Discorbis mediterraneus Risso, 1826
 
Class: Rotaliata  Subclass: Rotaliana  Order: Discorbida  Family: Discorbidae
 
found in the North Atlantic unknown
      none
 
Geological Time: Quaternary  Holocene  recent

the drawings are published in the book cited below, author and collection:
 
 
View of a specimen of Discorbis mediterraneus Risso, 1826
 
The identification is based upon:
 Cushman, J., A., 1931: The Foraminifera of the Atlantic Ocean. Part 8. Rotaliidae, Amphisteginidae, Calcarinidae, Cymbaloporettidae, Globorotaliidae, Anomalinidae, Planorbulinidae, Rupertiidae and Homotremidae.  Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin 104.  Plate 5, Fig. 2
 
 
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dataset number: FEU-1012649
 
 
Citation:
Cushman, J., A., 1931: The Foraminifera of the Atlantic Ocean. Part 8. Rotaliidae, Amphisteginidae, Calcarinidae, Cymbaloporettidae, Globorotaliidae, Anomalinidae, Planorbulinidae, Rupertiidae and Homotremidae. Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin 104. Plate 5, Fig 2