick Weiner & Young) em. Conkin & Conkin, 1964 †
- Species Saccammina longicollis (Wiesner, 1931) accepted as Reophax longicollis (Wiesner, 1931)
- Species Saccammina longsightensis (Quilty, 1984) † accepted as Psammosphaera longsightensis Quilty, 1984 †
- Species Saccammina placenta (Grzybowski, 1898) † accepted as Placentammina placenta (Grzybowski, 1898) †
- Species Saccammina sphaerica Sars, 1872 accepted as Saccammina sphaerica Brady, 1871 (Objective synonym)
- Species Saccammina tubulata Rhumbler, 1931 accepted as Lagenammina tubulata (Rhumbler, 1931) (Opinion of Murray and Alve (2011))
- Species Saccammina vulgaris Bogdanovich, 1963 † accepted as Placentammina vulgaris (Bogdanovich, 1963) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, Opinion of Hanagata et al. (2023) [Potential subjective junior synonym of Hyperammina dilatata Grzybowski, 1896 in opinion of Kaminski and Gradstein (http://nhm2.uio.no/norges/atlas/index.htm)])
- Species Saccammina eriana Dawson, 1881 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, Published Saccammina? (Calcisphaera) eriana. Calcisphaera is not a genus of foraminifera according to Loeblich and Tappan (1987))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Carpenter, W. B. (1869). On the Rhizopodal Fauna of the Deep Sea. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.</em> 18(114-122): 59-62., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rspl.1869.0019
page(s): p. 61 [details]
page(s): p. 61 [details]
Diagnosis Test free, a single globular chamber up to 3.5 mm in diameter; wall firm, with inner proteinaceous layer covered by fine...
Diagnosis Test free, a single globular chamber up to 3.5 mm in diameter; wall firm, with inner proteinaceous layer covered by fine agglutinated quartz particles held in an organic cement; aperture rounded, may be nearly flush or produced on a short neck, inner organic wall layer modified in living specimens to an oral apparatus or entosolenian tube around the opening. M. Silurian; USA: Ohio, Oklahoma; to Holocene: N. Atlantic, at 346 m to 2,886 m, off Norway; Ireland; Arctic Ocean, at 178 m to 290 m; N. Pacific, at 4,100 m; Antarctic, at 2,600 m. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2021). World Foraminifera Database. Saccammina Sars in Carpenter, 1869. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/foraminifera./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=112373 on 2025-04-05
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original description
Carpenter, W. B. (1869). On the Rhizopodal Fauna of the Deep Sea. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.</em> 18(114-122): 59-62., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rspl.1869.0019
page(s): p. 61 [details]
original description (of Bogdanovicziella Myatlyuk, 1970 †) Myatlyuk, E. V. (1970). Фораминиферы флишевых отложений Восточных Карпат (мел-палеоген) - Foraminifera of the flysch deposits of the eastern Carpathians (Cretaceous-Paleogene). <em>Proceedings of the Oil Research Geological Institute (ВНИГРИ-VNIGRI).</em> 282: 1-225.
page(s): p. 51 [details]
original description (of Arsaccammina Rhumbler, 1913) Rhumbler, L. (1913). Die Foraminiferen (Talamophoren) der Plankton-Expedition. Zugleich Entwurf eines natürlichen Systems der Foraminiferen auf Grund selektionistischer und mechanisch-physiologischer Faktoren. Zweiter Teil : Systematik. <em>Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humboldt-Stiftung.</em> Bd.3 L.c.: 332-476., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2124278 [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 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 Gooday, A. J.; Bowser, S. S.; Bernhard, J. M. (1996). Benthic foraminiferal assemblages in Explorers Cove, Antarctica: A shallow-water site with deep-sea characteristics. <em>Progress in Oceanography.</em> 37(2): 117-166., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/s0079-6611(96)00007-9 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): p. 61 [details]
original description (of Bogdanovicziella Myatlyuk, 1970 †) Myatlyuk, E. V. (1970). Фораминиферы флишевых отложений Восточных Карпат (мел-палеоген) - Foraminifera of the flysch deposits of the eastern Carpathians (Cretaceous-Paleogene). <em>Proceedings of the Oil Research Geological Institute (ВНИГРИ-VNIGRI).</em> 282: 1-225.
page(s): p. 51 [details]
original description (of Arsaccammina Rhumbler, 1913) Rhumbler, L. (1913). Die Foraminiferen (Talamophoren) der Plankton-Expedition. Zugleich Entwurf eines natürlichen Systems der Foraminiferen auf Grund selektionistischer und mechanisch-physiologischer Faktoren. Zweiter Teil : Systematik. <em>Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humboldt-Stiftung.</em> Bd.3 L.c.: 332-476., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2124278 [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 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 Gooday, A. J.; Bowser, S. S.; Bernhard, J. M. (1996). Benthic foraminiferal assemblages in Explorers Cove, Antarctica: A shallow-water site with deep-sea characteristics. <em>Progress in Oceanography.</em> 37(2): 117-166., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/s0079-6611(96)00007-9 [details] Available for editors





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Diagnosis Test free, a single globular chamber up to 3.5 mm in diameter; wall firm, with inner proteinaceous layer covered by fine agglutinated quartz particles held in an organic cement; aperture rounded, may be nearly flush or produced on a short neck, inner organic wall layer modified in living specimens to an oral apparatus or entosolenian tube around the opening. M. Silurian; USA: Ohio, Oklahoma; to Holocene: N. Atlantic, at 346 m to 2,886 m, off Norway; Ireland; Arctic Ocean, at 178 m to 290 m; N. Pacific, at 4,100 m; Antarctic, at 2,600 m. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]