Overview
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A Family in the Kingdom Protozoa.
Taxonomy
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The Family Pleurostomellidae is a member of the Superfamily Pleurostomellacea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Pleurostomellidae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Protozoa
(Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858
- Subkingdom: Biciliata
- Infrakingdom: Rhizaria
Cavalier-Smith, 2002
- Phylum: Foraminifera
(Eichwald, 1830) Margulis, 1974
- Class: Foraminifera
Lee, 1990
- Order: Rotaliida
Delage & Herouard, 1896
- Superfamily: Pleurostomellacea
Reuss, 1860
- Family: Pleurostomellidae Reuss, 1860
- Superfamily: Pleurostomellacea
Reuss, 1860
- Order: Rotaliida
Delage & Herouard, 1896
- Class: Foraminifera
Lee, 1990
- Phylum: Foraminifera
(Eichwald, 1830) Margulis, 1974
- Infrakingdom: Rhizaria
Cavalier-Smith, 2002
- Subkingdom: Biciliata
- Kingdom: Protozoa
(Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858
The Family Pleurostomellidae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Genus (10): Bandyella · Ellipsobulimina · Ellipsoglandulina · Ellipsoidella · Ellipsoidina · Ellipsonodosaria · Ellipsopleurostomella · Ellipsopolymorphina · Nodosarella · Pleurostomella
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 72 species and subspecies in the Family Pleurostomellidae.
Genera
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Bandyella
Ellipsobulimina
Ellipsoglandulina
Ellipsoidella
Ellipsoidina
Ellipsonodosaria
Ellipsopleurostomella
Ellipsopolymorphina
Nodosarella
Pleurostomella
At least 37 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Pleurostomella.
More info about the Genus Pleurostomella may be found here.
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