Ataxophragmium crassum  (d'Orbigny, 1840)
 
Class: Rotaliata  Subclass: Textulariana  Order: Luftosiida  Family: Ataxophragmiidae
 
found at Hemmoor

drill core from 32,2m to 33,0m
   North European Plain   Germany
 
Geological Time: Cretaceous  Upper Cretaceous  Maastrichtian
 
the specimen was picked and photographed by Michael Hesemann
with assistance of Dr. Georg Rosenfeldt, the raw material is provided by
 

side view
 
 
The identification is based upon:
 Frenzel, Peter, 2000: Die benthischen Foraminiferen der Rügener Schreibkreide (Unter-Maastrichtium, NE-Deutschland). Neue Paläontologische Abhandlungen, 3:
Order at CPress Verlag Dresden, Germany. Dresden 361 pp. Plate 7, Fig. 6-8
 
 
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dataset number: FEU-1005253
 
Citation: Hesemann, M., The Foraminifera.eu Database (2025). Accessed at http://www.foraminifera.eu on 2025-02-07. doi: 10/dt5p