Class: Rotaliata  Subclass: Globigerinana  Order: Globigerinida  Family: Globigerinidae

 

found at about 5m waterdepth Sao Miguel

   Azores   Portugal

 

Geological Time: Quaternary  Holocene  recent

 

the specimen was picked and photographed by Michael Hesemann
with assistance of Dr. Georg Rosenfeldt, the raw material is provided by

 

 

 

The identification is based upon:

 Hemleben, Ch., Spindler, M., and Anderson, O.R., 1989: Modern Planktonic Foraminifera.  Springer Verlag 363 pp. Plate 2.3., Fig. n-o

 

 

 

dataset number: FEU-1008265