Benthic Foraminifera from the Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Author
Mamo, Briony L.
text
Zootaxa
2016
4215
1
1
123
journal article
37169
10.11646/zootaxa.4215.1.1
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1175-5326
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B91D1782-C11A-4CDC-96B6-76104FEE51BD
Conicospirillinoides
sp. 1 (
Fig. 16
:13, 14)
Remarks.
This taxon has a low conical test with trochospiral coiling, a truncated apex, flattened base and compressed chambers. Each whorl partially overlaps the preceeding whorl and the innermost obscures the central umbilical area of the test. The whorls wrap on an angle giving a flat-topped conical profile with a thickened carinate periphery (
Fig. 16
:13, 14). Although these features are congeneric with
Conicospirillinoides
, all the CG specimens are damaged, particularly at the apex and periphery, making precise identification difficult.
Distribution within study area.
Specimens of
Conicospirillinoides
sp. 1 were collected in low numbers from One Tree Lagoons 1 and 2.