Turborotalia increbescens DSDP Leg 47 Site 398,Portugal,Rupelian,Oligocene,Paleogene,, Foraminifera

Turborotalia increbescens (Bandy, 1949)

Class: Rotaliata Subclass: Globigerinana Order: Globorotaliida Family: Globorotaliidae

found in a core of DSDP Leg 47 Site 398

Site 398

off Biscaya and Iberia Portugal

Geological Time: Paleogene Oligocene Rupelian

the images are published under public domain in the below cited scientific report of the

IODP, ODP and DSDP

View of a specimen of Turborotalia increbescens (Bandy, 1949)

size about 410µm
the identification is revised based on Pearson et alt., 2006 Atlas of Eocene Planktonic Foraminifera

The identification is based upon:

Iaccarino, S., Premoli Silva, I., 1979: Paleogene planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of DSDP Hole 398D, Leg 47B, Vigo Seamount, Spain. Ryan, W.B.F., Sibuet, J.-C., et al., Init. Repts. DSDP, 47 Part 2 of the cruises of the drilling vessel Glomar Challenger, Vigo, Spain to Brest, France; April-May 1976. Plate 1, Fig. 14

dataset number: FEU-1008854

Citation:
Iaccarino, S., Premoli Silva, I., 1979: Paleogene planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of DSDP Hole 398D, Leg 47B, Vigo Seamount, Spain. Ryan, W.B.F., Sibuet, J.-C., et al., Init. Repts. DSDP, 47 Part 2 of the cruises of the drilling vessel Glomar Challenger, Vigo, Spain to Brest, France; April-May 1976. Plate 1, Fig 14