sorites (foram) sorites (foram) sorites is a genus of benthic foraminifera, in the family soritidae, order miliolida. its type species is nautilus orbiculus (forsskål in niebuhr, 1775). its chronostratigraphic range ranges from the miocene to the present. soritestemporal range: miocene - recent scientific classification domain: eukaryota kingdom: chromista phylum: foraminifera class: tubothalamea order: miliolida suborder: miliolina superfamily: soritoidea family: soritidae subfamily: soritinae genus: soritesehrenberg, 1839 species sorites dominicensis sorites duplex sorites grecoensis sorites hofkeri sorites marginalis sorites orbiculus sorites pseudodiscoidea sorites variabilis 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 bibliography "worms - world register of marine species - sorites ehrenberg, 1839". www.marinespecies.org. retrieved 2022-12-01.