Family SORITIDAE Ehrenberg, 1839
Introduction
Mamo (2016) reported the genus Parasorites Seiglie & Rivera, 1977 (subfamily Archaiasinae) from off NW Australia but did not identify any species.
General References
Mamo, B.L. 2016. Benthic Foraminifera from the Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Zootaxa 4215(1): 1–123 [65]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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| FORAMINIFERA d'Orbigny, 1826 | 11-Sep-2018 | ADDED |
Subfamily Soritinae Ehrenberg, 1839
History of changes
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- Marginopora Quoy & Gaimard, 1830.
Distribution
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
History of changes
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| FORAMINIFERA d'Orbigny, 1826 | 09-Oct-2018 | ADDED |
Distribution
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Cushman, J.A. 1942. A report on samples obtained by the boring at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. In: Richards, H.C. & Hill, D. (Eds.), Great Barrier Reef bores, 1926 and 1937, descriptions, analyses and interpretations. Government Printer, Brisbane. 122 pp.
- Jell, J., Maxwell, W. & McKellar, R. 1965. The significance of the larger foraminifera in the Heron Island Reef sediments. Journal of Paleontology 39(2): 273–279
- Mamo, B.L. 2016. Benthic Foraminifera from the Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Zootaxa 4215(1): 1–123 [67]
- Ross, C.A. 1972. Biology and ecology of Marginopora vertebralis (Foraminiferida), Great Barrier Reef. Journal of Protozoology 19: 181–192
History of changes
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| FORAMINIFERA d'Orbigny, 1826 | 09-Oct-2018 | ADDED |
Genus Sorites Ehrenberg, 1839
- Sorites Ehrenberg, C.G. 1839. Über die Bildung der Kreidefelsen und des Kreidemergels durch unsichtbare Organismen. Physikalische Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin 1838: 59–147.
Type species:
Nautilus orbiculus Forsskål, 1775 by subsequent designation, see Loeblich, A.R. & Tappan, H. 1987. Sorites Ehrenberg, 1839 (Foraminiferida): proposed designation of Nautilus orbiculus Forsskål , 1775 as type species. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 44: 160-161.
History of changes
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| FORAMINIFERA d'Orbigny, 1826 | 09-Oct-2018 | ADDED |
Species Sorites orbiculus Forsskål, 1775
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| FORAMINIFERA d'Orbigny, 1826 | 09-Oct-2018 | ADDED |