Higher Classification: > Kingdom Chromista > Subkingdom Harosa > Infrakingdom Rhizaria > Phylum Foraminifera > Class Globothalamea > Subclass Rotaliana > Order Rotaliida > Superfamily Discorboidea > Family Cancrisidae > Genus Cancris

Cancris congolensis Margerel & Kouyoumontzakis, 1978

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Cancris*	Montfort, 1808	accepted genus name
*Rotalina*	d'Orbigny, 1839	synonym

Literature

original description	Margerel Jean Pierre; Kouyoumontzakis, G., 1978: Cancris congolensis, a new species of foraminifers from the Congo continental shelf - Cancris congolensis nouvelle espèce de foraminifères du plateau continental congolais. Cah. Micropaléontologie., 1 : 51-59.
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

Genbank

Citation

Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Cancris congolensis Margerel & Kouyoumontzakis, 1978. 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:112941