Overview
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The Rotaliida are a large and abundant group of . They are primarily oceanic benthos, although some are common in shallower waters such as estuaries. They also include many important fossils, such as nummulites. Rotaliids produce hyaline tests, in which the microscopic crystals may be oriented either radially (as in other forams) or obliquely.
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Taxonomy
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The Order Rotaliida is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Family (74): Acervulinidae · Alabaminidae · Alfredinidae · Almaenidae · Amphisteginidae · Annulopatellinidae · Asterigerinatidae · Asterigerinidae · Bagginidae · Bisacciidae · Bolivinellidae · Bolivinidae · Bolivinitidae · Bronnimanniidae · Bueningiidae · Buliminellidae · Buliminidae · Buliminoididae · Calcarinidae · Cassidulinidae · Caucasinidae · Chilostomellidae · Cibicididae · Cymbaloporidae · Delosinidae · Discorbidae · Discorbinellidae · Elphidiidae · Epistomariidae · Eponididae · Fursenkoinidae · Gavelinellidae · Glabratellidae · Heleninidae · Heronalleniidae · Heterolepidae · Homotrematidae · Karreriidae · Millettiidae · Miogypsinidae · Mississippinidae · Nonionidae · Nummulitidae · Oridorsalidae · Osangulariidae · Pannellainidae · Parrelloididae · Pavoninidae · Pegidiidae · Placentulinidae · Planorbulinidae · Planulinidae · Planulinoididae · Pleurostomellidae · Pseudoparrellidae · Quadrimorphinidae · Reussellidae · Rosalinidae · Rotaliellidae · Rotaliidae · Siphogenerinoididae · Siphoninidae · Sphaeroidinidae · Spirotectinidae · Stainforthiidae · Stilostomellidae · Tortoplectellidae · Tosaidae · Trichohyalidae · Trimosinidae · Ungulatellidae · Uvigerinidae · Victoriellidae · Virgulinellidae
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1,106 species and subspecies in the Order Rotaliida.
Families
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Acervulinidae
Alabaminidae
Alfredinidae
Almaenidae
Amphisteginidae
Annulopatellinidae
Asterigerinatidae
Asterigerinidae
Bagginidae
Bisacciidae
Bolivinellidae
Bolivinidae
Bolivinitidae
Bronnimanniidae
Bueningiidae
Buliminellidae
Buliminidae
Buliminoididae
Calcarinidae
Cassidulinidae
Caucasinidae
Chilostomellidae
Cibicididae
Cymbaloporidae
Delosinidae
Discorbidae
Discorbinellidae
Elphidiidae
Epistomariidae
Eponididae
Fursenkoinidae
Gavelinellidae
Glabratellidae
Heleninidae
Heronalleniidae
Heterolepidae
Homotrematidae
Karreriidae
Millettiidae
Miogypsinidae
Mississippinidae
Nonionidae
Nummulitidae
Oridorsalidae
Osangulariidae
Pannellainidae
Parrelloididae
Pavoninidae
Pegidiidae
Placentulinidae
Planorbulinidae
Planulinidae
Planulinoididae
Pleurostomellidae
Pseudoparrellidae
Quadrimorphinidae
Reussellidae
Rosalinidae
Rotaliellidae
Rotaliidae
Siphogenerinoididae
Siphoninidae
Sphaeroidinidae
Spirotectinidae
Stainforthiidae
Stilostomellidae
Tortoplectellidae
Tosaidae
Trichohyalidae
Trimosinidae
Ungulatellidae
Uvigerinidae
Victoriellidae
Virgulinellidae
More info about the Family Virgulinellidae may be found here.
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