Class: Rotaliata  Subclass: Textulariana  Order: Textulariida  Family: Eggerellidae

 

found at 3685m depth in the upper 0-2cm of the sediment at station 42 of  SO286 WA 52-39

RV Sonne cruise SO286, Working Area 52-39, Station 42, 0-2cm

   NACES MPA   off territorial waters

 

Geological Time: Quaternary  Holocene  recent

 

the specimen is photographed by Michael Hesemann and collected by the

 

 

 

The identification is based upon:

 Collins, E.S., Kuhnt, W. and Scott, D.B., 1996: Tithonian benthic foraminifers from Hole 901A (ODP Leg 149, Iberia Abyssal Plain). Whitmarsh, R.B., Sawyer, D.S., Klaus, A., and Masson, D.G. (Eds.), Proc. ODP, Sci. Results, 149: College Station, TX (Ocean Drilling Program).   Plate 1, Fig. 2

 

 

 

dataset number: FEU-1021890