Ammodiscus incertus d'Orbigny, 1839 2 more of this specimen
Class: Spirillinata Subclass: Ammodiscana Order: Ammodiscida Family: AmmodiscidaeTaxon Profile
found on the Mauritanian Shelf off West Africa Mauritania
Station 14903-1 (414m depth) at N 17.548 W 16.662
Geological Time: Quaternary Holocene recent
the washed raw material from which the forams are picked is provided by
visiting researcher at Senckenberg am Meer, Abteilung Meeresforschung, Wilhelmshaven
Leon Hoffman
View of a specimen of Ammodiscus incertus d'Orbigny, 1839
apertural view
The identification is based upon:
Cushman, J., A., 1918: The Foraminifera of the Atlantic Ocean. Part 1. Astrorhizidae. Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. 104. Book Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin 104. Plate 39, Fig. 6,7
