South of Iceland off territorial waters
Steinaholl hydrothermal vent field
Geological Time: Quaternary Holocene recent
The specimen is picked and the image is made by
Dieter Ketelsen.
The raw material was collected during IceAGE RR cruise MSM75 at St. 222 (290.6m depth).
It was provided by K. Jesulke and Dr. J. Taylor from the DZMB,
View of a specimen of Fissurina orbignyana Seguenza, 1862
The identification is based upon:
Barker, R., W., 1960: Taxonomic Notes, Brady's Foram. Pls. Challenger Report. SEPM Special Publication, Vol. 9. Plate 59, Fig. 18