Sorites (foraminifera)
| Sorites Temporal range: Miocene - Recent | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Rhizaria |
| Phylum: | Retaria |
| Subphylum: | Foraminifera |
| Class: | Tubothalamea |
| Order: | Miliolida |
| Family: | Soritidae |
| Subfamily: | Soritinae |
| Genus: | Sorites Ehrenberg, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Nautilus orbiculus Forsskål, 1775 | |
| Species[1] | |
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Sorites duplex | |
Sorites is a genus of benthic Foraminifera, in the family Soritidae, order Miliolida.[1] Its type species is Nautilus orbiculus (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775). Its chronostratigraphic range ranges from the Miocene to the present.
Classification
Sorites includes the following species:[1]
- Sorites duplex
- Sorites grecoensis (fossil only)
- Sorites marginalis
- Sorites nayensis
- Sorites orbiculus
- Sorites variabilis
Other species include:
- Sorites discoideus, accepted as Cycloputeolina discoidea
- Sorites hofkeri, accepted as Parasorites orbitolitoides
- Sorites orbitolitoides, accepted as Parasorites orbitolitoides
References
- 1 2 3 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sorites Ehrenberg, 1839". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-01.