GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS. · Peneroplis and Sori tes. Some \:iIGll-preserve
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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL-DEVELOPMENT.
BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES
GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS.
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Records 1958/25 " l . ~ .c · ·
RECENT FORAMINIFERA FROM SHORE SANDS mOM NOm~A?
NEW CALEDONiA AND 'OTHER -iSLANDS IN THE LOYADTY GROUP.
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Irene Crespin
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Irsns Crospin
Records 1958/25
Dr. J. Gall, Dirccteur de Services de Mines, Noumea, New Caledonia, recently submitted for micropalaeontological examin£tion six samples of shore and coral sands from Anse-Vata, Noumea, New Caledonia G.nd the islands of Longue and Tiga in the Loyalty Islands Group. For the most part, the tests of the foraminifera were very worn. All assemblages contained genera characteristic of warm shallow watsrs in the vicinity of coral reefs such as AmphisteginEI, Baculogypsin2, Calcarina, Mo.rginopora, Peneroplis and Sori tes. Some \:iIGll-preserve<f"'"tests of small speCies, which thrive in water from 20 to 50 fathoms in depth, were present in the sample from Anse-Vatn, Noumen and from Chesterfield, Ile Longue.
The majority of the species found are either listed or figured by Todd and Post (1954) in their work on the Bikini and nearby stolls. Other publications to which reference was mado included those by Brady (1884), ChQpman (1900), Cushman (1921, 1933), Heron-Allen cmd Earland (1914-1915), Pc.rr (1950).
A detailed list of foraminifera found in each sample is given below.
Shore sand from~~se-Vatn, Noumo~
Discorb~s c~. 9011ins1 Parr
Discorbis opima Cushmo..n
Loxostomum limbatum (Brc.dY) var. costulutum Cus~aan
Pate~pa udy~ Cushman VGr. altiformis Cushman
PoneroPlis·pertusus (Forsknl)
~~nguq].,oculina di!3pOorilis d I Orb.
Quinguoloculina l2.o..rkcri (Bre,dy)
Discopulyinu1ino.. cf. ,:llirbo(d'Orb.)
Siphoninoi~. echino.tus (Brady)
Spiroloculina communis Todd Oond Post
Triloculina tricnrinr.~ t.£ d' Orb.
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Shore sand from rle de Tiga
1. Amphipteginn mndagnscnronsis d'Orb.
Baculogypsinn sphnerulatn (Parker ~nd Jones)
Calcarine calcar d'Orb.
Calcarine defrancii d'Orb.
Mnrginopor~ vortebrnlis Blainville
Pcneropli s oertusus (Forslml)
2. Calcnrina defrunci~ d'Orb.
Gypsinu. globulu Rouss
Mur~inoporQ~tcbrnlis Blninville
Textulnrin sp.
Sand trom first plateau at Tiga
Amphistcginn madng~scarensis d'Orb.
~Qculogypsina sphoorulntn (Porker and Janos)
Cnlco.rinC'. cCllca.r d'Orb.
Colcorinn defrancii d'Orb •
Co.lcnrincsponglcri (Gmclin)
~lphidium odvenum Cushman
Elphidium craticulatum (F. & M.)
Elphidium crisp~ (Linne)
Gypsina vesicularis (Pa.rker and Jones)
MarEinopora vertebralis Blainville
Peneroplis pertusus (Forskal)
Rotalia schroeterial},g, Parker and Jones
Sori tes rl1arginalis (Lam.)
Coral sands from Chesterfield - lIe Longue
T2A - Alveolinella quoyi (d'Orb.)
Amphistegina madagascare~ d'Orb •
Baculogypsinu sphaerulata (Parker and Jones)
CCllarina defrancii d'orb.
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Conicospirillina semi-inv.oluta (Cushman)
~orbis 12a1ielliformis (Brady)
Ql£§}na globula Reuss
Heterostegina depressa d'Orb.
Loxostomum limbatum (Brady) var. costulatum Cushman
Marginopora vertebralis Blainville
Patellina advena Cushman var. altiformis Cushman
Peneroplis pertusus (Forskal)
Spirillina tuberculato-limbata Chapman
Sorites marginalis (Lam.)
R4C - Amphistegina madagascarensis d'Orb.
Articulina pacifica Cushman
Anomalinellu rostrata (Brady)
Baculogypsina sphaerulata (Parker and Jones)
Buliminella madagascarensis (d t Orb.) var. spica ta . Cusrunan and Parlcer
Cal£££ina caloar d'Orb •
Calcarina defranci id' Orb.
Calcarina spengleri (Gmelin)
Conicospirillina semi-involuta Cushman
Cycloclypeus sp.
Cymbaloporetta bradyi (Cushman)
Discorbis australis. Parr
Discorbis australensis (Heron-Allen and Earland)
Discorbis mnlovensis (Heron-Allen and Eurland)
Discorbis putellifo~ (Brady)
Elphidium crispum (Linne)
Elphidium macellum (F. and M.)
Elphidium advenuill Cushman var. dispar Todd and Post
Gypsina globulu Reuss
Gypsina v8sicularis (Parker and Jones) ,
Heterostegina depressa d'Orb.
Loxostomum limbatum (Brady) var. costulatum Cushman
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Marginopora vertebr~ Blainville
Miliolinella australis (Parr)
Neoalveolina melo (F. and M.)
Patellina advenum Cushman var. altiformis Cushman - .
Peneropli~ pertusus (Forskal)
~uingueloculina bicostata (dtOrb.)
Quingueloculina parkeri (Brady)
Rotorbinella cf. dimidiata (Parker and Jones)
Reussella simplex (Cushman)
Sigmoilina achlumberg~h Silvestri
Siromoidella elegantissima (Parker and Jones)
Siphogenerina raphuna (Parker end Jones)
Siphonina philippinensis Cushman
Sorites marginalis (Lam.)
Spirillina tuberculato-limbata Chapman
Spirillina cr. radiosa Parr
Triloculina tricarinata dtOrb •
R5P Amphistegi~nadagascarensis d'Orb •.
Baculogypsina sphaerulata (Parker and Jones)
Calcarinu calcar d'Orb.
Calcarina defrancii dtOrb.
Heterostegina depressa d'Orb.
Marginopora vertebralis Blainville
BRADY, H.B., 1884
CHAPMAN, F., 1900
CUSHMAN, J.A., 1921
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REFERENCES
- Report on the Foraminifera dredged by H.lvI.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Rept.Sci.Res.Challenger~ 9 (Zoology) LONDON.
On some new and interesting Foraminifera from the Funafuti Atoll, Ellice Islands. J.Linn.soc.Zool. 28, 1-27 •
- Foraminifera of the Philippine and Adjacent Seas. U.S.Nat.M~.Bull.100.
- Some new Recent Foraminifera from the Tropical Pacific. Cush.Lab.Foram.Res. 9 (4), 77-95.
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HER ON -ALLEN, E. and EAR LAND , A., 1914-.1915
~ARi, W.J., 1950
TODD 9 Ruth and POST, Rita J., 1954
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- The Foraminifera of the Kerimba Archipelago (Portuguese East Africa) • Trans.Zool.Soc.Lond. 20, (12), 1914, 363-390 ; (17),1915,543.,..794.
- Foraminifera. B.A.N.Z. Ant.Res.Exped. 1929-1931, Rep.SGr.B (Zool. and Bot.), 5 (6). (
- Recent Foraminifera of the Marshull Islands, Bikini . Bnd Nearby Atolls. U.S.Geol.Surv.Prof.Pap. 260-H •