Cibicides Walker and Jacod (1798) |
Shallow infaunal |
Neritic to abyssal |
Well oxygenated environments with stable physicochemical conditions |
Fontanier et al. (2003Fontanier C., Jorissen F.J., Chaillou G., David C., Anschutz P., Lafon V. 2003. Seasonal and interannual variability of benthic foraminiferal faunas at 550m depth in the Bay of Biscay. Deep-Sea Research I, 50(4):457-494. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-0637(02)00167-X https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-0637(02)00...
) Schweizer (2006Schweizer M. 2006. Evolution and molecular phylogeny of Cibicides and Uvigerina (Rotaliida, Foraminifera). Doctoral dissertation, University of Utrecht, Utrecht.) Kaiho (1994Kaiho K. 1994. Benthic foraminiferal dissolved oxygen index and dissolved oxygen levels in the modern ocean. Geology, 22(8):719-722. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<0719:BFDOIA>2.3.CO;2 https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)0...
) Kouwenhoven (2000Kouwenhoven T.J. 2000. Survival under stress: benthic foraminiferal patterns and Cenozoic biotic crises. Geologica Ultraiectina, 186:1-206.) |
Cibicidoides wuellerstorfii (Schwager 1866) |
Epifaunal |
Bathyal |
Occur in environments with stronger undercurrents and greater oxygenation of sediments |
Corliss and Chen (1988Corliss B.H., Chen C. 1988. Morphotype patterns of Norwegian Sea deep-sea benthic foraminifera and ecological implications. Geology, 16(8):716-719. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1988)016%3C0716:MPONSD%3E2.3.CO;2 https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1988)0...
) Holbourn and Henderson (2002Holbourn A.E., Henderson A.S. 2002. Re-illustration and revised taxonomy for selected deep-sea benthic foraminifera. Palaeontologia Electronica, 4:34.) Sousa et al. (2006Sousa S.H.D.M., Passos R.F., Fukumoto M., da Silveira I.C.A., Figueira R.C.L., Koutsoukos E.A., Rezende C.E. 2006. Mid-lower bathyal benthic foraminifera of the Campos Basin, Southeastern Brazilian margin: Biotopes and controlling ecological factors. Marine Micropaleontology, 61(1-3):40-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2006.05.003 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2006....
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Globocassidulina Voloshinova (1960) |
Infaunal |
Shelf to bathyal |
Associated with strong bottom currents and high oxygen bottom water conditions |
Murray (1991Murray J.W. 1991. Ecology and palaeoecology of benthic foraminifera. Harlow: Longman Scientific and Technical. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315846101 https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315846101...
) Mackensen et al. (1995Mackensen A., Schmiedl G., Harloff J., Giese M. 1995. Deep-sea foraminifera in the South Atlantic Ocean: Ecology and assemblage generation. Micropaleontology, 41(4):342-358. https://doi.org/10.2307/1485808 https://doi.org/10.2307/1485808...
) Smart (2008Smart C.W. 2008. Abyssal NE Atlantic benthic foraminifera during the last 15 kyr: Relation to variations in seasonality of productivity. Marine Micropaleontology, 69(2):193-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2008.07.007 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2008....
) Kaiho (1994Kaiho K. 1994. Benthic foraminiferal dissolved oxygen index and dissolved oxygen levels in the modern ocean. Geology, 22(8):719-722. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<0719:BFDOIA>2.3.CO;2 https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)0...
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Globocassidulina subglobosa Brady (1881) |
Infaunal to intermediate infaunal |
Bathyal to abyssal |
Well-oxygenated deep waters and good carbonate preservation |
Fontanier et al. (2002Fontanier C., Jorissen F.J., Licari L., Alexandre A., Anschutz P., Carbonel P. 2002. Live benthic foraminiferal faunas from the Bay of Biscay: faunal density, composition, and microhabitats. Deep-Sea Research I, 49(4):751-785. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-0637(01)00078-4 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-0637(01)00...
) Burone et al. (2011Burone L., Sousa S.H.M., Mahiques M.M., Valente P., Ciotti A., Yamashita C. 2011. Benthic foraminiferal distribution on the southeastern Brazilian shelf and upper slope. Marine Biology, 158:159-179. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-010-1549-7 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-010-1549-...
) Singh and Gupta (2004Singh R.K., Gupta A.K. 2004. Late Oligocene–Miocene paleoceanographic evolution of the southeastern Indian Ocean: Evidence from deep-sea benthic foraminifera (ODP Site 757). Marine Micropaleontology, 51(1-2):153-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MARMICRO.2003.10.003 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MARMICRO.2003....
) Katz and Miller (1993Katz M.E., Miller K.G. 1993. Latest Oligocene to Earliest Pliocene benthic foraminiferal biofacies of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Micropaleontology, 39(4):367-403. https://doi.org/10.2307/1485856 https://doi.org/10.2307/1485856...
) Jones (1994Jones R.W. 1994. The Challenger Foraminifera. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 149 p.) |
Melonis barleeanum Williamson (1858) |
Infaunal |
Neritic to bathyal |
Intermediate organic flux, intermediate-to-high seasonality, and refractory organic matter |
Murray (1991Murray J.W. 1991. Ecology and palaeoecology of benthic foraminifera. Harlow: Longman Scientific and Technical. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315846101 https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315846101...
) Pflum and Frerichs (1976Pflum C.E., Frerichs W.E. 1976. Gulf of Mexico deep- water foraminifers. Special Publication of the Cushman Foundation, 14:1-125.) Gupta and Thomas (2003Gupta A.K., Thomas E. 2003. Initiation of Northern Hemisphere glaciation and strengthening of the northeast Indian monsoon: Ocean Drilling Program Site 758, eastern equatorial Indian Ocean. Geology, 31(1):47-50. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031<0047:IONHGA>2.0.CO;2 https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2003)0...
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Melonis pompilioides (Fichtel and Moll 1798) |
Infaunal |
Neritic to upper-middle bathyal |
High-moderate organic flux and intermediate seasonality |
Douglas and Heitman (1979) Van Morkhoven et al. (1986van Morkhoven F.M., Berggren W.A., Edwards A.S. 1986. Cenozoic cosmopolitan deep - water benthic foraminifera. Bulletin des Centres de Recherches Exploration, 11:1-421.) Gupta and Thomas (2003Gupta A.K., Thomas E. 2003. Initiation of Northern Hemisphere glaciation and strengthening of the northeast Indian monsoon: Ocean Drilling Program Site 758, eastern equatorial Indian Ocean. Geology, 31(1):47-50. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031<0047:IONHGA>2.0.CO;2 https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2003)0...
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Pullenia bulloides (d’Orbigny 1846) |
Infaunal |
Lower bathyal to Abyssal |
Low oxygen concentration and high flow of organic matter |
Murray (1991Murray J.W. 1991. Ecology and palaeoecology of benthic foraminifera. Harlow: Longman Scientific and Technical. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315846101 https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315846101...
) Miller et al. (1987Miller K.G., Janecek T.R., Katz M.E., Keil D.J. 1987. Abyssal circulation and benthic foraminiferal changes near the Paleocene/Eocene boundary. Paleoceanography, 2(6):741-761. https://doi.org/10.1029/PA002I006P00741 https://doi.org/10.1029/PA002I006P00741...
) Katz and Miller (1993Katz M.E., Miller K.G. 1993. Latest Oligocene to Earliest Pliocene benthic foraminiferal biofacies of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Micropaleontology, 39(4):367-403. https://doi.org/10.2307/1485856 https://doi.org/10.2307/1485856...
) Gooday (1994Gooday A.J. 1994. The biology of deep-sea foraminifers: A review of some advances and their applications in Paleoceanography. Palaios, 9(1):14-31. https://doi.org/10.2307/3515075 https://doi.org/10.2307/3515075...
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Pyrgo lucernula? (Schwager 1866) |
Epifaunal |
Middle bathyal to abyssal |
Low organic carbon and of well-ventilated cold waters |
Van Morkhoven et al. (1986van Morkhoven F.M., Berggren W.A., Edwards A.S. 1986. Cenozoic cosmopolitan deep - water benthic foraminifera. Bulletin des Centres de Recherches Exploration, 11:1-421.) Gupta and Satapathy (2000Gupta A.K., Satapathy S.K. 2000. Latest Miocene–Pleistocene abyssal benthic foraminifera from west-central Indian Ocean DSDP Site 236: Paleoceanographic and paleoclimatic inferences. Journal of Paleontological Society of India, 45:33-48.) Gupta and Thomas (2003Gupta A.K., Thomas E. 2003. Initiation of Northern Hemisphere glaciation and strengthening of the northeast Indian monsoon: Ocean Drilling Program Site 758, eastern equatorial Indian Ocean. Geology, 31(1):47-50. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031<0047:IONHGA>2.0.CO;2 https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2003)0...
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Pyrgo murrhina (Schwager 1866) |
Epifaunal |
Bathyal to abyssal |
Cool, strongly pulsed organic flux, high oxygenation, and high seasonality |
Murray (1991Murray J.W. 1991. Ecology and palaeoecology of benthic foraminifera. Harlow: Longman Scientific and Technical. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315846101 https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315846101...
) Jones (1994Jones R.W. 1994. The Challenger Foraminifera. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 149 p.) Gupta and Thomas (2003Gupta A.K., Thomas E. 2003. Initiation of Northern Hemisphere glaciation and strengthening of the northeast Indian monsoon: Ocean Drilling Program Site 758, eastern equatorial Indian Ocean. Geology, 31(1):47-50. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031<0047:IONHGA>2.0.CO;2 https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2003)0...
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Uvigerina d’Orbigny (1826) |
Infaunal |
Neritic to abyssal |
Carbon rich and oxygen poor conditions |
Murray (1991Murray J.W. 1991. Ecology and palaeoecology of benthic foraminifera. Harlow: Longman Scientific and Technical. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315846101 https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315846101...
) Schweizer (2006Schweizer M. 2006. Evolution and molecular phylogeny of Cibicides and Uvigerina (Rotaliida, Foraminifera). Doctoral dissertation, University of Utrecht, Utrecht.) Kaiho (1994Kaiho K. 1994. Benthic foraminiferal dissolved oxygen index and dissolved oxygen levels in the modern ocean. Geology, 22(8):719-722. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<0719:BFDOIA>2.3.CO;2 https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)0...
) Kawagata et al. (2006Kawagata S., Hayward B.W., Gupta A.K. 2006. Benthic foraminiferal extinctions linked to late Pliocene–Pleistocene deep-sea circulation changes in the northern Indian Ocean (ODP Sites 722 and 758). Marine Micropaleontology, 58(3):219-242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2005.11.003 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2005....
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Uvigerina peregrina Cushman (1923) |
Shawoll infaunal |
Neritic to abyssal |
Related to sediments with a rich supply of organic matter and high concentrations of bacteria, as well as low oxygen conditions on the sea floor |
Morigi et al. (2001Morigi C., Jorrissen F.J., Gervais A., Guichard S., Boersetti A.M. 2001. Benthic foraminiferal faunas in surface sediments off NW África: Relationship with organic flux the ocean floor. Marine Micropaleontology, 31(4):350-368. https://doi.org/10.2113/0310350 https://doi.org/10.2113/0310350...
) Fontanier et al. (2002Fontanier C., Jorissen F.J., Licari L., Alexandre A., Anschutz P., Carbonel P. 2002. Live benthic foraminiferal faunas from the Bay of Biscay: faunal density, composition, and microhabitats. Deep-Sea Research I, 49(4):751-785. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-0637(01)00078-4 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-0637(01)00...
) Mackensen et al. (1995Mackensen A., Schmiedl G., Harloff J., Giese M. 1995. Deep-sea foraminifera in the South Atlantic Ocean: Ecology and assemblage generation. Micropaleontology, 41(4):342-358. https://doi.org/10.2307/1485808 https://doi.org/10.2307/1485808...
) Murray (2006Murray J.W. 2006. Ecology and Applications of Benthic Foraminifera. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 426 p.) |
Uvigerina proboscidea Schwager (1866) |
Shawoll infaunal |
Neritic to abyssal |
High surface productivity with sustained flux of organic matter, carbon flux, and low dissolved oxygen concentrations |
Morigi et al. (2001Morigi C., Jorrissen F.J., Gervais A., Guichard S., Boersetti A.M. 2001. Benthic foraminiferal faunas in surface sediments off NW África: Relationship with organic flux the ocean floor. Marine Micropaleontology, 31(4):350-368. https://doi.org/10.2113/0310350 https://doi.org/10.2113/0310350...
) Loubere (1991Loubere P. 1991. Deep-sea benthic foraminiferal assemblage response to a surface ocean productivity gradient: a test. Paleoceanography, 6(2):193-204. https://doi.org/10.1029/90PA02612 https://doi.org/10.1029/90PA02612...
, 1994Loubere P. 1994. Quantitative estimation of surface ocean productivity and bottom water oxygen concentration using benthic foraminifera. Paleoceanography, 9(5):723-737. https://doi.org/10.1029/94PA01624 https://doi.org/10.1029/94PA01624...
) Gupta and Mélice (2003Gupta A.K., Mélice J.L. 2003. Orbital forcing of the Plio-Pleistocene Indian monsoons: benthic foraminiferal proxies from ODP Site 758. Current Science, 85(2), 179-184.) Murgese and De Deckker (2005Murgese D.S., De Deckker P. 2005. The distribution of deep-sea benthic foraminifera in core tops from the eastern Indian Ocean. Marine Micropaleontology, 56(1-2):25-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MARMICRO.2005.03.005 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MARMICRO.2005....
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