Foraminifera - Rotalioidea - Elphidiidae
Alternative combination: Elphidium poeyanum
Belongs to Elphidium according to T. G. Gibson 1983
Sister taxa: Elphidium advenum, Elphidium asagaiense, Elphidium californicum, Elphidium discoidale, Elphidium ingressans, Elphidium lanieri, Elphidium latispatium, Elphidium margaritaceum, Elphidium neocrespinae, Elphidium nitidium, Elphidium oceanicum, Elphidium omotoensis, Elphidium sagrum, Elphidium simplex, Elphidium yumotoense
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Suriname (3 collections), United States (1: Virginia)
• Pliocene of United States (1: South Carolina)
• Miocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Louisiana)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence