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 dominicensis (uncertain)
  • Sorites duplex
  • Sorites edentulus (uncertain)
  • Sorites grecoensis (fossil only)
  • Sorites marginalis
  • Sorites orbiculus
  • Sorites pseudodiscoidea
  • Sorites variabilis

Other species include:

  • Sorites discoideus, accepted as Cycloputeolina discoidea
  • Sorites hofkeri, accepted as Parasorites orbitolitoides
  • Sorites orbitolitoides, accepted as Parasorites orbitolitoides

Bibliography

  1. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sorites Ehrenberg, 1839". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-01.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorites_(foram)
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