TY - JOUR
T1 - SPIROBOLIVINA PAPILLOSA AND SPIROBOLIVINA RETORTA, TWO NEW FORAMINIFERAL MORPHOSPECIES FROM THE BIZERTE LAGOON (TUNISIA)
AU - Martins, MVA
AU - Zaaboub, N
AU - El Bour, M
AU - Kaminski, Michael Anthony
AU - Frontalini, F
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Two species, Spirobolivina papillosa n. sp. and Spirobolivina retorta n. sp., are described from the Bizerte Lagoon (Tunisia), a Mediterranean transitional ecosystem. Two additional species, S. curta (Cushman, 1933) and S. minuta McCulloch, 1977, are also recorded from this lagoon. The identification and documentation of the new species are followed by a comparison with all the species belonging to the genus Spirobolivina and with selected species assigned to the genera Bolivinopsis and Spiroplectoides. Spirobolivina spp. are uncommon in Mediterranean modern environments and their ecology and paleoecology are poorly understood.
AB - Two species, Spirobolivina papillosa n. sp. and Spirobolivina retorta n. sp., are described from the Bizerte Lagoon (Tunisia), a Mediterranean transitional ecosystem. Two additional species, S. curta (Cushman, 1933) and S. minuta McCulloch, 1977, are also recorded from this lagoon. The identification and documentation of the new species are followed by a comparison with all the species belonging to the genus Spirobolivina and with selected species assigned to the genera Bolivinopsis and Spiroplectoides. Spirobolivina spp. are uncommon in Mediterranean modern environments and their ecology and paleoecology are poorly understood.
M3 - Article
SN - 0096-1191
JO - Journal of Foraminiferal Research
JF - Journal of Foraminiferal Research
ER -