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Elphidiidae Galloway, 1933

111922  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:111922)

  1. Biota
  2. Chromista (Kingdom)
  3. Harosa (Subkingdom)
  4. Rhizaria (Infrakingdom)
  5. Foraminifera (Phylum)
  6. Globothalamea (Class)
  7. Rotaliana (Subclass)
  8. Rotaliida (Order)
  9. Rotalioidea (Superfamily)
  10. Elphidiidae (Family)
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  1. Subfamily Elphidiinae Galloway, 1933
    1. Genus Cribroelphidium Cushman & Brönnimann, 1948
    2. Genus Cribrononion Thalmann, 1947
    3. Genus Elphidium Montfort, 1808
    4. Genus Porosononion Putrya in Voloshinova, 1958
    5. Genus Rectoelphidiella He, Hu & Wang, 1965
    6. Genus Stomoloculina He, Hu & Wang, 1965
    7. Genus Andromedes Montfort, 1808 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, Opinion of Cushman (1927))
    8. Genus Canalifera Krasheninnikov, 1953 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (Name not available ICZN Art. 13(a)(i) Elphidium eichwaldi was a nomen nudum at time of erection of the genus fide Ellis and Messina database.)
    9. Genus Carpenterella Krasheninnikov, 1953 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    10. Genus Cellanthus Montfort, 1808 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, Opinion of Cushman (1927))
    11. Genus Cellulia Agassiz, 1844 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, err. emend.)
    12. Genus Cryptoelphidiella Feyling-Hanssen, 1971 accepted as Elphidiella Cushman, 1936 (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    13. Genus Delosinella Collins, 1981 accepted as Rectoelphidiella He, Hu & Wang, 1965 (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    14. Genus Elphidiononion Hofker, 1951 accepted as Cribroelphidium Cushman & Brönnimann, 1948 (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    15. Genus Faujasinella Voloshinova, 1958 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    16. Genus Geophonus Montfort, 1808 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, Opinion of Cushman (1927))
    17. Genus Helicoza Möbius, 1880 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    18. Genus Munkiella Collins, 1981 accepted as Stomoloculina He, Hu & Wang, 1965 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    19. Genus Ozawaia Cushman, 1931 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (Junior subjective synonym in opinion of Hayward et al. (1997))
    20. Genus Perfectononion Voloshinova & Leonenko, 1970 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    21. Genus Planoelphidium Voloshinova, 1958 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    22. Genus Polystomatium Ehrenberg, 1839 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    23. Genus Polystomella Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, Opinion of Cushman (1927))
    24. Genus Pseudoelphidiella Voloshinova & Kuznetsova, 1970 accepted as Elphidiella Cushman, 1936 (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    25. Genus Retroelphidium Voloshinova, 1970 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    26. Genus Saidovella Voloshinova & Kuznetsova, 1970 accepted as Elphidiella Cushman, 1936 (Subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich and Tappan (1987))
    27. Genus Sporilus Montfort, 1808 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, Opinion of Cushman (1927))
    28. Genus Themeon Montfort, 1808 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
    29. Genus Vorticialis Lamarck, 1812 accepted as Elphidium Montfort, 1808 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
  2. Genus Protelphidium Haynes, 1956
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Galloway, J. J. (1933). A manual of Foraminifera. Bloomington, Principia Press. , available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31822014134829 [details] 
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Elphidiidae Galloway, 1933. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111922 on 2025-05-12
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gross, Onno
2010-03-25 10:31:03Z
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Hayward, Bruce W.
2010-09-21 06:54:10Z
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Hayward, Bruce W.

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Nomenclature

original description Galloway, J. J. (1933). A manual of Foraminifera. Bloomington, Principia Press. , available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31822014134829 [details] 

basis of record Gross, O. (2001). Foraminifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 60-75 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Other

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  PDF available [request]

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Diagnosis Test planispiral to trochospiral or may uncoil in later stage; sutural canal system opening into sutural pores; aperture interiomarginal or areal, single or multiple. Paleocene to Holocene. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
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