Class: Miliolata  Subclass: Miliolana  Order: Miliolida  Family: Hauerinidae

found on the  Mauritanian Slope

   off West Africa   Mauritania

Geological Time: Quaternary  Holocene  recent

the raw material was provided by Leon Hoffman, the specimens were picked by Michael Hesemann and the images are made by

View of a specimen of Pyrgo depressa (d'Orbigny, 1826)

RV Maria S. Merian Cruise 16/3 Station 14865-1 (52m depth)
scale bar 100µm

The identification is based upon: Barker, R., W., 1960: Taxonomic Notes, Brady's Foram. Pls. Challenger Report. SEPM Special Publication, Vol. 9.   Plate 2, Fig. 12

 

dataset number: FEU-1018799