Sorites (foram) explained

Sorites is a genus of benthic Foraminifera, in the family Soritidae, order Miliolida.^[1] Its type species is Nautilus orbiculus (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775). Its chronostratigraphic range ranges from the Miocene to the present.

Classification

Sorites includes the following species:

• Sorites dominicensis (uncertain)
• Sorites duplex
• Sorites edentulus (uncertain)
• Sorites grecoensis (fossil only)
• Sorites marginalis
• Sorites orbiculus
• Sorites pseudodiscoidea
• Sorites variabilis

Other species include:

• Sorites discoideus, accepted as Cycloputeolina discoidea
• Sorites hofkeri, accepted as Parasorites orbitolitoides
• Sorites orbitolitoides, accepted as Parasorites orbitolitoides

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sorites Ehrenberg, 1839 . 2022-12-01 . www.marinespecies.org . en.