Orbulina universa d'Orbigny, 1839
Class: Rotaliata Subclass: Globigerinana Order: Globigerinida Family: GlobigerinidaeTaxon Profile
found on the Mauritanian Shelf off West Africa Mauritania
Station 14903-1 (414m depth) at N 17.548 W 16.662
Geological Time: Quaternary Holocene recent
the washed raw material from which the forams are picked is provided by
visiting researcher at Senckenberg am Meer, Abteilung Meeresforschung, Wilhelmshaven
Leon Hoffman
View of a specimen of Orbulina universa d'Orbigny, 1839
The identification is based upon:
Coloma C., Marchant M., Hebbeln D., 2005: Foraminiferos planctonicos durante El Nino 1997-98 del area de Coquimbo. (30°S; 73°W), Chile. Gayana 69(1) pages 48-77 Plate 23, Fig. 1-5
