Tiphotrocha comprimata ( Cushman and Brönnimann, 1948b )

Camacho, S, Moura, D, Connor, S, Scott, DB & Boski, T, 2015, Taxonomy, ecology and biogeographical trends of dominant benthic foraminifera species from an Atlantic-Mediterranean estuary (the Guadiana, southeast Portugal), Palaeontologia Electronica 52 (4), pp. 1-37 : 21

Tiphotrocha comprimata ( Cushman and Brönnimann, 1948b)

Figure 3.14-3.16

1948b Trochammina comprimata Cushman and Brönnimann : p. 41, pl. 8, figs. 1-3.

1957 Tiphotrocha comprimata (Cushman and Brönnimann) ; Saunders, p. 20, pl. 4, figs. 1-4.

1980 Tiphotrocha comprimata (Cushman and Brönnimann) ; Scott and Medioli, p. 44, pl. 5, figs. 1-3.

1991 Tiphotrocha comprimata (Cushman and Brönnimann) ; Scott, Suter and Kosters, p. 388, pl. 2, figs. 5, 6.

2004 Tiphotrocha comprimata (Cushman and Brönnimann) ; Edwards, Wright and van de Plassche, p. 15, pl. 1, figs. 12, 13.

Morphological description. Agglutinated test, trochospirally enrolled, flattened, with ventral side slightly concave; with few gradually enlarging chambers per whorl; periphery is rounded; wall thin; siphon-like extension to the aperture in the umbilical area.

Occurrence. Rare in the living assemblages.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Scanning electron and light microscope micrographs of the foraminifera specimens. Scale bar equals 100 µm except where noted otherwhise; 1-2- Jadammina macrescens (Brady, 1870); 1- supplementary apertures view; 2- detail of supplementary apertures (scale bar = 50 µm); 3-4- Lepidodeuterammina plymouthensis Brönnimann and Whittaker, 1990; 3- dorsal view; 4- ventral view; 5-8- Lepidodeuterammina ochracea (Williamson, 1858); 5- dorsal view; 6- ventral view; 7- dorsal view of a smaller specimen; 8- ventral view of a smaller specimen; 9-10- Portatrochammina sp.; 9- dorsal view; 10- ventral view; 11-13- Siphotrochammina sp.; 11- dorsal side with inter-cameral foramen view; 12- dorsal view of a smaller specimen, also with inter-cameral foramen; 13- ventral view of a smaller specimen; 14-16- Tiphotrocha comprimata Saunders, 1957; 14- dorsal view; 15- ventral view; 16- individual strongly attached to a sea-grass leaf; detail of a Pinus pollen grain at the center of the leaf; 17-21- Trochammina inflata (Montagu, 1808); 17- dorsal view; 18- ventral view; 19- ventral view with umbilical tube detail; 20- microspheric form dorsal view; 21- microspheric form ventral view; 22- Eggerelloides scaber (Williamson, 1858); 23-25- Textularia earlandi Parker, 1952; 23- apertural view; 24- lateral view; 25- profile view with aperture in detail; 26-29- Discorinopsis aguayoi (Bermúdez, 1935); 26- scanning electron dorsal view; 27- scanning electron ventral view; 28- light microscope dorsal view; 29- light microscope ventral view.