Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78)

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New Foraminifera from the Neogene of Little Andaman Island, Bay of Bengal


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1 Department of Geology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
     

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The following five new species of benthic foraminifera are described and illustrated from the Neogene sequence of Little Andaman Island, Bay of Bengal: Bulimina andamanica* , Cibicides hochstetteri* , Pararotalia geei, Fursenkoina indica, Ehrenhergina schwageri. Observed stratigraphic ranges are given for each species. All the new species described occur associated with deepwater assemblages characteristic of lower to middle bathyal depths. Those marked with an asterisk have proved useful, as zonal markers in the Andaman Sea region.
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M. S. Srinivasan
Department of Geology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
D. N. Singh
Department of Geology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India

Abstract


The following five new species of benthic foraminifera are described and illustrated from the Neogene sequence of Little Andaman Island, Bay of Bengal: Bulimina andamanica* , Cibicides hochstetteri* , Pararotalia geei, Fursenkoina indica, Ehrenhergina schwageri. Observed stratigraphic ranges are given for each species. All the new species described occur associated with deepwater assemblages characteristic of lower to middle bathyal depths. Those marked with an asterisk have proved useful, as zonal markers in the Andaman Sea region.