Melonis pompilioides (Fichtel and Moll, 1798)       

Class: Rotaliata  Subclass: Rotaliana  Order: Nonionida  Family: Nonionidae
Taxon Profile

found at Porcupine Station 20   west of Ireland   off territorial waters   from 2639m depth, 55.11N / 11.31W

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.

HMS Challenger Collection

View of a specimen of Melonis pompilioides (Fichtel and Moll, 1798)


The identification is based upon:
Jones, Robert Wynn, 1994: The Challenger Foraminifera Oxford Univ Press 416 pp. Plate 109, Fig. 10