Abathomphalus mayaroensis (Bolli, 1957)       

Class: Rotaliata  Subclass: Globigerinana  Order: Globigerinida  Family: Globotruncanidae

found in material from the    off East Canada to VA-USA      
Orphan Basin, near Newfoundland

Geological Time: Cretaceous  Upper Cretaceous  Maastrichtian


the SEM image is provided by Dr. M. Dan Georgescu



The identification is based upon:
Georgescu, M. D., 2013: Evolutionary Classification of the Globotruncanellid and Abathomphalid Planktic Foraminifera (Late Cretaceous, Later Campanian-Maastrichtian). in Chapter V of Georgescu, M.D., 2013. Foraminifera: Aspects of Classification, Stratigraphy, Ecology and Evolution. page 129 to 152 Plate n.a., Fig. 9.7-9