Taxonomic classification of Foraminifera
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| Keywords |
Foraminifera [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract |
The higher taxonomic classifications proposed by Saidova (O sovremennom sostoyanii sistemy nadvidovykh taksonov kaynozoyskikh bentosnykh foraminifer (On the current state of the system of supraspecific taxa of Cenozoic benthic foraminifers). AN SSSR, Moscow, 720 pp (in Russian), 1981), Mikhalevich (Micropaleontology 59:493–527, 2013), and Pawlowski et al. (Mar Micropaleontol 100:1–10, 2013), in conjunction with classifications suggested by the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), were used to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms, including information on synonymy. Unfortunately, in many cases the WoRMS classifications did not fit with the author’s concept for the higher classification of the Ponto-Caspian Quaternary foraminifera; among the editors of WoRMS, there is no one with specific expertise in the fauna of this unique geographic region. As a consequence of the specific geographic position and its long semi- or complete isolation from the World Ocean, the Ponto-Caspian biota, including foraminifera, is quite specific. Also, purely taxonomic work was not the main goal of this investigation of the Ponto-Caspian Quaternary foraminifera. This book focuses on applied components enabling the use of foraminifera for stratigraphy and paleogeographic reconstructions, as well as for environmental monitoring. |
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