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Table T6. Selected Neogene benthic foraminifers used to estimate paleodepths in New Zealand waters, Expedition 317. (See table note.)

Paleodepth Water depth
(m)
Benthic foraminifer
Estuarine and subtidal 0–20 Ammonia aoteana
Elphidium advenum
Elphidium charlottense
Elphidium crispum
Elphidium exacavatum
Inner shelf, including embayments 0–50 Bolivina striatula
Discorbis dimidiatus
Elphidium novozealandicum
Notorotalia hornibrooki
Notorotalia inornata
Quinqueloculina spp.
Virgrinopsis turris
Zeaflorilus parri
Inner shelf 0–50 Notorotalia aucklandica
Notorotalia depressa
Patellinella inconspicua
Inner to middle shelf 0–100 Bulimina marginata
Ehrenbergina mestateri
Loxostomum karrerianum
Mississippina concentrica
Notorotalia finlayi
Notorotalia zelandica
Middle shelf 50–100 Hoeglundina elegans
Saracenaria italica
Middle to outer shelf 50–200 Anomalinoides sphericus
Lenticulina calcar
Outer shelf 100–200 Globocassidulina canalisutulata
Notorotalia profunda
Uppermost bathyal 200–400 Bolivinita quadrilatera
Cibicidoides neoperforatus
Cibicidoides wuellerstorfi
Fursenkoina complanata
Globocassidulina subglobosa
Karreriella cylindrica
Melonis affinis
Upper bathyal 400–600 Bolivina robusta
Glandulonodosaria spp.
Martinotiella spp.
Nonionella spp.
Orthomorphina spp.
Pleurostomella spp.
Pyrgo murrhina
Siphonodosaria spp.
Trifarina anglosa
Uvigerina spp.
Middle bathyal 600–800 Bulimina truncana
Karreriella bradyi
Quinqueloculina venusta
Sigmoilopsis schlumbergeri
Vulvulina spp.
Deep middle bathyal 800–1000 Cibicidoides robertsonianus
Hopkinsina mioindex
Neugeborina ovicula
Stilostomella spp.
Uvigerina spp. (hispid form)
Lower bathyal 1000–1500 Cibicidoides kullenbergeri
Deep lower bathyal 1500–3500 Laticarinina pauperata
Melonis pompilioides
Tritaxilina spp.

Note: Modified after Hayward et al. (1999) and B.W. Hayward, unpubl. data.

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