Robertinida (Order) > Robertinina (Suborder) > Robertinoidea (Superfamily) > Robertinidae (Family) > Alliatininae (Subfamily)
Geminospira
Geminospira convoluta (Williamson, 1858)
- A robertinid foram
Rotaliida (Order) > Acervulinoidea (Superfamily) > Acervulinidae (Family)
Acervulina
Acervulina inhaerens Schulze, 1854
- An acervulinid foram
Rotaliida (Order) > Acervulinoidea (Superfamily) > Homotrematidae (Family)
Homotrema
Homotrema rubrum (Lamarck, 1816)
- A homotrematid foram
Rotaliida (Order) > Asterigerinoidea (Superfamily) > Asterigerinatidae (Family)
Asterigerinata
Asterigerinata mamilla (Williamson, 1858)
- An asterigerinatid foram
Rotaliida (Order) > Bolivinitoidea (Superfamily) > Bolivinitidae (Family) > Bolivinitinae (Subfamily)
Bolivina
Bolivina variabilis (Williamson, 1858)
- A bolivinitid foram
Rotaliida (Order) > Buliminoidea (Superfamily) > Buliminellidae (Family)
Buliminella
Buliminella elegantissima (d'Orbigny, 1839)
- A buliminellid foram
Rotaliida (Order) > Buliminoidea (Superfamily) > Buliminidae (Family)
Bulimina
Bulimina gibba Fornasini, 1902 or Bulimina elongata d'Orbigny, 1846 - A buliminid foram
Bulimina pupoides var. spinulosa Williamson, 1858
- A buliminid foram (See below Protoglobobulimina pupoides (d'Orbigny, 1846))
Protoglobobulimina
Protoglobobulimina pupoides (d'Orbigny, 1846)
- A buliminid foram
Rotaliida (Order) > Discorboidea (Superfamily) > Cancrisidae (Family)
Cancris
Cancris oblongus (Williamson, 1858) - A cancrisid foram
Rotaliida (Order) > Discorboidea (Superfamily) > Eponididae (Family) > Eponidinae (Subfamily)
Eponides
Eponides repandus (Fichtel & Moll, 1798)
- An eponidid foram
Rotaliida (Order) > Discorboidea (Superfamily) > Rosalinidae (Family)
Rosalina
Rosalina globularis d'Orbigny, 1826
- A rosalinid foram
Rosalina williamsoni (Chapman & Parr, 1932)
- A rosalinid foram image by
Cai-Uso Wohler of SANDPHOTO.DE
Rotaliida (Order) > Globigerinina (Suborder) > Globigerinoidea (Superfamily) > Globigerinidae (Family) > Globigerininae (Subfamily)
Globigerina
Globigerina bulloides d'Orbigny, 1826
- A globigerinid foram
Rotaliida (Order) > Globigerinina (Suborder) > Globigerinoidea (Superfamily) > Globigerinidae (Family) > Orbulininae (Subfamily)
Orbulina
Orbulina universa d'Orbigny, 1839
- A globigerinid foram
Rotaliida (Order) > Nonionoidea (Superfamily) > Melonidae (Family)
Melonis
Melonis affinis (Reuss, 1851) - A melonid foram
Rotaliida (Order) > Nonionoidea (Superfamily) > Nonionidae (Family) > Nonioninae (Subfamily)
Nonion
Nonion umbilicatulum (Walker & Jacob, 1798)
- A nonionid foram
Rotaliida (Order) > Nummulitoidea (Superfamily) > Nummulitidae (Family)
Nummulites
Nummulites planulatus (Lamarck, 1804) †
- A nummulitid foram
Rotaliida (Order) > Planorbulinoidea (Superfamily) > Cibicididae (Family) > Cibicidinae (Subfamily)
Cibicidoides
Cibicidoides lobatulus (Walker & Jacob, 1798) syn. Lobatula lobatula (Walker & Jacob, 1798)
- A cibicidid foram
Cibicidoides variabilis (d'Orbigny, 1826)
- A cibicidid foram, image by
Cai-Uso Wohler of SANDPHOTO.DE
Rotaliida (Order) > Planorbulinoidea (Superfamily) > Planorbulinidae (Family)
Hyalinea
Hyalinea balthica (Schröter in Gmelin, 1791)
- A planorbulinid foram
Rotaliida (Order) > Planorbulinoidea (Superfamily) > Planorbulinidae (Family) > Planorbulininae (Subfamily)
Planorbulina
Planorbulina mediterranensis d'Orbigny, 1826
- A planorbulinid foram
Rotaliida (Order) > Rotalioidea (Superfamily) > Elphidiidae (Family) > Elphidiinae (Subfamily)
Elphidium
Elphidium aculeatum (d'Orbigny, 1846)
- An elphidiid foram, images by
Cai-Uso Wohler of SANDPHOTO.DE
Elphidium crispum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- An elphidiid foram, image by
Cai-Uso Wohler of SANDPHOTO.DE
Elphidium macellum (Fichtel & Moll, 1798)
- An elphidiid foram
Rotaliida (Order) > Rotalioidea (Superfamily) > Rotaliidae (Family) > Ammoniinae (Subfamily)
Ammonia
Ammonia beccarii (Linnaeus, 1758)
- A rotaliid foram
Rotaliida (Order) > Turrilinoidea (Superfamily) > Stainforthiidae (Family)
Stainforthia
Stainforthia fusiformis (Williamson, 1858)
- A stainforthiid foram
Textulariana (Subclass) > Lituolida (Order) > Lituolina (Suborder) > Lituoloidea (Superfamily) > Discamminidae (Family)
Ammoscalaria
Ammoscalaria pseudospiralis (Williamson, 1858)
- A discamminid foram
Textulariia (Subclass) > Lituolida (Order) > Lituolina (Suborder) > Recurvoidoidea (Superfamily) > Ammosphaeroidinidae (Family)
> Recurvoidinae (Subfamily)
Cribrostomoides
Cribrostomoides jeffreysii (Williamson, 1858)
- An ammosphaeroidinid foram
Textulariia (Subclass) > Lituolida (Order) > Spiroplectamminina (Suborder) > Spiroplectamminoidea (Superfamily) > Spiroplectamminidae (Family) > Spiroplectammininae (Subfamily)
Spiroplectinella
Spiroplectinella wrighti (Silvestri, 1903) ?
- A spiroplectamminid foram
Textulariana (Subclass) > Lituolida (Order) > Trochamminina (Suborder) > Trochamminoidea (Superfamily) > Trochamminidae (Family) > Trochammininae (Subfamily)
Tritaxis
Tritaxis fusca (Williamson, 1858)
- A trochamminid foram
Textulariia (Subclass) > Textulariida (Order) > Textulariina (Suborder) > Eggerelloidea (Superfamily) > Pseudogaudryinidae (Family) > Pseudogaudryininae (Subfamily)
Connemarella
Connemarella rudis (Wright, 1900)
- A pseudogaudryinid foram
Textulariana (Subclass) > Textulariida (Order) > Textulariina (Suborder) > Textularioidea (Superfamily) > Textulariidae (Family)
Sahulia
Sahulia conica (d'Orbigny, 1839) - A textulariid foram
image by Cai-Uso Wohler of SANDPHOTO.DE
Monothalamea (Class)
Astrorhizida (Order) >
Astrorhizida incertae sedis (Family)
Toxisarcon
Toxisarcon alba Wilding, 2002 - An astrorhizid foram
Underwater photography by Chris Rickard
Astrorhizida (Order) > Astrorhizina (Suborder) > Astrorhizoidea (Superfamily) > Halyphysemidae (Family)
Halyphysema
Halyphysema tumanowiczii Bowerbank, 1862
- A halyphysemid foram
Nodosariata (Class)
Hormosinana (Subclass) > Hormosinina (Suborder) > Hormosinoidea (Superfamily) > Reophacidae (Family)
Reophax
Reophax fusiformis (Williamson, 1858)
- A reophacid foram
Nodosariida (Order) > Nodosariina (Suborder) > Nodosarioidea (Superfamily) > Lagenidae (Family)
Cristellaria
Cristellaria calcar var. oblonga Williamson, 1858
- A lagenid foram - also see Lenticulina calcar
Cristellaria calcar var. rotifer Williamson, 1858
- A lagenid foram - also see Lenticulina calcar
Cristellaria subarcuatula var. costata Williamson, 1858
- A lagenid foram
Cristellaria subarcuatula var. elongata Williamson, 1858
- A lagenid foram
Cristellaria subarcuatula var. scapha Williamson, 1858
- A lagenid foram
Lagena
Lagena interrupta Williamson, 1858 - A lagenid foram
Lagena perlucida Williamson, 1858 - A lagenid foram
Lagena semistriata Williamson, 1858 - A lagenid foram
Lagena striata (d'Orbigny, 1839)
- A lagenid foram
Lagena substriata Williamson, 1858 - A lagenid foram
Lagena vulgaris Williamson, 1858 - A lagenid foram
Procerolagena
Procerolagena clavata (d'Orbigny, 1846)
- A lagenid foram
Procerolagena gracilis (Williamson, 1848)
- A lagenid foram
Nodosariida (Order) > Nodosariina (Suborder) > Nodosarioidea (Superfamily) > Nodosariidae (Family) > Nodosariinae (Subfamily)
Dentalina
Dentalina subarcuata (Montagu, 1803)
- A nodosariid foram
Grigelis
Grigelis pyrulus (d'Orbigny, 1826)
- A nodosariid foram
Polymorphinida (Order) > Polymorphinina (Suborder) > Polymorphinoidea (Superfamily) > Ellipsolagenidae (Family)
Fissurina
Fissurina lucida (Williamson, 1848)
- A ellipsolagenid foram
Fissurina marginata (Montagu, 1803)
- A ellipsolagenid foram
Fissurina ornata (Williamson, 1858)
- A ellipsolagenid foram
Fissurina quadrata (Williamson, 1858)
- A ellipsolagenid foram
Fissurina (Fissurina) orbignyana Seguenza, 1862
- An ellipsolagenid foram
Polymorphinida (Order) > Polymorphinina (Suborder) > Polymorphinoidea (Superfamily) > Ellipsolagenidae (Family) > Ellipsolageninae (Subfamily)
Lagenosolenia
Lagenosolenia lagenoides (Williamson, 1858)
- A ellipsolagenid foram
Polymorphinida (Order) > Polymorphinina (Suborder) > Polymorphinoidea (Superfamily) > Ellipsolagenidae (Family) > Oolininae (Subfamily)
Favulina
Favulina hexagona (Williamson, 1848)
- A ellipsolagenid foram
Favulina squamosa (Montagu, 1803)
- A ellipsolagenid foram
Homalohedra
Homalohedra williamsoni (Alcock, 1865)
- An ellipsolagenid foram
Oolina
Oolina borealis Loeblich & Tappan, 1954
- An ellipsolagenid foram
Oolina globosa (Montagu, 1803) - An ellipsolagenid foram
Pseudofavulina
Pseudofavulina scalariformis (Williamson, 1848)
- A ellipsolagenid foram
Pseudofavulina squamosa var. catenulata (Jeffreys in Williamson, 1848) - A ellipsolagenid foram
Polymorphinida (Order) > Polymorphinina (Suborder) > Polymorphinoidea (Superfamily) > Polymorphinidae (Family) > Edithaellinae (Subfamily)
Vasiglobulina
Vasiglobulina myristiformis (Williamson, 1858) ?
- A polymorphinid foram
Polymorphinida (Order) > Polymorphinina (Suborder) > Polymorphinoidea (Superfamily) > Polymorphinidae (Family) > Polymorphininae (Subfamily)
Globulina
Globulina gibba (Deshayes, 1830) ?
- A polymorphinid foram
Polymorphina
Polymorphina fistulosa Williamson, 1858
- A polymorphinid foram
Vaginulinida (Order) > Vaginulinidae (Family) > Lenticulininae (Subfamily)
Lenticulina
Lenticulina calcar (Linnaeus, 1758) - A vaginulinid foram
Lenticulina rotulata (Lamarck, 1804) - A vaginulinid foram
image by Cai-Uso Wohler of SANDPHOTO.DE
Vaginulinida (Order) > Vaginulinidae (Family) > Marginulininae (Subfamily)
Astacolus
Astacolus subarcuatulus (Walker & Jacob, 1798)
- A vaginulinid foram
Vaginulinopsis
Vaginulinopsis sublegumen Parr, 1950
- A vaginulinid foram
Vaginulinida (Order) > Vaginulinidae (Family) > Vaginulininae (Subfamily)
Vaginulina
Vaginulina linearis (Montagu, 1808) - A vaginulinid foram
Tubothalamea (Class)
Miliolida (Order) > Miliolina (Suborder) > Cornuspiroidea (Superfamily) > Cornuspiridae (Family) > Cornuspirinae (Subfamily)
Cornuspira
Cornuspira foliacea (Philippi, 1844) - A cornuspirid foram
Spirilina foliacea in Williamson, 1858.
Miliolida (Order) > Miliolina (Suborder) > Milioloidea (Superfamily) > Cribrolinoididae (Family)
Adelosina
Adelosina bicornis (Walker & Jacob, 1798)
- A cribrolinoidid foram image by
Cai-Uso Wohler of SANDPHOTO.DE
Adelosina cliarensis (Heron-Allen & Earland, 1930)
- A cribrolinoidid foram, image by
Cai-Uso Wohler of SANDPHOTO.DE
Adelosina elegans (Williamson, 1858)
- A cribrolinoidid foram
Adelosina mediterranensis (Le Calvez & Le Calvez, 1958)
- A cribrolinoidid foram, image by
Cai-Uso Wohler of SANDPHOTO.DE
Adelosina pulchella (d'Orbigny, 1826)
- A cribrolinoidid foram image by
Cai-Uso Wohler of SANDPHOTO.DE
Miliolida (Order) > Miliolina (Suborder) > Milioloidea (Superfamily) > Hauerinidae (Family) > Hauerininae (Subfamily)
Massilina
Massilina secans (d’Orbigny, 1826)
- A hauerinid foram
Quinqueloculina
Quinqueloculina disciformis MacGillivray, 1843 emend. Williamson, 1858 - A hauerinid foram
Quinqueloculina lamarckiana d'Orbigny, 1839
- A hauerinid foram, image by
Cai-Uso Wohler of SANDPHOTO.DE
Quinqueloculina seminula (Linnaeus, 1758)
- A hauerinid foram, image by
Cai-Uso Wohler of SANDPHOTO.DE
Quinqueloculina vulgaris d'Orbigny, 1826
- A hauerinid foram, image by
Cai-Uso Wohler of SANDPHOTO.DE
Quinqueloculina sp. (Newlyn Marina 29.08.15)
- A hauerinid foram
Miliolida (Order) > Miliolina (Suborder) > Milioloidea (Superfamily) > Hauerinidae (Family) > Miliolinellinae (Subfamily)
Miliolinella
Miliolinella subrotunda (Montagu, 1803)
- A hauerinid foram, image by
Cai-Uso Wohler of SANDPHOTO.DE
Triloculina
Triloculina oblonga (Montagu, 1803)
- A hauerinid foram, image by
Cai-Uso Wohler of SANDPHOTO.DE
Triloculina trigonula (Lamarck, 1804)
- A hauerinid foram, image by
Cai-Uso Wohler of SANDPHOTO.DE
Triloculina d'Orbigny, 1826 sp. (Newlyn Marina 08.09.15.)
Miliolida (Order) > Miliolina (Suborder) > Milioloidea (Superfamily) > Spiroloculinidae (Family)
Spiroloculina
Spiroloculina cymbium d'Orbigny, 1839
- A spiroloculinid foram
Spiroloculina depressa d'Orbigny, 1826
- A spiroloculinid foram, image by
Cai-Uso Wohler of SANDPHOTO.DE
Spiroloculina excavata d'Orbigny, 1846
- A spiroloculinid foram
Spiroloculina rotunda d'Orbigny, 1826
- A spiroloculinid foram
Miliolida (Order) > Miliolina (Suborder) > Nubecularioidea (Superfamily) > Fischerinidae (Family) > Nodobaculariellinae (Subfamily)
Vertebralina
Vertebralina striata d'Orbigny, 1826
- A fischerinid foram
Miliolida (Order) > Miliolina (Suborder) > Soritoidea (Superfamily) > Peneroplidae (Family)
Peneroplis
Peneroplis planatus (Fichtel & Moll, 1798)
- A peneroplid foram
Spirillinida (Order) > Spirillinina (Suborder) > Patellinidae (Family) > Patellininae (Subfamily)
Patellina
Patellina corrugata Williamson, 1858
- A patellinid foram
Spirillinida (Order) > Spirillinina (Suborder) > Spirillinidae (Family)
Spirillina
Spirillina arenacea Williamson, 1858
- A spirillinid foram
Spirillina limbata Brady, 1879
- A spirillinid foram, image by
Cai-Uso Wohler of SANDPHOTO.DE
Spirillina margaritifera Williamson, 1858
- A spirillinid foram
Spirillina perforata (Schultze, 1854)
- A spirillinid foram
Spirillina sp. (Newlyn Marina 10.07.15)
- A spirillinid foram
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Foram from Carnsew Pool to identify (1)
Foram from Carnsew Pool to identify (2)
A planktonic species of foraminifera - Falmouth. 19.04.16.
Further information on Foraminifera can be found on the Foraminifera Gallery. (External Link)
Information can be found on the above website on sampling; and on Foraminifera that have been previously found in the United Kingdom and English Channel.
Michael Hesemann of the Foraminifera Gallery states there may be over 50 species of Foraminifera to be found in shell sand around the coast of Cornwall, and even more offshore.