Orbulina universa (d'Orbigny, 1839)
 
Class: Globothalamea  Subclass: Rotaliana  Order: Rotaliida  Family: Globigerinidae
 
depth 1062m
   Celtic Seas   UK
 
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
 
 
View of a specimen of Orbulina universa (d'Orbigny, 1839)
 
The identification is based upon:
 Hemleben, Ch., Spindler, M., and Anderson, O.R., 1989: Modern Planktonic Foraminifera.  Springer Verlag 363 pp. Plate 2.3., Fig. n-o
 
 
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dataset number: FEU-1001382
 
 
Citation:
Hemleben, Ch., Spindler, M., and Anderson, O.R., 1989: Modern Planktonic Foraminifera. Springer Verlag 363 pp. Plate 2.3., Fig n-o