Reophax fusiformis (Williamson, 1858)       

Class: Nodosariata  Subclass: Hormosinana  Order: Hormosinida  Family: Reophacidae
Taxon Profile

found at off Cumbrae   Inner Seas west off Scotland   UK   from 50-110m depth

Geological Time: Quaternary  Holocene  recent


The scan of this drawing from Bradys HMS Challenger Report is made by Dr. David Bossard and used by his permission. © Dr. David C. Bossard, 19thcenturyscience.org.. HMS Challenger Collection

View of a specimen of Reophax fusiformis (Williamson, 1858)


The identification is based upon:
Jones, Robert Wynn, 1994: The Challenger Foraminifera Oxford Univ Press 416 pp. Plate 30, Fig. 9