Elphidium maorium  Hayward, 1997
 
Class: Rotaliata  Subclass: Rotaliana  Order: Elphidiida  Family: Elphidiidae
 
found on the  Mauritanian Slope

RV Maria S. Merian Cruise 16/3 Station 14865-1 (52m depth)
   off West Africa   Mauritania
 
Geological Time: Quaternary  Holocene  recent
 
the raw material was provided by Leon Hoffman, the specimens were picked by Michael Hesemann and the images are made by
 
 

scale bar 100µm
 
The identification is based upon:
 Hayward, B., W., Hollis, C., Grenfell., H., 1997: Recent Elphidiidae (Foraminiferida) of the south-west Pacific and fosssil Elphidiidae of New Zealand  New Zealand Geol. Surv. Paleontol. Bull., 72, Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences monograph 166 pp. Plate 4, Fig. 11,12
 
 
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dataset number: FEU-1018789
 
Citation: Hesemann, M., The Foraminifera.eu Database (2024). Accessed at http://www.foraminifera.eu on 2024-03-29. doi: 10/dt5p