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

Sigmavirgulina tortuosa (Brady, 1881)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Sigmavirgulina*	Loeblich & Tappan, 1957	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Bolivina tortuosa*	(Brady, 1881)	synonym
*Bulimina (Bolivina) tortuosa*	Brady, 1881	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	Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
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	Cicha, I.; Rögl, F.; Rupp, C.; Čtyroká, J.; Members of the "Working group on the foraminifera of the Central Paratethys". (1998). Oligocene-Miocene foraminifera of the Central Paratethys. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft. 549: 1-325.
new combination reference	Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1957). Eleven New Genera of Foraminifera. Bulletin United States National Museum. 215: 223-232.

Genbank

Citation

Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Sigmavirgulina tortuosa (Brady, 1881). 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:113392