Higher Classification: > Kingdom Chromista > Subkingdom Harosa > Infrakingdom Rhizaria > Phylum Foraminifera > Class Globothalamea > Subclass Rotaliana > Order Rotaliida > Superfamily Rotalioidea > Family Elphidiidae > Subfamily Elphidiinae > Genus Elphidium

Elphidium decipiens (O.G.Costa, 1856)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Elphidium*	Montfort, 1808	accepted genus name
*Elphidium (Polystomella)*	Heron-Allen & Earland, 1932	synonym
*Polystomella*	Lamarck, 1822	synonym

Species group names

*Polystomella decipiens*	Costa, 1856	synonym

Literature

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
redescription	Fornasini, C. (1897). Intorno ad alcuni foraminiferi illustrati da O. G. Costa. Rendiconto delle sessioni della Reale Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna. 2(1): 1-7.
new combination reference	Cushman, J. A. (1939). A monograph of the foraminiferal Family Nonionidae. United States Geological Survey Professional Papers. 191: 1-123.

Genbank

Citation

Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Elphidium decipiens (O.G.Costa, 1856). 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:113264