Higher Classification: > Kingdom Chromista > Subkingdom Harosa > Infrakingdom Rhizaria > Phylum Foraminifera > Class Monothalamea > Order Astrorhizida > Suborder Saccamminina > Superfamily Psammosphaeroidea > Family Psammosphaeridae > Subfamily Psammosphaerinae

Psammosphaera Schulze, 1875

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Arenosphaera*	Shchedrina, 1939	synonym
*Psammella*	Rhumbler, 1935	synonym

Children

Psammosphaera frankei (Rhumbler, 1935)
Psammosphaera fusca Schulze, 1875
Psammosphaera parva Flint, 1899
Psammosphaera perforata (Shchedrina, 1939)
Psammosphaera testacea Flint, 1899

Literature

original description	Schulze, RE., 1875, Zoologische Ergebnisse der Nord-seefahrt, vom 21 Juli bis 9 September, 1872. I, Rhizopoden. II, Jahresberichte Kommission zur Untersuchung der Deutschen Meer in Kiel für die Jahr 1872, 1873, pp. 99-114.
basis of record	Gross, O. (2001). Foraminifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 60-75
additional source	Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].
additional source	Gooday, A. J.; Bowser, S. S.; Bernhard, J. M. (1996). Benthic foraminiferal assemblages in Explorers Cove, Antarctica: A shallow-water site with deep-sea characteristics. Progress in Oceanography. 37(2): 117-166.

Genbank

Citation

Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Psammosphaera Schulze, 1875. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:112369