Higher Classification: > Kingdom Chromista > Subkingdom Harosa > Infrakingdom Rhizaria > Phylum Foraminifera > Class Globothalamea > Subclass Rotaliana > Order Rotaliida > Superfamily Bolivinitoidea > Family Bolivinitidae > Subfamily Bolivinitinae > Genus Bolivina

Bolivina variabilis (Williamson, 1858)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Bolivina*	d'Orbigny, 1839	accepted genus name
*Brizalina*	Costa, 1856	synonym
*Bulimina (Bolivina)*	d'Orbigny, 1839	synonym

Species group names

*Brizalina variabilis*	(Williamson, 1858)	synonym
*Textularia variabilis*	Williamson, 1858	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
additional source	Sen Gupta, B. K.; Smith, L. E.; Machain-Castillo, M. L. (2009). Foraminifera of the Gulf of Mexico in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. 87-129.
additional source	Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
new combination reference	Cushman, J. A. (1924). Samoan foraminifera. Publications of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Department of Marine Biology. 21(342): 1-75.

Genbank

Citation

Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Bolivina variabilis (Williamson, 1858). 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:112998