Fissurina  orbignyana  Seguenza, 1862       

Class: Nodosariata   Subclass: Nodosariana   Order: Polymorphinida   Family: Ellipsolagenidae
Taxon Profile

found in the waters at the Reykjanes Ridge    off territorial waters   

Geological Time: recent  Holocene  Quaternary


the plummercell is provided by Dr. Karla Kreisel

View of specimens of Fissurina orbignyana Seguenza, 1862

the field is photographed by Georg Wawczyniak

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