Foraminifers as Bioindicators
Smaller Miliolids
Order: Miliolida
Family: Cornuspiridae
Genus: Cornuspira
Species: planorbis Schultze
From Antigua, side view, SEM, X400
Order: Miliolida
Family: Fischerinidae
Genus: Vertebralina
Species: mucronata d'Orbigny
From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, side view, SEM, X90
Order: Miliolida
Family: Fischerinidae
Genus: Wiesnerella
Species: auriculata Cushman
From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, side view, SEM, X150
Order: Miliolida
Family: Hauerinidae
Genus: Hauerina
Species: unidentified
From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, side view, SEM, X500
Order: Miliolida
Family: Hauerinidae
Genus: Miliolinella
Species: unidentified
From Biscayne Bay, °®¶¹´«Ã½, side view, SEM, X150
From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, apertural view, SEM, X200
Deformed test from Biscayne Bay, °®¶¹´«Ã½, side view, SEM, X250
Order: Miliolida
Family: Hauerinidae
Genus: Pyrgo
Species: denticulata (Brady)
From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, side view, SEM, X100
From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, side view, SEM, X120
From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, apertural view, SEM, X120
Order: Miliolida
Family: Hauerinidae
Genus: Quinqueloculina
Species: agglutinans d'Orbigny
From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, side view, SEM, X100
Order: Miliolida
Family: Hauerinidae
Genus: Quinqueloculina
Species: bosciana d'Orbigny
From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, side view, SEM, X400
From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, side view, SEM, X300
From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, apertural view, SEM, X600
Order: Miliolida
Family: Hauerinidae
Genus: Quinqueloculina
Species: lamarckiana d'Orbigny
From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, side view, SEM, X120
From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, side view, SEM, X90
From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, apertural view, SEM, X180
Order: Miliolida
Family: Hauerinidae
Genus: Quinqueloculina
Species: tricarinata d'Orbigny
From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, side view, SEM, X50
From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, apertural view, SEM, X80
Order: Miliolida
Family: Hauerinidae
Genus: Quinqueloculina
Species: unidentified
Deformed test from Biscayne Bay, °®¶¹´«Ã½, side view, SEM, X150
Order: Miliolida
Family: Hauerinidae
Genus: Schlumbergerina
Species: alveoliniformis occidentalis Munier-Chalmas
From Antigua, side view, SEM, X100
Order: Miliolida
Family: Hauerinidae
Genus: Triloculina
Species: linneiana d'Orbigny
From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, side view, SEM, X60
From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, apertural view, SEM, X120
Deformed test from Biscayne Bay, °®¶¹´«Ã½, side view, SEM, X150
Order: Miliolida
Family: Hauerinidae
Genus: Triloculina
Species: sidebottomi (Martinotti)
From Biscayne Bay, °®¶¹´«Ã½, side view, SEM, X100
From Biscayne Bay, °®¶¹´«Ã½, side view, SEM, X120
From Antigua, apertural view, SEM, X90
Order: Miliolida
Family: Hauerinidae
Genus: Triloculina
Species: trigonula (Lamarck)
From Biscayne Bay, °®¶¹´«Ã½, side view, SEM, X200
From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys,side view, SEM, X100
From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, apertural view, SEM, X250
Order: Miliolida
Family: Hauerinidae
Genus: Triloculina
Species: unidentified
Deformed test from Biscayne Bay, °®¶¹´«Ã½, side view, SEM, X80. This appears to be two seperate Triloculina tests, each with its own aperture and tooth, grown together with a Miliolinella test. The arrows indicate where the apertures are located.
Order: Miliolida
Family: Miliolidae
Genus: Pseudohauerina
Species: occidentalis Ponder
From Puerto Rico, side view, SEM, X50
Order: Miliolida
Family: Spiroloculinidae
Genus: Spiroloculina
Species: antillarum Cushman
From Antigua, side view, SEM, X120
Order: Miliolida
Family: Spiroloculinidae
Genus: Spiroloculina
Species: arenata Cushman
From Puerto Rico, side view, SEM, X120
Order: Miliolida
Family: Tubinellidae
Genus: Articulina
Species: mexicana Cushman
From Biscayne Bay, °®¶¹´«Ã½, side view, SEM, X200
Order: Miliolida
Family: Tubinellidae
Genus: Articulina
Species: pacifica Cushman
From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, side view, SEM, X200
Order: Miliolida
Family: Tubinellidae
Genus: Articulina
Species: sulcata Cushman
From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, side view, SEM, X200
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