Class: Miliolata  Subclass: Miliolana  Order: Soritida  Family: Soritidae

 

found at Gulf of Suez

from 27-36m depth

   North Africa   Egypt

 

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..

 

 

The identification by Barker 1960 as Marginopora vertebralis

 

The identification is based upon:

 Barker, R., W., 1960: Taxonomic Notes, Brady's Foram. Pls. Challenger Report. SEPM Special Publication, Vol. 9.   Plate 17, Fig. 2