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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