Leptohalysis scottii  (Chaster, 1892)
 
Class: Nodosariata  Subclass: Hormosinana  Order: Hormosinida  Family: Hormosinidae
 
found in waters off  Sitka

Sitka Sound from about 100m waterdepth
   Pacific off Alaska   USA
 
Geological Time: Quaternary  Holocene  recent
 
the specimen is collected and photographed by
 
Daniel King helped Karen with the identification. The image is also on iNaturalist.
 
 
The identification is based upon:
 Camacho, S., 2012: Atlas of benthic foraminifera and thecamoebian species from the Guadiana River Estuary, vol. II In: Ecologic zonation model of the benthic foraminifera and thecamoebians of Guadiana River Estuary and application in paleoenvironmental reconstruction. Algarve University.   Dissertation  Plate , Fig. 9.8 1-2
 
 
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dataset number: FEU-1021464
 
Citation: Hesemann, M., The Foraminifera.eu Database (2024). Accessed at http://www.foraminifera.eu on 2024-11-05. doi: 10/dt5p