Class: Globothalamea  Subclass: Rotaliana  Order: Rotaliida  Family: Globorotaliidae

 

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:

 Boudagher-Fadel, Marcelle K., 2013: Biostratigraphic and Geological Significance of Planktonic Foraminifera. (2nd ed.)  Office of the Vice Provost (Research), UCL: London, UK. 307 pp. Plate 41796, Fig. 14

 

 

 

dataset number: FEU-1008270