Open AccessForaminiferivory revisited: a preliminary investigation of holes in foraminifera
Author(s) -
Kurt Nielsen
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
bulletin of the geological society of denmark
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.674
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2245-7070
pISSN - 0011-6297
DOI - 10.37570/bgsd-1998-45-16
Subject(s) - foraminifera , plankton , subtropics , oceanography , geology , paleontology , ecology , biology , benthic zone
Planktonic and benthonic foraminiferal tests from modem tropical-subtropical marine environments were investigated with regard to bioerosional traces. The traces found on the foraminiferal tests were grouped into 7 different categories. It is suggested that the different traces may be related to different unknown predators of which at least one is planktonic.