WoRMS taxon details
Cassidulinidae d'Orbigny, 1839
- Subfamily Cassidulininae d'Orbigny, 1839
- Genus Anticleina Saidova, 1975
- Genus Cassidulina d'Orbigny, 1826
- Genus Cassidulinoides Cushman, 1927
- Genus Evolvocassidulina Eade, 1967
- Genus Favocassidulina Loeblich & Tappan, 1957
- Genus Globocassidulina Voloshinova, 1960
- Genus Heterocassidulina McCulloch, 1977
- Genus Islandiella Nørvang, 1958
- Genus Lernella Saidova, 1975
- Genus Paracassidulina Nomura, 1983
- Genus Stichocassidulina Stone, 1946
- Genus Subsidebottomina McCulloch, 1977
- Genus Takayanagia Nomura, 1983
- Genus Bradynella Burmistrova, 1974 accepted as Globocassidulina Voloshinova, 1960 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987 nomen nudum)
- Genus Cassandra Gudina & Saidova, 1968 accepted as Islandiella Nørvang, 1958 (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
- Genus Cassidulita Sellier de Civrieux, 1969 accepted as Islandiella Nørvang, 1958 (subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
- Genus Cassilamellina Voloshinova, 1960 accepted as Islandiella Nørvang, 1958 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
- Genus Cassilongina Voloshinova, 1960 accepted as Globocassidulina Voloshinova, 1960 (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
- Genus Entrochus Ehrenberg, 1843 accepted as Cassidulina d'Orbigny, 1826 (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich and Tappan (1987))
- Genus Planocassidulina Gudina, 1966 accepted as Islandiella Nørvang, 1958 (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
- Genus Selenostomum Ehrenberg, 1858 accepted as Cassidulina d'Orbigny, 1826 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
- Genus Sphaeroislandyella Burmistrova, 1974 accepted as Globocassidulina Voloshinova, 1960 (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
- Subfamily Ehrenbergininae Cushman, 1927
- Genus Burseolina Seguenza, 1880
- Genus Ehrenbergina Reuss, 1850
- Genus Reissia Loeblich & Tappan, 1964
- Genus Cassisphaerina Burmistrova, 1974 accepted as Burseolina Seguenza, 1880 (Name not available, no description, Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
- Subfamily Orthoplectinae Loeblich & Tappan, 1984
- Genus Orthoplecta Brady, 1884
- Genus Cassidulinitella Saidova, 1975 accepted as Globocassidulina Voloshinova, 1960
- Genus Cassisphaerina Saidova, 1975 accepted as Burseolina Seguenza, 1880 (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich and Tappan (1987))
- Genus Cushmanulla Saidova, 1975 accepted as Burseolina Seguenza, 1880 (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich and Tappan (1987))
- Genus Discoislandiella Saidova, 1975 accepted as Islandiella Nørvang, 1958 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich and Tappan (1987))
- Genus Lernina Saidova, 1975 accepted as Cassidulina d'Orbigny, 1826 (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Loeblich and Tappan (1987))
- Genus Rosaella Saidova, 1975 accepted as Islandiella Nørvang, 1958
- Genus Smyrnella Saidova, 1975 accepted as Globocassidulina Voloshinova, 1960
- Genus Sphaeroislandiella Saidova, 1975 accepted as Globocassidulina Voloshinova, 1960
- Genus Spiniferella Saidova, 1975 accepted as Globocassidulina Voloshinova, 1960
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
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. 114 [details]
page(s): p. 114 [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Cassidulinidae d'Orbigny, 1839. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111914 on 2025-06-06
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Nomenclature
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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. 114 [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. 114 [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]
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 
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additional source Holzmann, M.; Pawlowski, J. (2017). An updated classification of rotaliid foraminifera based on ribosomal DNA phylogeny. <em>Marine Micropaleontology.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2017.04.002
note: DNA basis for superfamily placement [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Holzmann, M.; Pawlowski, J. (2017). An updated classification of rotaliid foraminifera based on ribosomal DNA phylogeny. <em>Marine Micropaleontology.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2017.04.002
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Diagnosis Test with biserially arranged chambers or derived from such, axis of biseriality enrolled in a planispiral coil, at least in early stage, later may uncoil. Paleocene to Holocene. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
