Elphidium novozealandicum Cushman, 1936
 
Class: Rotaliata  Subclass: Rotaliana  Order: Elphidiida  Family: Elphidiidae
 
found at the  Taramea Bay
   New Zealand and off   New Zealand
 
Geological Time: Quaternary  Holocene  recent

the images are made by Cai-Uso Wohler, the sample was brought by John Taylor and the sampling did 
 
 
View of a specimen of Elphidium novozealandicum Cushman, 1936
 
The identification is based upon:
 Hayward, B., W., Hollis, C., Grenfell., H., 1997: Recent Elphidiidae (Foraminiferida) of the south-west Pacific and fosssil Elphidiidae of New Zealand  New Zealand Geol. Surv. Paleontol. Bull., 72, Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences monograph 166 pp. Plate 14, Fig. 10-14
 
 
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dataset number: FEU-1017489
 
 
Citation:
Hayward, B., W., Hollis, C., Grenfell., H., 1997: Recent Elphidiidae (Foraminiferida) of the south-west Pacific and fosssil Elphidiidae of New Zealand New Zealand Geol. Surv. Paleontol. Bull., 72, Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences monograph 166 pp. Plate 14, Fig 10-14