Soritidae Galloway, 1933(*1205), p. 132. nom. corr. pro family Soritina.

Soritina Ehrenberg, 1838(*1053), p. 200 (name not avail-able, ICZN Art. 29 (a); no available type genus until 1839).Soritina Ehrenberg, 1839 (*1054), table opp. p. 120. Orbitolitidae Gray, 1840 (*1288), p. 76.

Soritida Schultze, 1854 (*2824), p. 53.Orbitulitidea Reuss and Fritsch, 1861 (*2593), p. 2. Orbitulitideae Gûmbel, 1870 (*1337), p. 27. Orbiculinida Jones, in Griffith and Henfrey, 1875(*1300),p. 319.

Orbitulitidee Schwager. 1876 (*2829), p. 483.Orbitulita Marriott. 1878 (*2045), p. 31.Orbitolitina Bûtschli, in Bronn, 1880 (*421), p. 192. Orbitulitida Haeckel, 1894 (*1355), p. 185. Praerhapydioninidae Haynes, 1981 (*1437), p. 168.Test planispiral, at least in early stage, later may be uncoiled, flaring, fusiform, or cylindrical; chambers numerous, interior subdivided by interseptal pillars or septula; aperture gen­erally multiple, may vary in position in ontogeny. U. Cretaceous (Cenomanian) to Holocene.