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CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE CUSHMAN FOUNDATION FOR FORAMINIFERAL RESEARCH V OLUM E XV, PART 4, O CTOBER, 1964 287. LIVING PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA COLLECTED ALONG AN EAST-WEST TRAVERSE IN THE NORTH PACIFICl A. BARRETT SMITH

ABSTRACT AREAL DISTRIBUTION Samples of living pla nktonic F OI'am inl fem collect ed Text figure 1 locates the seven stations sampled f r om the N o rthea st ern Pacific suggest that ~L redefi nition of previou sl y described fau nal bou ndades may be of and shows the percentages of each species present. v alue, Cold-water populations of Foram i n ifer a in t h is Table I lists the number of specimens of each spe­ ,'eglon are con siderabl y la r ger t han t hei r sou t hel'!y coun ­ cies collected at each station as well as the total pop­ terpa r ts, H owever, \'arlations i n t he com position of t h e ulation. Juveniles and poorly preserved specimens fau nas a long an East -' Vest t raverse d o not appear to be were counted, but were not identified specifically. d i r ectl y con-elated with the availabl e physical data, Station I showed the smallest population of Fo­ INTRODUCTION raminifera;· only 91 specimens, representing 4 spe­ Bradshaw (1959) outlined the distribution of cies, plus the morphologic intergrade "G /obigerina living planktonic Foraminifera in the North Pacific, pachyderma-eggeri" were collected here. This form in a comprehensive study. He divided the distri­ was discussed in the previous study (Smith, 1963). bution of the species present into three general The faunal composition at station I agrees closely groups: a northern cold-water fauna, a southern with that found during the earlier study. The chief warm-water fauna, and a transition fauna composed difference lies in the greater abundance of G/obi­ of species from the two other groups. In a pre­ gerina quinque/oba and G/oborotalia scitu/a. The vious paper, (Smith, 1963), the author described small number of species present was not unusual the distribution and ecology of Foraminifera col­ and can be explained as a result of the patchy dis­ lected in an area bounded by 39 · and 51 · N La!. tribution mentioned above. and by 141 · W Long. and the west coast of North Station 2 exhibited a marked increase in the total America. This fauna was similar, in relation to the number of Foraminifera. Here, 2384 organisms species present, to Bradshaw's transitional fauna. were collected. The only species recorded in the However, fewer organisms and an extreme patchi­ previous work that was not identified here is G. ness in distribution were noted. Concentrations of scitu/a, which appeared only at station I. As at Foraminifera ranged from nil to 96.8 specimens per station I, G/obigerina bul/oides, G. quinque/oba cubic meter of water filtered . and "Globigerina pachyderma-eggeri" are the dom­ The present study is the result of an intention to inant forms. sample both the cold-water and transitional faunas The total number at station 3 (4246 in one quar­ in areas not previously studied, and to describe ter of the sample) was the highest recorded for the more thoroughly the boundaries of existing faunas. traverse. The composition of the fauna here was The seven samples studied were collected in the essentially the same as at station 2, except for the summer of 1960 during an east-west traverse made increased dominance of G. bul/oides, which made by the M. V. Brown Bear, the University of Wash­ up 75.3 percent of the popUlation, and the lower ington's research vessel. abundance of G. quinque/oba relative to that of All hauls were taken vertically from a depth of "G/obigerina pachyderma-eggeri." 200 meters to the surface, using one-half meter, Stations 4 through 7 showed similar faunal com­ number 12 mesh, nylon nets with apertures of 0.119 positions. Orbulina universa, the species used by mm. The organisms were stored in glass jars con­ Bradshaw to mark the northern limit of the transi­ taining formalin neutralized with borax. Prior to tional fauna, was not found. G/obigerilla blll/oides study, the samples were quartered with a mechani­ was by far the dominant species, with "G /obigerina cal splitter and small quantities from a single quar­ pachyderma-eggeri" and G . quinque/oba ranking ter were examined in a petri dish until all Forami­ second and third except at station 6 where the lat­ nifera in that split had been identified and counted. ter comprised 9.0 percent of the population, and Because few organisms were captured at stations "G /obigerina pachyderma-eggeri" 7.6 percent. Of one and two, the entire samples from those stations the five seaward stations, number 4 showed the were sorted. Only one quarter of each of the fi ve smallest total number of Foraminifera. other samples was examined. From these data, it would appear that the bound­ ary of the transitional fauna lies farther northwest 1 Conl d bu tion No. 257 o f t he Depal'lment of Oceanography. l'n lvel'slty of \\'ash in;;ton. T his work wali 8ul>I>orted by than was previously believed . Using the most north­ Office of l\'avll i Research Contract :-:0111'- 477(0). P I'oject ~ft 083 012, erly occurrence of Orbulilla ulliversa as our criter- w tv

A - GLOBIGERINA BULLOIDES B - GLOBIGERINA OUINOUELOBA C - GLOBIGERINA PACHYDERMA - EGGER I D - GLOBIGERINA PACHYDERMA iir ~.'" E - GLOBOROTALIA SCITULA F - GLOBIGERINA BRADYI ~ PA CI FIC OCEAN G - ORBULINA UNIVERSA ~- H - GLOBIGERINITA GLUTINATA Go I - GLOBIGERINA EGGERI • (J) 1'::

. 7 " . 6 t t"' > ~rf Z . 5 ~ o . 4 "Z ABCDFH I ABCDFHI , n ABCDFHI "l ABCDFH I . 3 o "> '"~ ABCDFGHI . 2 Z ~ "l :u'" ABCDFGHI > "l "o ~ . ABCDE ~ '" oZ ":= TEXT FIGURE 1 " ~ Locations of stations and the percentages of individual species collected at each station n ~ "l (j CONTRIBUT1 0NS FROM THE CliSHMA N F OUN DATI ON F OR FOR AMIN IF ERAL RES EARCH 133 ion, the boundary of the two faunas lies between hibited erratic distribution patterns; for example, stations 3 and 4. In addition to this criterion, Brad­ Orbulilla ulliversa was found to be dominant at one shaw (1959) also based his boundary on the north­ of the stati ons and absent at the bordering stations. ern limit of larger Globigerilla eggeri. In the present Therefore, any definition of faunal boundaries study, only smaller forms were collected and their based upon one or two forms must be regarded abundance was consistent throughout the traverse. with caution. The definition of faunal boundaries from samples Perhaps the most striking feature of the cold­ taken over a short period of time is extremely ten­ water fauna considered in the present study is its uous. Variations in the time of the reproductive large increase in total numbers of Foraminifera cycles of the species may give erroneous impres­ compared to that of the transitional fauna off the sions of their dominance. Adverse environmental coast of Washington and Oregon. This increase is conditions or extremely favorable conditions at the gradual but is most striking at station 3 where the time of sampling can strongly bias our conclusions. population is approximately seven times that ob­ The patchy distribution of the Foraminifera may served at station 2. Even the smallest population, add to our confusion. In the previous study (Smith, that found at station 4, is considerably larger than 1963) , most species of planktonic Foraminifera ex- any of those found to the southeast.

LONGITUDE (DEGREES W.J

ISO' 150 ' 1400 130'

400 --- " '- - -- 34. 1--- 500 .... _- ... ---- .... ---, SOO 3.5 ----~· ~ .. 2 \ , 700 .... _...... - - -34.3_ BOO ---3 ------...... (f) 900 ..... a:: w 1000 -- I- W TEMPERATURE ·C SALINITY "10. ~ ~ 0 J: 1.5 '-1.0~ I- a.. 100 7.0 S.O W Cl 200 l­ 1.0 300 I­ 400 I- 500 SOO l' 700 BOO - 900 1000

TEXT FIGURES 2 - 5 Temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen and inorganic phosphate concentrations in vertical sections at 52 ' N Lat. and extending from 130' to 160' W Long. 134 S:l\UTH-PLANKTONIC lo"ORAMIN IFERA FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC

TABLE I.-Number of Specimens Collected at Each Station

Station Species 2 3 4 5 6 7 G lobigerina bulloides 40 1203 3198 375 2068 1882 837 Globigerina quinqueloba 18 658 198 76 273 229 44 "Globigerina pachyderma-eggeri" 15 298 401 162 427 195 151 Globigerina pachyderma 10 30 19 7 26 16 19 Globigerina bradyi 0 47 106 36 37 15 24 Globigerina eggeri 0 7 18 7 22 11 3 Globigerinita glutinata 0 44 156 64 93 30 48 Orbulina universa 0 36 2 0 0 0 0 Globorotalia scitula 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals include Juve niles 9 1 2384 4246 805 3108 2536 1651 and broken specimens x x x x x not listed above 4 4 4 4 4

TABLE 2.-Percentage of Left Coiling resent temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen and in Globigerina pachyderma inorganic phosphate concentrations in vertical sec­ tions at 52' N La!. and extending from 130' to Station Percent 160' W Long. It can be seen that the horizontal 1 100 composition of the water is quite uniform, as is the 2 67 composition of the Foraminifera population. No 3 95 explanation for the northern limits of the distribu­ 4 86 tion of Orbulina universa and Globorotalia sCitula 5 96 can be offered on the basis of these data. 6 81 7 89 ACKNOWLEDG MENTS Thanks are extended to Dr. James A. Gast who took charge of collecting the plankton samples. There has been considerable recent interest in the use of coiling ratios in Globigerina pachyderma REFERENCES as a guide to paleotemperatures (Bandy, 1960). BANDY, O. L., 1960, The geologic significance of Because little has been published concerning these coiling ratios in the Foraminifera Globigerina ratios for living specimens, they are included here, pachyderm a (Ehrenberg) : Jour. Paleontology, in Table 2. It must be remembered that this species is vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 671-681. rare along the traverse and that the figures were de­ BRADSHAW, J . S., 1959, Ecology of living planktonic rived on the basis of 7 to 30 specimens per sample. Foraminifera in the North and Equatorial Pa­ PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT cific Ocean: Cushman Found. Foram. Re­ Because the planktonic Foraminifera appear to search, Contr., vol. 10, pI. 2, pp. 25-64. be uniformly distributed throughout the upper 150 NORPAC COMMITTEE, 1960, Oceanic observations to 200 meters of water, it is difficult to correlate of the 'Pacific, 1955: The NORPAC Atlas. their occurrence with physical variables in stratified SMITH, A. B., 1963, Distribution of living plank­ water. Generally, these organisms will be living in tonic Foraminifera in the Northeastern Pacific: two or three layers of water. Text fi gures 2, 3, 4, Cushman Found. Foram. Research, Contr., and 5, taken from the NORPAC Atlas (1960), rep- vol. 14, pI. 1, pp. 1-15. CON'l'RIBUTIONS FROM THg Cl:SH:MAN FOUNDATION F OR FORAMINIFERAL RES EARC H 135

CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE CUSHMAN FOUNDATION FOR FORAMINIFERAL RESEARCH V~E XV, PART 4 , O CTOBER, 1964 288. NORMflNfA CONFER TUM FROM THE OSLO FIORD IN NORWAY B ENGT O . C HRISTIANSEN Tromso Museum, Tromso, Norway

ABSTRACT Fiord one sample was taken July 9, 1952 outside In 1952, in Oslo Fiord in :'\onnl.Y, a n o r ganism was Filtvet on mud bottom at 202 m. depth. 59 ' 33' N , found which certainly was identical with Hnl;\'llh;\'sema 10' 08' E. This is outside the area treated in the contertum described by A , :\1. :'\orman i n 18i8, and l ater investigation of the Foraminifera fauna of the Dro­ renamed Normanlu conrt>rtum by C u shman in 19:!8. Some notes on the building of the t est of thi s organi sm are bak Sound (Christiansen, 1958) . The sample from pr esented h er'e, Filtvet contained a large number of Foraminifera and among them was a peculiar organism which In 1878 A. M. Norman described an organism was placed, together with a number of Foraminif­ which he, with some reservations, assigned to the era, in a microaquarium. The next day it had risen genus Haliphysema (Norman 1878, p. 279, pI. 16, from the mud surface, and a drawing was made of fig. I, 2). In the same paper he traced the history it. This drawing is reproduced in Text fi gure 1. of this genus and referred to the different opinions From the same mud sample also a similar organ­ which later on established that the genotype Hali­ ism, containing onl y one single animal, had risen physema /umanowiczi and some other species were from the mud surface. Nothing more happened Foraminifera and not Spongia. H. /llmallowiczi for a few days, and the largest animal was fixed in was described as a sponge in 1862 by Bowerbank , alcohol. The smallest was lost. Later when the and Norman was, in 1878 , of the same opinion as animal was more closely examined its likeness to Bowerbank . Norman's description is: Norman's figure was recognized. It has been .. Animal cons isting of a b unch of 'pel'sons' altal.'hed searched for at the same locality many times, togethel' by their base, and forming nearly a com­ but in vain. pl ete ball. Body o f persons nearly spher ical , a uach ed by a long slender ped icel. Pedicel 3-4 times as long, The organism found in Oslo Fiord agrees with and not more t h an on e fourth as bl'oad, as the body, Norman's description; the only difference is that it Mouth opening v ery large, Extra neou s bodies, which is a bit larger. Norman gives the foUowing dimen­ inc rust t h e a nimal. consisting, on the pedicel. of sions: "Diameter of cluster, containing forty or sand-g,'ains a nd other ver y minute bodies, on the fifty 'persons' about one millim., length of a 'per­ body , of sand-grains a nd Foraminifera," son' about one third of a millim." The animal In the text he also states that - "the extraneous from Oslo Fiord was: Diameter of the whole clus­ material is not apparently completely built into the ter about 1.5 mm., length of the longest animal substance of the body-wall, but appears rather as (person) 1.08 mm., diameter of the largest globular though clinging to a viscid substance which holds chamber 0.25 mm. it." It was found at the "Valorous" Expedition Closer examination revealed the following facts 1875, Station 9, 59' 10' N, 50' 25' W, depth 1750 (see Text figure 2) : The tubular parts of the tests fathoms. The position is in the southern part of the are hollow, built of small sand grains and appar­ Davis Strait. Two specimens were found. ently without any inner lining. These tubes con­ H . cOllfer/um was not mentioned again before J. tained, in the fixed animal, no protoplasm, only 1-6 Cushman in 1928 made it the genotype of the new very thin threads which run from the protoplasm genus Norma, a (Cushman, 1928, p. 7). Cush­ in the globular parts of the tests through the tubes man's slightly altered description is : and down into the mud. The threads from the dif­ "Test con sisting Of. a globula r pl'o loculum and smal l ferent tests we re twisted around each other and this elongate tubula r second c hamber" individu als gath­ er ed together i n m asses, the tubular' pO l'ti ons towanl is the reason for the tests bei ng gathered in a clus­ the center of the mass; wall ch itinou s with aggluti­ ter. The tubes were seemingly not connected with nated material on t h e extel'ior, of sand g r'ains 01' each other. The threads are certainly a means of other forami n iferal tests; a perture at the end of t he anchoring the animal in the mud. The sa me is seen tubul a r chamber, " in Marsipella arenaria (Christianse n, 1958, p. 32, After 1928 it bas, as far as I can see, not been fig. 13 ). In Norman's figure it seems that the tubes mentioned again . Norman's two specimens, the only are actually connected, or built together at the base. ones found, are seemingly lost. I have not been able There is another detail in Norman's figure not men­ to trace them. ti oned in the te xt. This is that it seems that in some During a study of the Foraminifera fa una in Oslo of the specimens one tubular part extends from 136 (' I IR 1 S'TJ.\:,\:-: I ·;:'\ - ~nK .\ L\ ~I. \ ( 'O:,\FEJ<'IT .H FHO.'I '1' 1-11'; O:" L O );' IO RD

FIGURE 1 N ormollia cOlijer/lim Norman . The living animal standing upri ght from the mud surface eacb end of the globular part of the test, or the globular part is onl y an expansion on a long tubu­ lar part. This was not observed in the animals from Oslo Fiord. Tbe tubular parts of the tests were more loosely bui lt tban the globular parts, and during the han­ dling of the tests most of tbe tubular parts disinte­ grated, leaving the globular tests bangin g together in tbe thin threads. The globul ar parts of tbe tests had apparentl y a strong inner lining and were built of one single layer of small mineral grains with very little ··ce­ ment." No apertures were recognized on the glob­ ular chambers, but there were possibl y some sma ll o penings between the mineral grains in the test wa ll (indicated by an arrow in Text figu re 2) . C usbman stated that the o pen end of the tubular parts of the tests were the apertures, but as these ends are stuck in tbe mud, it is perhaps less probabl e that these o penings are the main openings for the extending pseudopodia. It depends, in fact, on where the ani­ mals take their food, from the free wat er or from the mud. They seem to be sessile animals anchored in the mud, and therefore most probably take their food from the free water. T he globular parts of the tests contained spheri­ cal masses of protoplasm with no visible structure. FIGURE 2 In the fixed animals the protoplasm occupied onl y Section through one in­ a part of the inner volume of the globul ar part s of di vidual of N ormanifl the tests. In 1963 some attempts we re made to ex- cOllfe r / fllII Norman CON TRIBU TIONS FROM THE CUSHMAN F OUNDATJ ON FOR F OR AMIN IFERAL RESEARCH 137 amine the cytology of the protoplasm but in vain. then it will be possible to state with certainty its No nuclei nor any other structure were recognized. real status. The single animal observed may be loosened The pronounced difference between the two places from the larger one proving that each of the tests where Normania is found, seems curious, but is not is an independent organism, or it may be a young exceptional. Some other deep-sea Foraminifera have individual which by a dividing process gives rise to been found in Oslo Fiord. Among others Psammo­ the cluster of tests seen in the larger animal. The sphera leslacea Flint and Sorosphera con/usa Brady. reason for this aggregate of tests seems to be the Some notes regarding the distribution of these twisting of the fine threads. and the aggregation of forms have been given in an earlier paper (Chris­ the tests is therefore chance and no real colony. tiansen, 1958, p. 78). It is an open question if this organism is a fora­ minifer. Norman clearly indicated that he was in REFERENCES CITED CHRISTIANSEN, B. 0 ., 1958, The Foraminifer fauna doubt about its systematic position, and at last he assigned it to the genus Haliphysema, which at that in the Drobak Sound in the Oslo Fjord (Nor­ time was recognized as a sponge. The present in­ way). Nyu Mag. Zool., v. 6, pp. 5-91. vestigation has not proved anything, but it seems CUSHMAN, J., 1928, Additional Genera of the Fo­ most probable that it is a foraminifer. The proto­ raminifera. Contr. Cushman Lab. Foram. Res., plasm clearly is unicellular, it may be a protozoan, v. 4, pp. 1-8. or perhaps a cluster of eggs. The building of the NORMAN, A. M., 1878, On the Genus Haliphysema, test-walls and the anchoring by thin threads is very with description of several forms apparently similar to what is found in some Foraminifera. allied to it. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (ser. 5), v. Certainly this organism will be found again and I, pp. 265-284, pI. 16. 138 COLE-AMER1CAN i'I'lID-TERTIARY l\lIOG YPS INIDS

CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE CUSHMAN FOUNDATION FOR FORAMINIFERAL RESEARCH VOLUME XV, PART 4, OCTOBER, 1964 289. AMERICAN MID-TERTIARY MIOGYPSINID FORAMINIFERA: CLASSIFICATION AND ZONATION! W. STORRS COLE Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

AB STRACT ticularly species of the genus Miogypsilloides. He Classi fication s of mioS'YJ)slnlds (Jal'goe r F or amini fera) (Hanzawa, 1962, p. 155) emphasized in his opinion proposed by Drooge r 0952, 1963), Cole (1957n) and Han­ that " . . . all miogypsinid species are considered as :-.awa ( UI62) are ,'evlewed . a nd anothe r classification baset! on the d evelopment of the embryonic a ppara tu s i s p,'o­ being characterized by their distinctive juvenaria, posed . T wo gen e ra a re recognized as occurring in Ame ,'!ca. and there is no individual variation in their nepionic l\liOgYllsinoldes with one s pecies. and Miogl'llsitm with two stages, as referred to by Cole (1957)." species. Additional data 8 1'e given concerning v a riation in Drooger (1963, p. 314) wrote concerning Han­ species of cam erinlds. The associations of m logypsin ids, cam e rlnlds. a nd le pidocyclinids f r om selec t ed geogr81>hic zawa's system of classification: "Hanzawa's (1957) al'eas In the Americas are anal yzed and a n attempt Is pronounced splitting of Miogypsinoids into species, made to correl ate zones o f larger Foraminifera with those based on the ordinal number of the nepionic cham­ established on the basis oC planktonic Foram inifer a. ber at the apex of the test (a feature correlated with INTRODUCTION our y), completely disregards the existing variation in every sample," Systemic study to develop a suitable classifica­ tion of American species of the miogypsinid kind Recently, Drooger ( 1963 , p. 315-349) gave a of larger Foraminifera was initiated by Drooger. restatement of his classification in which he con­ sidered most of the species of miogypsinids of the In 1952 he published a statistical method of classi­ world. The evolutionary development of the mio­ fication, and stratigraphically arranged the 14 spe­ cies he recognized from different geographic areas gypsinids presented by Drooger is similar to the on a phylogenetic chart (Drooger, 1952, p. 72). concept advanced by Barker and Grimsdale (1937, Akers and Drooger (1957) published extensive p. 168) and seemingly is correct. information on the miogypsinids from samples from However, the statistical scheme by which Drooger wells drilled on the Gulf Coast of the United States recognized species is inflexible, as the species are from Louisiana to Florida. In the text and by charts recognized by mathematic averages which do not (Akers and Drooger, 1957, text figs. 1, 2) the strat­ reflect the variation which may occur in the basic growth pattern between individuals of a si ngle pop­ igraphic and geographic distribution of the Ameri­ ul ation, and the influence of ecological conditions can species of miogypsinids and associated species has been ignored. Moreover, Drooger's classifica­ of other benthonic and planktonic Foraminifera were shown. tion (1963, p. 346) implied that the species can be arranged rather precisely on a chronostratigraphic Cole (l957a) in a study based on miogypsinids scale in which the species follow each other in from Barro Colorado Island, Canal Zone, collected regular order and exist for only a limited span of by W. P. Woodring of the U. S. Geological Survey, geologic time. and supplemented by specimens from wells in Flor­ Akers and Drooger (1957, p. 658,659,669) gave ida, and by specimens from outcrop samples in the stratigraphic order from older to younger of Mexico, Trinidad and Anguilla, proposed an alter­ certain species of Miogypsillll as M. Iha/mallni, M. nate classification in which only five species of mio­ pallamellsis, M. gllnleri and M. lani on the Gulf gypsinids were recognized. He (Cole, 19570, p. Coast of the United States. Drooger (1963, p. 346) 318) stated that" ... Drooger's statistical approach repeated this order for these species. was sound, but he allowed himself to be over­ Figures 7, 10, Plate 10 from locality 7 (Caimito influenced by minor variations which occur in all formation) seemingly represent M. lalli. These the larger Foraminifera ... Therefore, the number specimens have a uniserial coil of not more than of specific separations will be increased, as the 7 chambers partially surrounding the embryonic division is artificial rather than natural." chambers. Other specimens (PI. 9, fig . 4; PI. Hanzawa (1962) reviewed and revised the class­ II , fig. 4) from this same locality, if I interpret ification of many species of larger Foraminifera Drooger"s classification correctly, should be referred and included a detailed discussion of a system for to M. gllllleri-Ililli as there are 10 chambers which the identification of species of miogypsinids, par- encircle the embryonic chambers.

I The co~ t i n cid enta l to thi s s t udy inc luding the pl"inted Specimens (PI. 9, fig . 3; PI. II , figs. 2, 3, II ) I)lat e~ wus 8ulll>lied by t he ' Vllliam F' . E. Gurley F ou n ­ uation for I)aleonlology of COl'l1elJ Cnl\·er s ity. from locality 4 (Bohio formation) are M. gllllleri. CONTRIBUTIONS FROM T H E Ct.;Sl-DIA l\" FOUNDATJOr-.: FOR FORAMIN IFgRAL RES EARCH 139

As locality 4 is known to be stratigraphicall y older LOCALITIES OF THE FIGURED SPECIMENS than locality 7, it would appear that Drooger's GEORGIA classification and stratigraphic order of the species Loc. I-Carpenter Oil Co., C. T. Thurman No.2 was correct, at least, in the case of M. gUllteri and well, Land Di strict I, Land Lot 189, 45 0 feet M . tani. northwest of the center of the SE\4 of Land However, the topotypes of M. panamellsis (PI. 9, Lot 189, Coffee County, at a depth of 460-470 fi g. 5; PI. 10, figs. 4, 5, 9) are from the Caimito feet. ( Reference : Cole and Applin, 1961, p. formation at approximately the same stratigraphic 127 ). Oligocene. level as locality 7. Therefore, in Panama, M. palla­ FLORIDA mensis occurs above, not below, M . gUllleri. Loc. 2-Roof and wall of cave exposed in road cut Woodring ( 1960, p. 31) recently stated " It may on Florida Stale Road no. I, about 150 yards be pointed out that the type locality of Miogypsina east of bridge over Chipola River just east of cushmani, shown by Akers and Drooger ( 1957, fig. Marianna; coll ected by W. S. Cole and G . M. I ) as a Helvetian (middle Miocene) species, is in Ponton, 6 July 1929 ( Reference: Cole and the Culebra Formation, which is assigned to the Ponton, 193 0, p. 21). Marianna limestone. early part of the early Miocene on the basis of its Loc. 3-Port St. Joe Test well no. 3, Port St. Joe, molluscan fauna." Gulf County, at a depth of 996-1017 feet ( Ref­ Although Drooger (1963, p. 346) retained M . erence: Cole, 1938, pI. 8, fig. 4). Suwanee cushmani and M . antil/ea as distinct species, to po­ limestone. types (Cole, 1957a, pI. 29, figs . I, 8, 9) of these two species are identical. Moreover, they occur at PA NAMA CANAL ZON E approximately the same stratigraphic level, as Loc. 4-Stream east of Shannon Trail, about 335 Woodring (1957, p. 37) recently stated ihat ihe meters southeast of Shannon I, Barro Colorado mollusks favored correlation of the Culebra, in­ Island; 4211 , collected by W. P. Woodring, 1954 cluding the Emperador member, with the Anguilla ( References: Cole, 19 57a, p. 313; Woodring, formation. 1957, p. 116; 1958, p. 34). Bohio formation. These illustrations show that the evolutionary de­ Loc. 5a-"Foraminiferal marl and coarse sand stone velopment of American Miogypsitlll and their strat­ about 200 yards (200 meters) south of south­ igraphic position are not in accord with the se­ ern end of switch at Bohio Ridge station, re­ quences postulated by Drooger's scheme. located Panama Railroad. D. F. MacDonald As Drooger's statistical approach resulted in the and T. W. Vaughan, 19 11 ( MacDonald , 1919, recognition of some 15 species, each of which is p. 540, pI. 154) ." ( Reference : Woodring, 1957, p. 117 ) . U.S.G.S. no. 6025: Type locality postulated to have a more or less restricted strati­ graphic range, his interpretation of the evolutionary of Camerilla palJ amensis, Miogypsilla palJa­ m ellsis and L epidocyC/illa pallcallalis ( Refer­ history and speciation of the miogypsinids is at var­ ences: Cushman, 1918, p. 97, 98; Vaughan iance with interpretations of Cole (I957a; 1957b ; and Cole, 1932, p. 510 ). Middle member of 1958b; 1958c; 196 1b) of the development of Amer­ ican camerinids, discocyclinids, and lepidocyclinids. Caimito formation. Although the miogypsinids are a distinct group, it Loc. 5b-"Panama Rai lroad, east side of second would be remarkable if the y developed so many cut southeast of Bohio Peninsul a. Soft cal­ species in a much shorter geologic time span than careous tuffaceous sand stone. S. M. Jones and the other groups of larger Foraminifera did. There­ W. P. Woodring." ( Reference : Woodring, fore, a restudy was made of the American miogyp­ 1957, p. 117 ). Same locality as 5a (Reference: sinids which resulted in the classi fication to be pre­ Cole, 1952, p. 6, 7) . sented later in this article. Loc. 6-Low garden islet 0.25 mile northeast of An attempt will be made not onl y to precent the landing, Barro Colorado Island ; 53 , collected probable development of the miogypsinid test as the by S. M. Jones and W. P. Woodring, 1947 basis of the classification, but also to consider the ( References: Cole, 1952, p. 6; Woodring, 1957, associated species of larger Foraminifera occurring p. 116; 1958, p. 34). Middle member of at each of the selected localities. Caimito formation. The nomenclature of the associated species of Loc. 7--Stream crossing Standley Trail at Standley larger Foraminifera which will be used is from the II plus 60 meters, about 30 m e ~ e r ; downstream recent publications of Cole. However, proof will from trail , Barro Colorado Island; 54/, col­ be offered that Call1 erina dia is a synonym of Cam­ lected by W. P. Woodring, 1954. ( References: erina panamensis and that only a single species of Cole, 1957a, p. 316; Woodring, 1957, p. 117 ; H eterostegina occurs in the stratigraphic interva l 1958, p. 35). Middle member of Caimito discussed in this article. formation. 140 O L E- A1\H:= RICAN .L\1J D - TER TIARY )'.Il0GYPS IN I DS

Loc. 8--Second stream northwest of end of Armour Camerina panamensis has had, at least, 10 spe­ Trail , about 60 meters above mouth, Barro cific names applied to it (antiguensis, bllllbrooki, Colorado Island ; 54/, collected by W. P. dia, el/isorae, jorrest;, IIo wei, muiri, po/marea/ensis, Woodring, 1954 (References: Cole, 1957a, p. semmesi, and vicksburgensis ). Heterostegina antil­ 316; Woodring, 1957, p. 117; 1958, p. 35). lea bas been called H. israeiskyi, H. panamensis and Middle member of Caimito formation. H. lexana. Spiroelypeus bullbrooki is the only Loc. 9-"Near Canal station 1910, northwest of American camerinid to whicb other names have not Pedro Miguel Locks. [About 600 meters north­ been applied. west of north end of Pedro Miguel Locksl. Mud­ Six species of lepidocyclinids are recognized in stone. D. F. MacDonald and T . W. Vaughan, this discourse, but some 40 names have been used 1911 (MacDonald, 1919, p. 534, pI. 154)." for these six species. For Lepidocyclina canellei (Reference: Woodring, 1957, p. 124) . V.S.G .S. alone Cole (196Ib, p. 383-386) recorded eight no. 6010: Type locality of Siphogenerina synonyms, and that listing was not complete. transversa Cushman (Reference: Cushman, Two species of Miogypsinoides have been rec­ 1918, p. 64). La Boca marine member of ognized in the Caribbean region, but only Miogyp­ Panama formation. sinoides complanatus is recognized. Some 16 spe­ cies of Miogypsina have been named, but of these MEXICO only two are considered to be valid. Loc. 10-500 meters east of Rancho Abajo which Table 1 presents tbe stratigraphic distribution by is near kilometer 9 on the Huasteca Petroleum zone and subzone of the 12 American species of Company's narrow gauge railroad between San larger Foraminifera which occur between tbe top Geronimo and Cerro Azul, Tampico Embay­ of the Eocene and the final extinction of these spe­ ment Area (Reference: Cole, 1957a, p. 319) . cies in tbe Caribbean region. The zone names were Meson formation. defined by Cole (1957b, p. 37 ) for the American Loc. II-Papantla-Tajin Road, bend in road Oligocene and lower Miocene based on larger Fo­ northeast of Finca de los Tremari, Veracruz raminifera, and later he (Cole, 1958a, p. 220) , (References: Nuttall, 1933 , p. 176; Cole, 1952, Sachs (1959, p. 403) and Cole and Applin (1961 , p. 36). Tuxpan formation. p. 131) found tbis zonation useful in correlating tbe general stratigraphic position of faunas of larger JAMAICA Foraminifera from different geograpbic areas. Loc. 12-Between Dumfries and Content, St. James; Bronnimann and Ri gassi (1963, p. 444 ) modified collected by H. R. Versey (Reference: Cole, the zonation based upon larger Foraminifera. Tbey 1956, p. 212). Montpelier formation. recognized an Oligocene LepidocyelilUl ( Lepidocy­ elina) -Lepidocyclina ( Eulepidilla ) zone, followed TRINIDAD by Miocene HeterostegilUl all/illea, and Operculi­ Loc. 13-Kugler loc. K11399, Morne Diablo quarry; lIoides zones. They divided the Heteroslegina zone collected by Hans G. Kugler (References: Cole, into a lower Lepidocyelina (Lepidocyelilla) -Miogyp­ 1957a, p. 324; 1957b, p. 32), Morne Diablo sill a subzone succeeded by a Miogypsina subzone. limestone. If Bronnimann and Ri gassi's modifications were ANGUILLA accepted, the faunas of larger Foraminifera from the Loc. 14-V.S.G.S. no. 6965, Crocus Bay; sample Caimito formation (Cole, 19570; Woodring, 1958, supplied througb the courtesy of W. P. Wood­ p. 24 ) which Woodring ( 1960, p. 27 ) correlated ring (Reference: Cushman, 1919, p. 50). witb the planktonic Globorolalia kugleri zone would Anguilla formation. fall in Ih eir Lepidocyelilla (Lepidocyelina)-Miogyp­ sino subzone of Ih eir Heleroslegina anlillea zone. ABUNDANCE OF However, Miogypsilloides complanalus occurs with MID-TERTIARY AMERICAN SPECIES Helerostegina alllillea and Lepidocyelina ( Eulepi­ OF LARGER FORAMINIFERA dina) undosa in Mexico (Ioc. 10) ; LepidocyC/ina In this discourse 12 species of camerinids, mio­ (Eulepidina) vaughani occurs with Heleroslegina gypsinids, and lepidocyclinids, occurring in the Car­ antillea and Miogypsina in Carriacou (Cole, 1958a, ibbean region in sediments classified by many p. 221 ); L. (E. ) lIfldosa and L. ( E.) touTlloueri oc­ American stratigrapbers as Oligocene and lower cur with Helerostegilla anlillea and Miogypsina at Miocene are recognized as valid species on the data several localities in Trinidad (Vaughan and Cole, avail able. However, if the extensive literature on 1941) and the types of L. ( E.) IIIldosa and Helero­ American larger Foraminifera is examined, one dis­ stegina (ll/tillea were obtained from the sa me local­ covers that more than 68 specific names have been ity ( U.S.G.S. no. 6869, Antigua). proposed for species in these three groups of larger Moreover, in Trinidad (Cole, 1957a, p. 34), Foraminifera in tbis stratigraphic interval. Panama (Cole, 1961 c, p. 136), and in Jamaica CONTRIB U TIONS FRO~I THE Cc"S H:\IA~ F OC":'-I' DATION F OR F OR AMINIFERAL RE 'EARCH 141

TABLE I.-Distribution of Mid-Tertiary American Species of Larger Foraminifera by Zones

Zone Eulepidina Lepidocyclilla s. S.­ Miogypsiiw Sub­ Lepidocy­ Miogyp­ Species zone clilla S. S. sil}a Camerina pallamellsis (Cushman) X X x Lepidocyclilla (Lepidocyciilla) ClIllel/ei Lem. & R. Douville X X X malltelli (Morton) X X X (ElIlepidilla) YllmagllllellSis Cushman X X X IIlldosa Cushman X X Heterostegilla alltil/ea Cushman X* ? Spirociypells blll/brooki Vaughan & Cole X Lepidocyciilla (ElIlepidilla) toumoll eri Lem. & R. Douville X vallglwlli Cushman X Miogypsilloides complallatlls (Schlumberger) X t Miogypsilla pallamellsis (Cushman) X X alllil/ea (Cushman) X * Seemingly ranges in Cuba into the Lepidocyclilla-Miogypsilla zone. t Lower part only.

(Ioc. 12; Cole, 1956, p. 213 , loc. V170) L epido­ ilia ciperoellsis planktonic zone, but the major part cyciilla (Lepidocyclilla) alld Miogypsilla occur in of the Miogypsina subzone correlates with Globo­ association in sediments which represent the final rotalia kugleri planktonic zone. The Lepidocyclilla occurrence of these kinds of larger Foraminifera. S. s.-Miogypsilla zone of Table I spans the inter­ Heterostegilla alltil/ea to date has not been found val included in the Catapsydrax dissimilis, Catapsy­ in this zone, except possibly in Cuba. drax slaill/orthi, and Globigerillatel/a illsueta plank­ As Heterostegilla occurs with various species of tonic zones. Similar zonal correlations were sug­ the subgenus Eulepidilla in Panama, Antigua, Trin­ gested by Woodring (1960, p. 27) and are in con­ idad, Mexico and elsewhere, Heterostegilla alltil/ea formity with the data obtained in this study. is one of the diagnostic species of the ElIlepidilla zone as defined and used by Cole . Therefore, that V ARIAnON IN SOME part of Bronnimann and Rigassi's Heterostegilla AMERICAN SPECIES OF CAMERINIDS antil/ea zone which they correlated with the Globo­ Camerina pallamellsis was described by Cushman rotalia kllgleri planktonic zone would be referred ( 1918, p. 98) as NlImmlllites panamellsis from the by Cole to the Miogypsilla subzone of the ElIlepi­ Panama Canal Zone. Vaughan and Cole ( 1941 , p. dilla zone. The remainder of the Heterostegilla 46) restudied and illustrated (pI. 10, figs. 13 , 14; pI. alltil/ea zone (the parts which Bronnimann and 11, figs. 1-4) topotypes. In Trinidad they referred Rigassi correlated with the Calapsydrax dissimilis specimens from locality K2907, Morne Diablo, to and Globigerillalel/a illsuela planktonic zone) would Camerina panamellsis. Other specimens from this correspond to the Lepidocyclilla (Lepidocyclina)­ same locality (K2907) were made the types of a Miogypsilla zone of Cole. new species, "Operculilloides" bul/brooki Vaughan From the data available the Lepidocyclilla S. S. and Cole (1941, p. 44). subzone of the Eulepidilla zone of Table I corre­ Cole ( 1958b) reviewed the American species of lates with the Globigerilla ampliaperlllra, Globoro­ camerinids. He (p. 272) maintained Came rill a talia opima and Globigerilla ciperoellsis pl anktonic pallamellsis as a valid species, but pl aced "OperclI­ zones. The lower part of the Miogypsilla subzone lilloides" blll/brooki in the synonymy of "Opercll­ seemingly occurs in the upper part of the G lobiger- lilloides" dia, Camerilla pallamellsis was separated 142 COLE- AMERICAN i.'U D-TERTI A RY l\ II OGYPS INIDS by Cole (1958b, p. 263) from Camerilla dia on volute, more or less compressed with one opercu­ the supposed differences in recurvature of the cham­ line chamber. As certain specimens formerly re­ bers as viewed in median section and upon the ferred to H. pallamellsis have all the characteristic, degree of roundness of the marginal cord as viewed of H. alltil/ca, H. pallamellsis is considered to be in transverse section. another synonym of Heterostegilla alltil/ea. Although Cole (I958b) originally maintained THE MIOGYPSINlDS such generic names as Opercu/illoides, he later re­ vised this opinion and assigned the camerinids with BASIS OF CLASSIFICATION OF THE MIOGY PSINIDS Killds of Test.-There are two basic kinds of undivided chambers, formerly placed in such genera miogypsinid tests : 1) those in which lateral cham­ as apercu/ina, Opercu/inoides and Rallikot/wlia, to bers are not developed (PI. II , fig. 10) (Miogypsi­ Camerilla (Cole, 1960, p. 189-198; 1961a, p. 111- Il oides), and 2) those in which lateral chambers 123; 1961b, p. 377-383; see Cole, 1953 , p. 31, foot­ are present (PI. 10, fig. 2) ( Miogypsilla). The bi­ note 3) . locular embryonic chambers in Miogypsilloides are Five new thin sections (PI. 14, figs. 2, 6, 9,10,14) followed by a uniserial coil of periembryonic cham­ of topotypes of "Nummu/ites" pallamellsis Cush­ bers of approximately l !h whorls (PI. 11 , fig. 7) . man are illustrated. Figures 1, 5, II , Plate 14 are The bilocular embryonic chambers in Miogypsilla topotypes of "Opercu/in el/a" dia Cole and Ponton. are followed either by a uniserial coil of periem­ Three thin sections (PI. 14, figs . 3, 8, 13) represent bryonic chambers (PI. 9, figs . 1-6) or by biserial specimens previously (Cole, 1957b, pI. 5, figs. 6, 7) coils of periembryonic chambers (PI. 12, figs. 2-6, identified as "A mphistegilla" bul/brooki (Vaughan 8, 9). and Cole) . Three specimens (PI. 14, figs . 4, 7, 12 ) Ulliseria/ Miogypsilla.-Text figure 1 is a series were identified originally (Cole, 1957a, p. 314) as of sketches made from specimens of Miogypsilla "Operculinoides" panamellsis. each of which has a uniserial coil of periembryonic Comparison of these new thin sections demon­ chambers. The specimens from which these sketches strates that there are not any significant differences were made are illustrated by photomicrographs as between these specimens from four different local­ follows: ities. Therefore, "Opercu/inel/a" dia is assigned to the synonymy of Camerina pallamensis. Text-figure Illustrated on: Locality Several thin sections (PI. 13, figs. 1-3 , 6, 8, II, IA PI. 9, fig. 6; PI. 10, fig. 7 7 12) of Heterostegilla are illustrated. Previously, IB PI. 9, fig . 2; PI. 10, fig. 8 7 Cole (I957a, p. 319) identified the specimens (PI. lC PI. 9, fig . 4; PI. II , fig. 9 7 13, figs. 1,3,6, II, 12) from locality 10 (Mexico) 10 PI. 9, fig . 1 3 as H . israe/skyi. Vaughan and Cole (1932, p. 511) IE PI. 9, fig. 5; PI. 10, fig. 9 5b identified the specimens (PI. 13 , figs. 2, 8) from the Canal Zone (Ioc. 5a) as H. pallamellsis. Re­ In these sketches the initial embryonic chamber cently, Sachs (1959, p. 405) combined H. israe/skyi is designated by A, the periembryonic chambers are with H. alltil/ea, a revision which is accepted. numbered, and the equatorial chambers immedi­ Although Sachs ( 1959, p. 406) maintained Het­ ately following the last periembryonic chamber are erosleginG panomellsis as a valid species, it is an­ designated by Roman numerals. other synonym of H. alltil/ea. Heterostegilla palla­ The specimen represented by text figure lOis m ellsis has been characterized as biconvex, involute one of the types of Miogypsilla gunteri Cole (1938, with one to four operculine chambers and pro­ pI. 8, fig. 4) . Text figure E is a topotype of H etero­ nounced axial plugs, whereas H. alltil/ea was in- slegilloides pallamellsis Cushman ( J 918, p. 97).

A 8 C D E TEXT FIGURE Diagrams of the embryonic apparati of the uni serial kind of Miogypsilla CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE CUSH ~IA~ F'Ot;NDATION FOR li'ORAMIN IFERAL RESEARCH 143

Text figure IC represents a specimen similar to coils were developed in sequence around the em­ ones previously identified as M. pallamellsis (see: bryonic chambers, the inner one (1 to 10 ) consist­ Cole, 19570, pI. 27 , fig. 2), and text figures lA, B ing of the large periembryonic chambers and the are similar to specimens previously named M. 011- outer one composed of the initial row of equatorial lilleo (see: Cole, 1957a, pI. 28 , figs. 7-9). chambers. In classifications previously used the embryonic After the development of the final periembryonic apparatus of specimens similar to that of text fig­ chamber (10) (text fig. IE) a normal equatorial ure IE (PI. 9, fig. 5) has been defined as consist­ chamber (I) developed. From the basal stolon of ing of three parts: I) the bilocular embryonic cham­ this chamber the adjacent stippled chamber devel­ bers, 2) the coil of large, distinct periembryonic oped, and from the other stolon of I another nor­ chambers, designated I to lOon text figure I E, and mal equatorial chamber (II) was formed. The ad­ continuing through I as the row of stippled cham­ jacent unmarked chamber and succeeding chambers bers and 3) the intercalary chambers ( Drooger, then developed. 1952, p. 5) which occur between the row of stip­ Thus, all chambers above and beyond the dis­ pled chambers and the numbered periembryonic tinct periembryonic chambers are considered to be chambers on text figure IE. normal equatorial chambers, and not a part of the However, the basic pattern of the embryonic ap­ embryonic apparatus. paratus of large suites of Miogypsilla with the un i­ Tn other specimens (text fig. ID; PI. 9, fig. I) the serial kind of embryonic chambers of which text first equatorial chamber from the periembryonic figures IA-E are representative consists only of two row is generated from periembryonic chamber ( 4 ) parts: I) the bilocular embryonic chambers, and rather than from periembryonic chamber (2) (text 2) the large, distinct periembryonic chambers which fig . IE) . In such cases the initial part of the peri­ are designated by Arabic numerals on the sketches. embryonic coil (2 to 3) is in contact with the mar­ These periembryonic chambers are followed by gi nal fringe of the test ( PI. 9, fig. I) . two smaller chambers designated by Roman numer­ Moreover, after the development of equatorial als I and II on the sketches. These chambers rep­ chambers I and II, following periembryonic cham­ resent the first equatorial chambers developed at ber (9) in text figure I D, only one or two equa­ the distal end of the periembryonic coi l, and are in torial chambers developed. However, the basic pat­ every respect similar to equatorial chambers devel­ tern of the development of the embryonic apparatus oped elsewhere in the equatorial plane. Therefore, of this specimen (M. gUllleri - text fig. 1D; PI. 9, such chambers should not be included in the peri­ fig. I) is entirely analogous to that of M . pallamell­ embryonic sequence. sis - (text fig . IE; PI. 9, fig . 5) although in M. Text figure IE and the photomicrograph (PI. 9, pallamellsis more initial equatorial chambers devel­ fig. 5) from which this sketch was made demon­ oped, and the peri embryonic chambers are separated strate the method of formation of the chambers. by equatorial chambers from the marginal fringe. The initial chamber (A) formed from which the The development of the embryonic apparatus in protoplasm flowed through a single stolon to de­ text figure IC (PI. 9, fig. 4) is identical with that velop the second embryonic chamber. From a single shown in text figure ID (PI. 9, fig. I) except there stolon in the wall of the second embryonic cham­ are 8 periembryonic chambers rather than 9. ber just above the dividing wall between the embry­ Text figures IA (PI. 9, fig. 6) and IB (PI. 9, fi g. onic chambers a mass of protoplasm protruded to 2) have short periembryonic coils with 4 and 5 form the first periembryonic chamber (I). periembryonic chambers, and the second embryonic Periembryonic chambers (text figure IE) 2 to chamber is in contact with the marginal fringe. 10 were developed by protoplasm extruded through Otherwise the development of the embryonic appa­ stolons at the base of the peri embryonic chamber ratus is similar to those described in text figures wall just above the wall of the embryonic cham­ IC-E. bers. However, beyond periembryonic chamber ( I ) The specimen ( PI. 9, fig . 3) has 10 peri embryonic each periembryonic chamber has two major stolons, chambers beyond which only chambers I and II the basal stolon adjacent to the embryonic cham­ appear before the marginal fringe developed. How­ ber wall and another stolon at the base of the ever, at this same locality 4 other specimens (PI. I I, chamber wall which joins the p~ecedin g periembry­ fi g. 8) have three rows of equatorial chambers be­ onic chamber. yond chambers I and II. (In this specimen, figure Thus, from periembryonic chamber ( 2) two 8, Plate I I, there are 7 periembryonic chambers fol­ chambers were generated, peri embryonic chamber lowed by a large chamber I and a small chamber (3) and the unmarked chamber directl y above II) . periembryonic chamber (2). In a similar manner In many equatorial and vertical secti ons two di s­ development continued through the formation of tinct kinds of structure occur, the chamber walls, periembryonic chambers to (10). Two revolving and the marginal fringe (PI. 9, figs. 2, 6, lower 144 COLE-AMERLCAN i\IID· TERTIARY ~ II OGYPSINIDS part). The chamber walls represent deposits accu­ onic coils and a more rapid development of equa­ mulated around the periphery of masses of proto­ torial chambers. Superficially, therefore, the em­ plasm extruded from stolons. However, the marginal bryonic development appears to be different (com­ fringe probably developed as deposits between elon­ pare PI. 9, fig. 5 with PI. 9, fi g. 4). gated fil aments of protoplasm. Thus, the marginal Since the basic pattern of development is similar, fringe is composed of more or less radial rods be­ such differences may be assigned to ecological tween which occur elongated porous spaces. rather than genetic control. The type specimens of In certain specimens (PI. 9, figs . 2, 6) the outer M. panamensis (PI. 9, fig. 5) occupied an ecologi­ wall of the second embryonic chamber appears to cal niche in which conditions, such as food supply be pierced by minute pores. Such specimens have or temperature, were more favorable for rapid a strongly developed marginal fringe. Moreover, growth than did specimens such as the ones illus­ in this kind of specimen the second embryonic trated by fi gures I, 4, Plate 9. chamber is apical with only the marginal fringe If these conclusions are accepted, specimens separating it from the periphery of the test. previously classified into several species, such as In specimens, such as figure 5, Plate 9, a small Miogypsina tani Drooger, M . gllnteri Cole and M. development of radial, porous structure develops panamensis (Cushman), must represent only one on the outer wall of the initial peri embryonic cham­ species. For this sequence of Miogypsina with a ber producing a thickened area between the peri­ uniserial periembryonic coil the name M. pan(Jmen­ embryonic chamber ( 1) and the overlying equa­ sis (Cushman) is applied. torial chamber I (text fig. IE) . Biserial Miogypsina.-The specimens (PI. 12, figs. The position of the stolons governs the basic ar­ 2-6, 8, 9) have biseri al periembryonic development rangement of the chambers. The number of peri­ in which the periembryonic coils develop from two embryonic chambers in individuals from a si ngle initial periembryonic chambers, one on each side of population (loc. 7) varies from 4 ( PI. 9, fi g. 6), the embryonic chambers. In this kind of Miogyp­ (5 PI. 9, fi g. 2; 6 PI. 10, fig. 1) to 8 (PI. 9, fig. 4). sin a the second embryonic chamber developed two Specimens in which a well developed marginal stolons, whereas in the uniseri al kind of Miogypsin(J fringe occurs in contact with the second embryonic only one stolon developed. chamber have a smaller number of periembryonic In the biserial Miogypsina each of the two initial chambers, and the second embryonic chamber is periembryonic chambers developed four coils of situated apicall y. periembryonic chambers so that these coils com­ Therefore, the conclusion has been reached that pletely surround the embryonic chambers. Seem­ certain individuals ( PI. 9, fig. 4) rapidly develop a ingly, the two coils which surround the initial em­ longer coil of peri embryonic chambers as most of bryonic chamber (larger embryonic chamber, PI. the protoplasmic mass is utilized for the construc­ 12 ) are composed of slightly larger periembryonic tion of these chambers. Other individuals, however, chambers than the peri embryoni c chambers around have only a part of the protoplasmic mass available the second embryonic chamber. for the development of periembryonic chambers as Equatorial chambers may develop from all of the other part is extruded as the filaments from the periembryonic chambers. Because of the avail­ which the marginal fringe develops. ability of protoplasm, the most rapid development The basic pattern of the embryonic apparatus is of equatorial chambers occurs from the two partial determined by the distribution of the protoplasm rings of periembryonic chambers which encircle as well as the position of the stolons. Certain spec­ the initial equatorial chamber. This focus of proto­ imens of a species may develop a long coil of peri­ pl asm outward from the initial periembryonic embryonic chambers (8 or more) whereas other chambers determines the direction of expansion of specimens of this species may construct a short coil the test through the more rapid addition of equa­ of periembryonic chambers (3 to 5). Specimens torial chambers in this direction. ( PI. 9, figs. I, 3, 4, 5) which rapidly develop the Tests so produced have the embryonic apparatus long coil of periembryonic chambers have these situated in a subapical position, and such embryonic chambers between the embryonic chambers and the apparati are surrounded completely by normal em­ margin of the test. Specimens (PI. 9, fi gs. 2, 6) in bryonic chambers. Specimens exhibiting this pat­ which the periembryonic coil is short have the sec­ tern have been assigned to the subgenus Miolepido­ ond embryonic chamber in contact with the mar­ cyclina, and American species which have been gi nal fringe which is highly developed because of named Miogy psina stall!Jeri Koch and M. bronni­ numerous fil aments of proto plasm. m{///lli Drooger are representative of this kind. Topotypes of Miogypsilla pallamellsis ( PI. 9, fig. Certain speci mens ( PI. 13, figs. 7, 9, 10; Cole, 5) consistently have the chamber walls thicker than 1957a, pI. 29 , figs. 1, 8, 9) with biserial embryonic specimens of Miogypsilla from other localities have. apparati have the rings of periembryonic chambers Moreover, these specimens have longer peri embry- surrounding the second embryonic incomplete. In CONTRIB U TIO~ S FROM THE CCS H)'IA:'" F OL"K DAT10K FOR FORAMl~ IFERAL RESEARCH 145 such specimens the distal part of the wall of the gypsilla pallamellsis (Cushman) and Miogypsina second embryonic chamber is in contact witb tbe alltillea (Cushman). marginal fringe . Miogypsinoides complallatlls is characterized by However, following the interpretation developed a coil of periembryoni c chambers of approxi mately for specimens with uniserial periembryonic cbam­ I Y2 volutions ( PI. II , fig. 7) and tbe absence of bers, tbese biserial specimens are thought to repre­ lateral chambers ( PI. II , fig. 10) . Miogypsilla pall­ sent individuals in wbicb a marginal fringe devel­ amellsis and Miogypsilla alltillea have well devel­ oped from fil aments of proto plasm from the second oped lateral chambers. M. pallamellsis has a un i­ embryonic cbamber, tbus tbe development of peri­ serial embryonic apparatus, whereas M . alltillea has embryonic cbambers around the second embryonic a biserial embryonic apparatus. cbamber was inbibited. In sucb specimens tbe focus Illustrations of typical representatives of tbese of development of the equatorial chambers would are given on tbe Plates as follows: Miogypsilloides be from the rings of periembryonic chambers sur­ complanatlls (Schlumberger ) on Pl ate II , figures rounding the initial embryonic chamber. There­ 7, 10; Miogypsilla alltillea (Cushman) on Plate 12, fore, the embryonic apparatus in this kind of devel­ all figures; Plate 13 , fi gures 7, 9, 10; and Miogyp­ opment would be situated apically. .,illa pallamellsis (Cushman) on Plate 9, all figures ; The following illustrations should be studied in Plate 10, all fi gures; Plate II, figures 1-6,8, 9, II ; the order in which tbey are cited to appreciate the Plate 13 , figures 4, 5. variation in development of tbe position of tbe em­ References and synonyms of American specimens bryonic apparatus between specimens of tbe same referred to Miogypsilloides complallatlls are given species: Plate 12, all figures; plate 30, fi gure 2 (Cole, by Cole (1957a, p. 318, 319) and will not be re­ 1957a ); plate 25, figure 9 (Cole, 1952); pl ate 30, peated here. In this same publication the references figure 3 (Cole, 1957a); plate 29 , fi gure 4 (Cole, and synonyms of Miogypsina panamellsis (p. 322) 1957a) ; pl ate 29, figure 5 (Cole , 1957a), and pl ate are given. To these should be joined the references 29, figure 8 (Cole, 1957a) . Tbese specimens bave and synonyms of Miogypsina gllnteri (p. 321, 322). been cl assified under various specific names, sucb Many of the references and synonyms given by as Miogypsina an/il/ea, M . elis/llnoll i, M. mexicalla Cole (1957a, p. 320) to Miogypsilla alltillea are and M. stall fferi. Yet, they have the same basic de­ correct, but not all of them. Specimens assigned to velopment, and seemingly represent onl y one spe­ M . alltillea by Cole ( 1952, pI. 24, fi g. 17 ; pI. 25, cies. All of tbese specimens with biserial embryonic figs . 13-14) have uniseri al embryonic apparati and apparati, situated eitber apically or subapically, are must be assigned to M. pallamellsis. To tbe list of considered to be Miogypsilla alltillea. references and synonyms of M . alltillea should be Tan (1937, pI. 3) identified specimens from a added tbe references and synonyms of Miogypsilla single locality as Miogypsina (Miogypsilla) t"ee­ stallfferi (Cole, 1957a, p. 323) as all of these speci­ ideaeformis L. Rutten (figs. Ila, b) and otber speci­ mens have biserial embryonic apparati which cbar­ mens as Miogypsina ( Miolepidocyclilla ) excentrica, acterize Miogypsilla alltillea. new species. The speoifu~ ns identified as M . t"eci­ Tbe reduction of the number of species of Amer­ deaeformis bave the second embryonic chamber in ican miogypsinids by an interpretation of the mech­ contact witb tbe marginal fringe and are entirely anism involved in tbe development of the test dem­ similar in development to tbe specimen illustrated onstrates tbat speciation was not any more rapid in as fi gure 9, Plate 13 . Tbe specimens identified as this group tban in other groups of larger Forami­ M . (Miolepidoeyclilla) exeellfrica have embryonic ni fe ra witbin tbe same stratigraphic interval. As all apparati wbich developed in tbe same manner as of tbese organisms occupied tbe Sil me ecological tbose of tbe specimens illustrated on Plate 12. situations, and as tbe tests are composed of tbe Under tbe classification presented in this article same elements (embryonic cbambers, periembry­ these specimens would represent superfici all y differ­ onic cbambers, equatorial cbambers and tbe like) ent development of tbe embryonic apparati within in most cases, one migbt postulate tbat tbere would individuals of the same species. Thus, M . (Miolepi­ be some degree of parallelism in the evolutionar y docyclilla) excelltrica would become a synonym of bistories. M. (Miogypsilla) t"ecideaeformis, and the sub­ genus Miolepidocyclilla would be a synonym of SPECIES OF LARGE R FORAMINIFERA ASSOCIATED Miogy psilla. WITH MIOGY PSI NIDS M exico.-Miogypsilloides compitlltatlls ( PI. II, SPECIES OF AMERICAN MIOG YPSI NIDS figs. 7, 10) at localit y 10 occurs with Camerilla pall­ If the interpretati on of the development of mio­ ameltsis (Cushman), Heterostegilla alltillea Cush­ gypsinids is accepted , onl y three species of Ameri­ man (PI. 13 , figs. 1-3 , 8, II , 12 ), Lepidocyclilta can miogypsin ids can be recognized. These are (Elilepidilla) IIltdosa Cushman and Lepidoeyclitta Miogypsilloides complallaflls (Schlumberger), Mio- (L epidocyclilta) callellei Lemoine and R. Douville 146 COLE-AMERICAN 1\,IIO-TERTIARY l\IIOG YPSINIDS

(see: Cole, 1957b, pI. 2, fig. 5; pI. 5, fig. 4) in the c1uding the La Boca marine member of the Panama Meson formation. formation miogypsinids occur. Cole (1961 c) has Nuttall (1933, p. 176) illustrated specimens iden­ summarized the occurrence of larger Foraminifera tified as Miogypsilloides complallalUs from "1100 in this part of the section in Panama which has melres NNE. of Meson, State of Veracruz," Mexico been assigned by Woodring (1960, p. 27) to the and stated "In Mexico this species is found in typi­ early part of the lower Miocene. Two species of cal Meson formation associated with Lepidocyclilla LepidocyC/illa occur. They are LepidocyC/illa (Lep­ gigas Cushman and Lepidocyclilla undosa Cush­ idocyC/illa) callel/ei and L . (Eulepidilla) yurnagu­ man . . .." lI ensis. Miogypsilla afllil/ea (including specimens Recently, Bronnimann and Rigassi (1963, p. 411) previously identified as Miogypsilla staufferi) occur stated that the planktonic Foraminifera in a sample both in the Culebra and Panama formations. from the type locality of the Meson formation suggest One specimen has been illustrated (Cole, 1961 c, " . .. that this fauna falls in the younger part of the pI. 9, fig. 3) from the Culebra formation and iden­ Globigerina ciperoellsis-Globorotalia opima zone." tified as M. antil/ea which undoubtedly represents The larger Foraminifera at locality 10 indicate Miogypsifla pallamensis as it has a uniserial embry­ that this locality falls in the lower part of the Mio­ onic apparatus. gypsina subzone of the Eulepidilla zone (Cole, The zone above the Eulepidina zone has been 1958a, p. 220; Cole and Applin, 1961 , p. 131). designated the Lepidocyclilla-Miogypsina zone. The Pallama Canal Zone.-Specimens (PI. II, figs. 2. only species of larger Foraminifera which seem­ 3, 5, 8, 11) previously identified as Miogypsilla ingly is restricted to this zone is Miogypsilla antil/ea. gunteri (= M. pallamensis) occur abundantly at Species with longer stratigraphic ranges which occur locality 4 in the Bohio formation in association with in the LepidocyC/ina-Miogypsilla zone are: Camer­ Heterostegilla alltil/ea Cushman and Lepidocyclina ilia pallamensis (Trinidad), LepidocyC/illa (Lepido­ canel/ei Lemoine and R. Douville. cyclina) mantelli (Trinidad), L. (L.) callel/ei In the Caimito formation of the Panama Canal (Trinidad, Jamaica, and Panama) and L. (Eulepi­ Zone at locality 50, b the type locality of Miogyp­ dilla) yurnagullellsis (Panama). silla panamensis (PI. 9, fig. 5; PI. 10, figs . 4, 5, Ullited States, Gulf Coast and Georgia.-In Flor­ 9), this species occurs with Camerilla pallamellsis ida Cole (1938, p. 19) found abundant specimens (Cushman), Heterostegina alltil/ea Cushman, Lepi­ of Miogypsilla antil/ea (identified as M. hawkinsi docyclina (Lepidocyclina) canel/ei Lemoine and R . and M. venezuelalla) in the Port St. Joe Test well Douville and L. (Eulepidilla) yurnagullellsis Cush­ no. 3 stratigraphically above a zone with Helero­ man. At locality 6 M. pallamensis is associated stegilla alltil/ea (identified as H . texalla). In a still with L. (L.) canel/ei, L. (E.) yurnagullellsis, and lower zone there were numerous specimens of Mio­ L. (E.) vaughalli Cushman. At locality 7 M. pall­ gypsilla pallamellsis (identified as M. gUllteri) , be­ amensis is associatc:d with Heterostegilla antil/ea low which in the last sample of the well occurred and L. (L.) canel/ei. Finally, at locality 8 M. LepidocyC/illa callel/ei (identified as L. parvula), panamellsis occurs with abundant specimens of L. (Eulepidilla) IIndosa and Heterostegilla alltil/ea. Camerina paflameflsis, rare specimens of Helerosle­ Drooger (1952, p. 22) referred the specimens in gilla alllil/ea, and moderately abundant specimens the Port St. Joe Test well no. 3 identified in this of L. (L.) call el/ei. article as Miogypsilla alltil/ea to Miogypsilla ex. The part of the Caimito formation represented interc. cushmalli-mexicalla. In southern Florida by localities 5-8 has been referred by Woodring Drooger (1952; summary in Akers and Drooger, (1960, p. 27 , 29) to the Globorolalia kugleri zone 1957, p. 676, 677) identified among other species of the planktonic foraminiferal sequence developed M. clishmalli-mexiclllla, M. cushmall;. and M. mex­ by Bolli (1957, p. 100) for Trinidad. icalla. Cole (l957a, pI. 27, figs . 1,4,8) previously This part of the Caimito formation with refer­ identified specimens from a well.in southern Florida ence to the larger Foraminifera zonation is assigned as M. gUllteri and M . pallamellsis. to the upper part of the Miogypsina subzone of the Thus, in the Port St. Joe Test well no. 3 and in Eulepidilla zone (Cole, 1958a, p. 220; Cole and southern Florida there are two zones, at least, in Applin, 1961 , p. 131). Larger Foraminifera which which Miogypsilla occurs, an upper one with Mio­ characterize this subzone in addition to Miogypsilla gypsilla alltil/ea and a lower one with M. panamellsis. pallamellsis are LepidocyC/ina (Eulepidilla) tour- In Georgia Cole and Applin (1961, p. 127) re­ 1I 0ueri, and L. (E.) vaughalli. ported M. alltil/ea (= M. pallamellsis) and M. Species which range throughout the Miogypsilla gUllIeri (= M. panamellsis) in the C. T. Thurman subzone are: Camerillll plillamellsis, H eteroslegillll no. 2 well. in Coffee County. Drooger ( 1962, p. al/til/ea, LepidocyC/illa (LepidocyC/illa) ca ll el/ei and 39) stated "'n my opinion, there is no rea£on to L. (Eulepidilla) IIl1dosa. recognize more than one species, probably M. talli, In formations above the Caimito up to and in- for these figured individuals." CONTRIBUTJ ONS F ROM T H Jo:; CCSH1IA:-: FOL' ~DAT I Ot'\ FOR FORAMlN IFERA L RESEARCH 147

Several specimens (Cole and Applin, 1961, pI. 7, upper portion of the Margillu/illa zone of the Ana­ figs. I, 2, 4) show the embryonic apparatus excel­ huac formation." lently. These specimens have 3 to 4 periembryonic If the data available from Louisiana east to Flor­ chambers before the development of equatorial id a and Georgia are combined, three zones charac­ chambers I and II and are entirely comparable to terized by miogypsinids can be recognized. These specimens illustrated as figures 3, 6-8, 10, Plate 10 would be the Miog),psilloides complallalus zone, which are referred now to M. pallamellsis. the Miogypsina pallam ensis zone and the Miogyp­ Figure 1, Plate II is the same specimen illus­ silla anlil/ea zone. In terms of the large-Foraminif­ trated by Cole and Applin (1961 , pI. 7, fig. 8) , but era zonation previously used (Cole, 1957a, p. 34; photographed by reflected light. The embryonic Cole and Applin, 1961 , p. 131 ) Miogypsilloides chambers are separated from the periphery of the com plallalus would fall in the lower part of the test by the periembryonic coil and there are 7 peri­ Miogypsilla subzone of the Eulepidilla zone and M . embryonic chambers before the equatorial cham­ l'{lTlam ellsis would characterize the upper part of bers I and II develop. the Miogypsilla subzone. Miogypsilla all/il/ea would This specimen according to Drooger's notation mark the overlying L epidocyclilla-Miogypsina zone. of the periembryonic chambers would have 10 peri­ Thus, the large-foraminiferal zonation of the Gulf embryonic embryonic chambers, whereas the other Coast of the United States would be the same as specimens would have a maximum of 6. Therefore, that postulated for the combined Mexican-Panama the specimen (Cole and Applin, 1961 , pI. 7, fig. 8; PI. Canal Zone zonation. 11, fig. 1) would identify as M . gunteri (Drooger, The occurrence of such species as Miogypsilloides 1952, p. 51) whereas the other specimens (Cole camplallalus, Miogypsina pallamellsis and Helero­ and Applin, 1961 , pI. 7, figs. 1, 2, 3) would be slegilla alllil/ea in the Anahuac formation places it assigned to M. lalli (Drooger, 1952, p. 51) . Under in the Miog),psilla subzone of the Eulepidilla zone. the classification here proposed all of these speci­ If our correlation of the larger foraminiferal zones mens identify as Miogypsilla pallamellSis. with those established by planktonic Foraminifera From well s in Louisiana and Mississippi Akers is correct, the Anahuac formation should correlate and Drooger ( 1957, p. 668, fi g. 2) reported a num­ with the G loborolalia kugleri pl anktonic zone. ber of species of Miogypsilloides and Miogypsilla . Puerlo Rico.--Sachs ( 1959, p. 401) recorded the They (p. 660) stated " . . . since Heleroslegilla presence of Miogypsina anlillea (= M. pallamen­ probably had the same environmental restrictions sis) and M . gunleri (= M. panamellsis) in one as the Miogypsinidae, it is at once comprehensible sample and M. gUllleri (= M . panamellsis ) and M. that all the records of the Miogypsilla species (M. pallamellsis in another sample. The associated spe­ gunleri, M . lalli, M . irregularis, M. brollllimaflni) cies of larger Foraminifera from these two samples seem to cluster around the Heleroslegilla zone." are: Camerilla dia (= C. pallam ellsis) , Helero­ Analysis of the distribution of the species of mio­ slegilla alllil/ea, LepidocyC/illa call el/ei (as L . asler­ gypsinids in Louisiana and Mississippi show that odisca, L. callel/ei and L. giraudi) and L. (Eulepi­ iI1iogypsilloides complanalils (synonym : Miogypsi­ dilla) ulldosa . Iwides bermudezi) is stratigraphically the lowest Sachs and Gordon (1962, p. 10) from two addi­ species found, and that either Miogypsilla brolllli­ tional Puerto Rican localities recorded the species manlli or M . m exicalla (both of which are syno­ listed above and gave in addition to the associated nyms in our present class ification of M. alllil/ea) species mentioned Lepidocyc/illa yumagullellsis. are stratigraphically the highest species. These localities were assigned correctly to the Gravell and Hanna ( 1937, p. 517) described six Miogypsilla subzone of the Eulepidina zone by new species of larger Foraminifera from the H el­ Sachs, and by Sachs and Gordon. eroslegilla zone of Texas and Louisiana. They were Previously Drooger ( 1952, p. 25) reported Mio­ Opercu/illoides el/isorae, O. howei, Heleroslegilla gypsilla ecuadorellsis (= M. pallamellsis ) and M . israelskyi, H . lexalla , Lepidocyciilla colei and L. gUlll eri-lani (= M. pallamellsis) from a single lexalla. In the nomenclature used in this article Puerto Rican sample. these species would be identified as Camerina pall­ Trillidad.- A revised list of the species of larger amellsis, Heleroslegilla all/il/ea and Lepidocyc/illa Foraminifera occurring in the Morne Di ablo lime­ callel/ei. stone follows: Camerilla panamell sis, Lepidocy­ Akers and Drooger (1957, p. 664) stated "Mio­ clina ( LepidocyC/illa ) callel/ei, L. (L.) m{lIllel/i and g),psilla lalli commonly occurs in the Gulf Coast Miogypsilla alllil/ea (from: Vaughan and Cole, subsurface in association with Heleroslegilla israel­ 1941 ; Stainforth, 1948, p. 1311 ; Cole, 1957b, p. sk),i and H. lexalla." They (p. 664) stated concern­ 34). This association is characteristic of the L epi­ ing the stratigraphic position of Miogypsilla gUll Ie'; docyclilla-Miogypsillll zone. that it most probabl y occurred in " .. . the lower The stratigraphically lower Mej as and Kapur part of the H eleroslegilla zone and possibly the limestones (Stainforth, 1948, p. 1312 ) contain such 148 COLE-AMERICAN All O-TERTIAR Y i\IlOGYPSINIDS species as Heterostegilla alltil/ea, LepidocyC/illa In Costa Rica Miogypsilla talli (=M . pllllllmell­ (Eulepidilla) ulldosa and L. (E.) tournoueri. Mio­ sis) occurs with Camerina panamellsis, H elerosle­ gypsilla pallllmellsis (identified as M. gUllteri, M. gilla alltil/ell, Lepidocyclilla (Eulepidina) vaughalli hawkinsi, M. talli, M. basraensis or M. tani-bronlli­ and L. (E.) ulldosa (Malavassi, 1961 , p. 500) in malllli) occurs in these limestones. The association the same subzone as that represented by the Car­ demonstrates that the Mejas and Kapur limestones ri acou specimens. should be assigned to the upper part of the Mio­ Ecuador.-Barker (1932, p. 277) reported larger gypsilla subzone of the Eulepidillll zone. Foraminifera from sandstones near the village of Cuba.-Bronnimann and Rigassi (1963) presented San Pedro, about forty miles north of Santa Elena data from Cuba on the occurrence of certain larger Point. He identified these as LepidocyC/illll (Neph­ Foraminifera with planktonic Foraminifera. They rolepidilla) verbeeki Newton and Holland, Mio­ recorded from the Globigerinll ciperoellsis-Globoro­ gypsilla afi. pallamensis (Cushman) and M. sp. talia opima zone Operculilloides dius (= ClImerilla indet. cf. staufferi Koch. pallllmellsis) (p. 436) , Heterostegilla israelskyi (= Cole (1952, p. 30) stated the LepidocyC/illa " ... H.lIl1til/ell) ( p. 397), LepidocyC/illa (LepidocyC/illa) is without question L. vaughalli." The Miogypsilla giraudi ( = L. callel/ei) (p. 413), L. (L.) waylalld­ has been identified as M . ecuadorellsis, but in the vaughalli (= L. cllnel/ei) (p. 436), L. (Eulepidilla) classification used here, it would be M . panamellsis. ulldosa (p. 436) , L. (E.) yumagullellsis (p. 436), Thus, this Ecuadorean assemblage, although com­ and the rotalid Pararotalia mexicalla mecatepecell­ posed of only two species, can be assigned to the sis ( p. 441). Miogypsilla subzone of the Eulepidillll zone. From the Catapsydrax dissimilis zone (p. 441) they reported Operculilloides dius (= ClImerilla palla­ LITERATURE CITED m ellsis), Heterostegilla antil/ell , Lepidocyc/ina (Lep­ AKERS, W. H . and DROOG ER, C. W., 1957, Miogyp­ idocyC/illa) sp., and Miogypsilla bracuellsis. In the sinids, planktonic Foraminifera and Gulf Coast G lobigerillatel/a ill sueta zone (p. 441, 442) they Oligocene-Miocene correlations: Bull. Amer. found Operculilloides sp., Heterostegilla alltil/ell, Assoc. Petrol. Geol., v. 41, no. 4, p. 656-678, and species of Miogypsilla identified as M. haw­ 2 text figs . killsi, M. IIlIWkiIlSi, or bramlelli and M. 1Il1til/ell. BARK ER, R. W., 1932, Three species of larger Ter­ All of these probably are M. alltil/ell. tiary Foraminifera from S. W. Ecuador: Geol. In Panama and Trinidad Heterostegilla 1I11tillell Mag., v. 69, no. 816, p. 277-281, pI. 16, 1 text does not range above the Globorotalia kugleri fig. planktonic zone. The occurrence of this species in Cuba in higher zones seemingly represents the ---, and GRIMSDALE, T. F., 1937, Studies of major anomaly in these associations found so far. Mexican fossil Foraminifera: Ann. and Mag. Carriacou alld Costa Rica.-Miogypsilla pallll­ Nat. Hist., ser. 10, v. 19, p. 161-178, pis. 5-9 . m ellsis has been reported (Cole, 1958a, p. 221) BOLLI , H. M. , 1957, Planktonic Foraminifera from from Carriacou in association with Camerilla palla­ the Oligocene-Miocene Cipero and Lengua m ellsis, Heterostegilla alltillea, LepidocyC/illll (Lep­ Formations of Trinidad, B. W. I.: U. S. Nat. idocyC/illa) ca ll ellei, L. (Eulepidilla) vlIughalli and Mus. Bull. 215, p. 97-123, pis. 22-29, 3 text L. (E.) toumoueri. This association is typical of figs . the upper part of the Miogypsilla subzone of the BRONNIMANN, P., and RIGASSI, D. , 1963 , Contri­ Eulepidilla zone. bution to the geology and paleontology of the

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 9 FIGS. PAGE 1-6. Miogypsina pllllamellsis (Cushman) ...... 138, 139, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146 I. Embryonic, periembryonic, and initial equatorial chambers of one of the types of M. gUllteri Cole (1938, pI. 8, fig. 4), X 73 ; see text fig . 1 D ; loc. 3. 2. Enlargement, X 80, of the initial part of the specimen illustrated as fig. 8, PI. 10; 5 periembryonic chambers; see text fig. 1 B; loc. 7. 3. Enlargement, X 80, of the initial part of the specimen illustrated as fig. 2, PI. 11 ; 7 periembryonic chambers; loc. 4. 4. Enlargement, X 80, of the initial part of the specimen illustrated as fig. 9, PI. II ; 8 periembryonic chambers; see text fig. I C; loc. 7. 5. Enlargement, X 80, of the initial part of the specimen illustrated as fig. 9, PI. 10; 10 periembryonic chambers; see text fig. 1 E; loc. 5b. 6. Enlargement, X 80, of the initial part of the specimen illustrated as fig. 7, PI. 10; 4 periembryonic chambers; see text fig. I A; loc. 7. CONTRlB. CUSHMAN FOUND. FORAM. RESEARCH, VOL. 15 PLATE 9

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area of the city of La Habana, Cuba, and its ---, 1961 c, Some nomenclatural and strati­ surroundings: Eclog. Geol. Helvetiae, v. 56, graphic problems involving larger Foraminif­ no. I, p. 193-480, 26 pi s., 75 text figs. era: Contrib. Cushman Found. Foram. Res., COLE, W. S., 19 38, Stratigraphy and micropaleon­ v. 12, pI. 4, p. 136-147, pis. 8-17. tology of two deep wells in Florida: Fla. Geol. ---, and ApPLIN , E. R., 1961 , Stratigraphic and Survey Bull. 16, p. 1-73 , 12 pis. , 3 text figs. geographic distribution of larger Foraminifera ---, 1952, Eocene and Oligocene larger Foram­ occurring in a well in Coffee County, Georgia: inifera from the Panama Canal Zone and vi­ Contrib. Cushman Found. Foram. Res., v. 12, cinity: U. S. Geol. Survey Prof. Paper 244, p. pI. 4, p. 127-135 , pi s. 6, 7, 2 tables. 1-41 ,28 pis., 2 text figs. (1953). ---, and PONTON, G . M. , 1930, The Forami­ ---, 1953 , Criteria for the recognition of certain nifera of the Marianna limestone of Florida: assumed camerinid genera: Bull. Amer. Pa­ Fla. Geol. Survey Bull. 5, p. 19-69, pis. 5-11. leontology, v. 35, no. 147, p. 29-46, pis. 1-3. CUSHMAN, J. A., 19 18, The larger fossil Forami­ ---, 1956, Jamaican larger Foraminifera. Bull. nifera of the Panama Canal Zone: U. S. Nat. Amer. Paleontology, v. 36, No. 158, p. 205- Mus. Bull. 103 , p. 89-102, pis. 34-45. 233 , pis. 24-31. ---, 1957a, Late Oligocene larger Foraminifera ---, 1919, Fossil Foraminifera from the West from Barro Colorado island, Panama Canal Indies: Carnegie lnst. Washington Pub. 291, Zone: Bull. Amer. Paleontology, v. 37, no. p. 21-71 , pis. 1-15,8 text figs. 163 , p. 313-338, pis. 24-30. DROOGE R, C . W., 1952, Study of American Mio­ ---, 1957b, Variation in American Oligocene gypsinidae: Doctor's Diss. Utrecht, p. 1-80, species of Lepidocyclina: Bull. Amer. Pale­ 3 pis., 18 text figs. ontology, v. 38, no. 166, p. 31-50, pis. 1-5. ---, 1962, Nomenclatural problems involving ---, 195 8a, Larger Foraminifera from Carria­ Foraminifera: Contrib. Cushman Found. Fo­ cou, British West Indies: Bull. Amer. Paleon­ ram. Res., v. 13 , pt. 2, p. 39, 40. tology, v. 38, no. 171 , p. 219-233 , pis. 26-29 . ---" 1963 , Evolutionary trends in the Miogy p­ ---, 1958b, Names of and variation in certain sinidae: ill "Evolutionary trends in Forami­ American larger Foraminifera, particularly the nifera," Elsevier Publishing Co., Amsterdam, camerinids - no. 2: Bull. Amer. Paleontology, p. 315-349, 25 text figs. v. 38, no. 173, p. 261-284, pis. 32-34. GRAVELL, D. W. and H AN NA, M. A., 1937, The ---, 1958c, Names of and variation in certain Lepidocyclina lexalla horizon in the Helerosle­ American larger Foraminifera, particularly the gina zone, Upper Oligocene, of Texas and discocyclinids - no. 3: Bull. Amer. Paleontol­ Louisiana: Journ. Paleontology, v. II , no. 6, ogy, v. 38, no. 176, p. 411-429, pis. 50-53 . p. 517-529, pis. 60-65. ---, 1960, The genus Camerilla: Bull. Amer. HANZAWA, S., 1957, Cenozoic Foraminifera of Paleontology, v. 41 , no. 190, p. 189-205 , pi s. Micronesia: Geol. Soc. Amer., Mem. 66, p. 23-26. 1-163 , pis. 1-41 , 12 text fi gs., 7 tables. ---, 1961a, Names of and vari ation in certain Indo-Pacific camerinids - no. 2. A reply: Bull. ---,1962, Upper Cretaceous and Tertiary three­ Amer. Paleontology, v. 43, no. 195, p. 111- layered larger Foraminifera and their allied 128, pis. 14-16. forms: Micropaleontology, v. 8, no. 2, p. 129- 186, 8 pis. ---, 1961 b, An analysis of certai n taxonomic problems in the larger Foraminifera : Bull. MALAVASSI, V. E., 196 1, Some Costa Rican larger Amer. Paleontology, v. 43 , no. 197, p. 373- foraminiferal localities: Journ. Paleontology, 407, pis. 28-39. v. 35, no. 3, p. 498-501, 1 text fi g.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 10 All figures, X 40 FIGS. PA GE 1-10. Miogypsilla pallam ellsis (Cushm an ) ...... 138, 139, 144, 145, 146, 147 I, 3- 10. Parts of equatorial sections to illustrate the embryoni c, periembryonic and initial eq uatorial chambers; 4, 5, 9, topolypes of M . pallam ell sis; for enlarge­ ments of figs. 7-9 see figs . 2, 5, 6, PI. 9; I, 6-8, 10, loco 7; 3, loc. 6; 4, 5, 9, loc.5b. 2. Vertical section ; loc. 7. 150 COLE-AMERICAN i\tl D·TERTTARY l\I1 0GYP::; lN I OS

NUTTALL, W. L. F., 1933, Two species of Miogyp­ VAUGHAN, T. W. and COLE, W. S., 1932, A New silla from the Oligocene of Mexico: Journ. species of LepidocyC/illa from the Panama Paleontology, v. 7, no. 2, p. 175-177, pI. 24. Canal Zone: Journ. Wasbington Acad. Sci., SACHS, K. N., JR., 1959, Puerto Rican upper Oligo­ v. 22, nos. 18, 19, p. 510-514, 1 pI. cene larger Foraminifera: Bull. Amer. Pale­ ---, and , 1941, Preliminary report on ontology, v. 39, no. 183, p. 399-416, pIs. 34-36. the Cretaceous and Tertiary larger Foraminif­ era of Trinidad, British West Indies: Geol. --- , and GORDON, W. A., 1962, Stratigraphic Soc. Amer. Sp. Paper 30, p. 1-137, pIs. 1-46, distribution of middle Tertiary larger Forami­ 2 text figs. nifera from Southern Puerto Rico: Bull. Amer. Paleontology, v. 44, no. 199, p. 1-24, pIs. 1-3 , WOODRING, W. P., 1957, Geology and paleontology 1 text fig ., 2 tables. of Canal Zone and adjoining parts of Panama: U. S. Geol. Survey Prof. Paper 360-A, p. 1- STAINFORTH, R. M., 1948, Description, correlation 145, 23 pIs. and paleoecology of Tertiary Cipero marl for­ ---, 1958, Geology of Barro Colorado Island, mation, Trinidad, B.W.I.: Amer. Assoc. Petrol. Canal Zone: Smithsonian Miscell. Coli., v. Geol. Bull., p. 1292-1330,2 text figs. 135, no. 3, p. 1-39, 3 pIs. TAN, S. H., 1937, Weitere Untersuchungen tiber die ---, 1960, Oligocene and Miocene in the Carib­ Miogypsiniden I: De Ing. in Nederlandsch - bean Region: Trans. Second Caribbean Geol. Indie - IV, Mijnbouw en Geologie, Jaarg. 4, Coni., Univ. of Puerto Rico, p. 27-32, 1 text no. 3, p. 35-45, 3 pIs. fig.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 11 All figures, X 40 FIGS. PAGE 1-6, 8, 9, 11. Miogypsina antillea (Cushman) ...... 142, 143, 145, 146, 147 Equatorial and parts of equatorial sections to illustrate the embryonic, periem­ bryonic, and equatorial chambers; I, loc. I (Oligocene) ; 2, 3, 5, 8, 11, loc. 4 ( Bohio formation) ; 4, 9, loc. 7 (Caimito formation) ; 6, loc. 6 (Caimito for­ mation) ; I, reflected light, the same specimen illustrated as fig. 8, pI. 7, Cole and Applin, 1961. 7,10. Miogypsilloides comp/allatus (Schlumberger) ...... 142, 145 7. Equatorial section; 10, vertical section; loc. 10 (Meson formation). CONTRIB. CUSHMAN FOUND. FORAM RESEARCH, VOL. 15 PLATE 11

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Below are give n some of the more recent works of the Kara-Kum desert is evidence that its on the Foraminifera that have come to hand. lineage was differentiated from that of other miliolids at least as far back as the separation AL EXANDROWI CZ, STEFAN WITOLD. Stratigraphy of the Sarmatian Sea from the Mediterranean. of the Miocene deposits in the Upper Silesian BANDY, ORVILLE L. Miocene-Pliocene boundary in Basin (in Polish with English and Russian the Philippines as related to Late Tertiary stra­ summaries) .-Poland Instyt. Geol., Prace, tom tigraphy of deep-sea sediments.-Science, v. 39, 1963 , p. 1-145, pis. I-II , text figs. 1-23 142, No. 3597, Dec. 6, 1963 , p. 1290-1292, (maps, columnar sections, range and abund. text fig. I (range chart) .-Within a Pliocene charts), tables 1-50.-Fifteen microfaunal as­ section in the Philippines are foraminiferal semblages are recognized and illustrated by trends that indicate that the proposed Pliocene­ Foraminifera assemblage photomicrographs. Pleistocene boundary reported in deep-sea ALI MARINA, V. P. Nekotorye Osobennosti Raz- cores from the Atlantic is actuall y a Miocene­ vitija Planktonnykh Foraminifer v Svjazi s Pleistocene contact. Zonal'nym Raschleneniem Nizhnego Paleo­ BAND Y, ORVILLE L., and ECHOLS, RON ALD J. Ant­ gena Severnogo Kavkaza.-Akad. Nauk SSSR, arctic foraminiferal zonation.-Biology of the Otdel. geol.-geogr. nauk, geol. inst. , Yo prosy Antarctic Seas, Milton O. Lee, Editor, Antarctic Mikropaleont., vyp. 7, 1963 , p. 158-195, text Research Series, v. I , Am. Geophysical Union, figs. 1-4 (correlated columnar sections), tables Publ. No. 1190, 1964, p. 73-91, text figs . 1-14 1, 2.-Zonation by planktonics in the interval (map, graphs, range chart), tables I , 2.-A Danian to lowe r Eocene. synthesis of data (chiefly from McKnight, ARNOLD, ZACH M. Biological observations on the 1962) reveals depth zonations, based upon foraminifer Spir olocl/lilla hyalilla Schulze.­ upper depth limits of selected isobathyal spe­ Univ. Calif. Pub I. Zool., v. 72, March 17, cies, at 200 ± 150 meters, 500 ± 150 meters, 1964, p. 1-78, pis. 1-7, text figs. 1-14 (draw­ 1000 ± 200 meters, 2000 ± 200 meters, and ings, graphs, map) , tables 1-3.-A detailed and 2400 ± 600 meters. abundantly illustrated study of life history, BAN DY , ORVILLE L., INGLE, JAMES C., JR., and vanatlOns, and morphological aberrencies RES IG, JOHA NNA M. Foraminiferal trends, based on laboratory specimens (mass cultures Laguna Beach outfall area, California.-Lim­ and isolation cultures) originating from two nology and Oceanography, v. 9, No. I , Jan. different populations of this minute miliolid 1964, p. 112-123 , text figs. 1-8 (map, distrib. (one from Florida and the other from Califor­ maps, fence diagrams) .-In this area of chlori­ nia) provides bases for speculations regarding nated effluent, live populations are doubled phylogenetic relationships within the Forami­ over normal amounts, total populations in­ nifera. Observations are made on isomorphism creased 5-fold, and abundance of planktonic between S. hyalilla and numerous species with­ specimens in the sed iments about 50-fold. Spe­ in various genera. Its variation potential is re­ cies diversity declines markedly at the outfall. tained throughout its present wide geographic Among the dominant living species of the area distribution, the species being known under there is, within 500 meters of the outfall, an various names. Its prese nce in the sa lt wells abundance aureole of Bulimillel/a e/egalllis-

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 12 FIGs. PAGE 1-9. Miogypsill(l alllil/ell (Cushman) 142, 144, 145 1, 7. Vertical sections, X 20; loco 12 ( Montpelier formation). 2-6,8, 9. Parts of equatorial sections, X 40; 2, 3, 5, loco 12 ( Montpelier formation) ; 4, loco 13 (Morne Diablo limestone ); 6, 8,9, topotypes of M . m exiclIIIlI Nuttall , loco 11 (Tuxpan formation ); 6, same specimen as fig. 9 by transmitted light; 3, specimen previously illustrated by transmitted li ght in Cole, 1956, pI. 30, fig . 6; 4, specimen previously illustrated by transmitted li ght in Cole, 195711, pI. 30, fig. 6. 152 TODO-HECE N T LIT}

sima and Bolivina vaughani and a depression Ucheb. Zaved., Geol. i Razved., No.4, 1964, aureole of Buccel/a frigida. p. 48-50, I pl.-Nummulites lraasi de la Harpe. Foraminifera, Los Angeles County outfall area, BASHKIROV, L. V. K Voprosu 0 Klassifikathii Tre­ California.-Limnology and Oceanography, v. tichnykh Orbitoidov.-Izvest. Vyssh. Ucheb. 9, No. I, Jan. 1964, p. 124-137, text figs. 1-7 Zaved., Geol. i Razved., No.4, 1964, p. 51-55. (map, distrib. maps).-ln this area of un­ BAuLlNA, M. N. K Voprosu 0 Sistematicheskom treated effluent, there is a zone without li ve Polozhenii SllltJel/a sphaerica (Abich) .-Akad. specimens beneath part of the sewage field. Nauk SSSR, Otdel. geol.-geogr. nauk, geol. Trochammina pacifica and associated arena­ inst., Voprosy Mikropaleont., vyp. 7, 1963 , p. ceous species are most abundant in the dead 85-104, pis. 1, 2, text figs. 1-9 (graphs). population. Elsewhere living specimens of hy­ BELJA EVA, N. V. Raspredelenie Planktonnykh aline species are more than 8 times as abun­ Foraminifer na dne Indijskogo Okeana.­ dant as living arenaceous and porcelaneous Akad. Nauk SSSR, Otdel. geol.-geogr. nauk, ones, and segments of an abundance aureole geol. inst., Voprosy Mikropaleont., vyp. 7, are found peripheral to the field (lor 2 km 1963 , p. 209-222, text figs . 1-9 (maps, graphs). from the outfall). Number of planktonic - Quantitative analysis of numerous samples specimens in the sediments increases at the in Indian Ocean and along Antarctic coast, outfall. Bulimilla margillata denudata and based on total number of specimens, ecologic Bulimillel/a elegalltissima appear to thrive affinities of genera, and counts of planktonic within the outfall area, and Discorbis columbi­ species. ellsis extends its area of abundance from its BERMUD EZ, PED RO J., and SEIGLlE, GEORG E A. normal habitat of shallower water and differ­ Estudio sistematico de los Foraminiferos del ent substrate out to the outfall. Species of Golfo de Cari aco.-Bol. Instil. Oceanografico Noniollel/a appear not to tolerate the pollu­ Univ. de Oriente Cumana, Venezuela, v. 11, tion environment. No.2, Dec. 31, 1963 , p. 1-267, pis. 1-29, text Facies trends, San Pedro Bay, California.-Bull. figs. 1-9 (drawings), graphs 1-9.-111ustrated Geol. Soc. America, v. 75, ·No. 5, May 1964, catalog containing 205 species, 16 new, includ­ p. 403-423, text figs. 1-10 (maps), table \.­ ing N eopateoris cumalJaelJ sis gen. nov" sp. Quantitative analysis of Foraminifera in 44 nov., a new miliolid. bottom samples on the shelf and to a depth of BI EDA, FRANC ISZE K. Foraminiferen des Klippen­ 176 meters in the upper bathyal zone reveal 3 nahen Flysch in der Ostslowakei (German main bathymetric groupings. Abundance and summary of Czech text ) .-Geol. Prace, Brat­ diversity increase toward the outer shelf and islava, zpravy 18, 1960, p. 131-139, pis. 5, 6.­ upper bathyal zone. Calcareous perforate spe­ Larger Foraminifera. cies predominate in both dead and li ve assem­ Larger Foraminifers of the Tatra Eocene.­ blages. Live/ dead ratios are highest in central Poland Instyt. Geol., Prace, tom 37, 1963 , p. and inner shelf areas, but live specimens are 3 1-215, pis. 1-26, text figs. I-II, tables 1-3.­ times as abundant in the upper bathyal zone as Monographic treatment of 51 species (none on the shelf. Planktonic/ benthic ratios are new), all but 6 in the fami lies Nummulitidae highest in the upper bathyal region. H opkills­ and Discocyclinidae. Notes on ecology, para­ ilia pacifica is diagnostic of the harbor area. sitism, and abnormalities of structure. Strati­ BARKHATOVA. N. H ., and NEMKOV , G. I. Paleotheno­ graphic ranges and occurrence in the 4 local vye Nummulity Mangyshlaka.-Izvest. Vyssh. hem eras are indicated.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 13 FIGS. PAGE 1-3 ,6,8, II , 12. Heleroslegilla alllil/ea Cushman ...... 142, 145 1,3,8, II . Transverse sections, X 20; 8, specimen identified as H. pallamell- sis Gravell (Vaughan and Cole, 1932, p. 511), loc. 50 ; 1, 3, II , loc. 10. 2,6, 12. Median sections, X 20; 2, specimen identified as H. pallamellsis Gravell (Vaughan and Cole, 1932, p. 511), loc. 50 ; 6, 12, loc. 10. 4, 5,7,9, l(i. Miogypsilla alllil/ea Cushman ...... 144, 145 Parts of equatorial sections, X 40, to illustrate the embryonic, periembryonic and equatorial chambers; 4, loc. 6 (Caimito for­ mation) ; 7, 10, loc. 9 ( La Boca member); 9, loc. 14 (Anguilla formation), topotype of M . alllil/ea. CONTRIB. CUSHMAN FOUND. FORAM. RESEARCH, VO~. 15 PLATE 13

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BILLIARD, JACQU ELIN E, and MOULLADE, MICH EL. BOU RROUILH , ROB ERT, and MOULLADE, MICH EL. Etude de quelques representants du genre Etude stratigraphique et micropaleontologique lraqia (Orbitolinidae) dans l'Aptien des contre­ d'une serie jurassique de I'ile de Minorque, forts Pyreneens Fran9ais et Espagnols.-Revue Baleares (Espagne).-Bull. Soc. GeoI. France, de Micropaleontologie, v. 6, No.4, Marcb ser. 7, tome 5, No.3, 1963 (April 1964), p. 1964, p. 237-242, pI. I.-Five species, 3 new. 375-382, pI. 16, text figs . I, 2 (columnar ~ ec ­ BIRK EN MAJ ER, KRZYSZTOF, and PAZORO, OLG A. On tion, thin section photographs) .- Three spe­ the age and geological position of the so-called cies of Coskil/olina ( Meyel/dor[Jil/a) , 2 new "Sub-Flysch Beds" of the Pieniny Klippen Belt and 1 indeterminate. of Poland (English summary of Polish text) . BRA ZHNIKOVA, N. E. , et aI. Reshenija Vtorogo Kol­ -Ann. Soc. GeoI. Pologne, v. 33, fasc. 4, lokviuma po Sistematike Endojroidnykh For­ 1963, p. 415-456, pis. 19 , 20, text figs . 1-5 aminifer, Orga ni zovannogo Koordinathionnoj (geoI. sections), table I.-Includes illustra­ Komissiej po Mikropaleontologi i v Moskve v tions and descriptions of 30 species of Forami­ Aprele 1962 g.-Akad. Nauk SSSR, OtdeI. nifera ( none new) from ?Barremian-Albian? geoI.-geogr. nauk, geoI. inst., Voprosy Mikro­ beds. paleont., vyp. 7, 1963 , p. 223-227, pI. 1.­ BLONDEAU, ALPH ONSE, and CU RRY , DENN IS. Sur la Colloquium concerned famil y relationships in presence de Nummulites variolarius (Lmk) the endothyrids and resulted in several new subgenera. Two species dans les diverses zones du Lutetien des bassins of R ectoseptatouma­ de Paris, de Bruxelles et du Hampshire.-Bull. yel/a ( I new) are described. Soc. GeoI. France, ser. 7, tome 5, No. 3, 1963 BRESTENS KA , EDlTA, and LEHOTA YOVA , RUZENA . (April 1964), p. 275-277, pi s. 13, 14. Unteroligozane bracki sche Ablagerungen mit BOGDANOV ICH, A. K. Novye Predstaviteli Fora­ Rotalia beccarii ( L. ) aus dem Gebiete von minifer s Khalthedonovoj Stenkoj iz Tretich­ Sturovo (SUd slowakei) (German summary of nykh Otlozhenij Severnogo Kavkaza i Kryma. Czech text) .-GeoI. Prace, Brati slava, zpravy 19, 1960, p. 109- 115, pis. 15, 16.- Includes - Akad. Nauk SSSR, OtdeI. geoI.-geogr. nauk, geoI. inst., Voprosy Mikropaleont., vyp. 7, illustrations of assemblages dominated by MiI­ iammina, by Rotalia, and by A mmobaculites 1963 , p. 150- 157, pI. I.-Four species (3 new and I indeterminate ) in Hippocrepil/el/a and and AmmonUi rgillu/ina. Saccammina, from the Oligocene and lower DE CAST RO, PI ERO. Sulla presenza del Lias negli Miocene. "Scisti Silicei" di Giffoni Vallepiana nel Saler­ BOLTOVSKOY, ESTEBAN . Foraminiferos y sus re­ nitano.- BoII. Servo GeoI. ItaI. , v. 83 , 1962 laciones con el medio.- Rev. Mus. Argentino ( 1963), p. 3-14, pis. 1-9 , text figs . 1-3 (map, Ciencias Nat. "Bernardino Rivadavia," Instit. geoI. section, drawings) .- Liassic, dated by Nac. Invest. Ciencias Nat., HidrobioI., Torno Foraminifera, underlying Triassic. 1, No. 2, 1963, p. 21- 107, 2 diagrams.-A syn­ CHANG , LI-SHO. A biostratigraphic stud y of the thesis of ecologic information on benthonic Tertiary in the Hengchun peninsula, Taiwan, and planktonic Foraminifera. based on smaller Foraminifera (I: northern Sobre las relaciones entre Foraminiferos y Tur­ part ) .-Proc. GeoI. Soc. China, No. 7, April belarios.-Neotropica, v. 9, No. 29 , Aug. 1, 1964, p. 48-62, pis. 1-3, text figs. 1-4 (maps), 1963 , p. 55-60, I pI.-Stalked cocoons of Tur­ tables 1-7.-Distribution and abundance of bel/aria attached to wa ll s of Quinqueloculil/a 149 species and subspecies of smaller Forami­ semil/ulllm, an example of epibiosis. nifera are recorded in several sections, and a

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 14 FIGS. PAGE 1-14. Cameril/a panamel/ sis (Cushman) ...... 142 1, 5, 11. Topotypes of Operculil/el/a dia Cole and Ponton; I, 5, X 40; 11 , X 20; I , 5, transverse sections; 11 , median section; loc. 2. 2,6,9, 10, 14. Topotypes of Nummulites pal/amensis Cushman; 2, 6, 14, X 40; 9, 10, X 20; 2, 6, transverse sections; 9, 10, 14, median sections; loc. 5a . 3,8, 13. Sections of specimens similar to Operculil/oides bul/brooki Vaughan and Cole ; X 20; 3, 8, transverse sections; 13 , median secti on; loc. 13 . 4,7, 12. Specimens identified as Operculil/oides pallamensis by Cole, 1957a, p. 3 14; 4, 12, X 40; 7, X 20; 4, 12, transverse sections; 7, median section ; loc. 8. . 154 TODD-RECENT LiTERATU RE O~ THE FOHAMJNIFERA

few of the species illustrated. One subspecies zon Central Valley.-The Philippine Geologist, is new. Three of the West Indian pl anktonic v. 17, No. 3, Sept. 1963, p. 69-99, text figs. I, zones and 2 subzones are recogni zed. 2 (maps), tables 1-3.-Systematic recording CHANG, YI-MAW. Biostratigraphic stud y of smaller of 43 species, subspecies, and varieties from 3 Foraminifera from the Wu-chi Section, Kuoh­ Miocene formations, including indication of si ng Nantou, Taiwan.-Petr. Geol. Taiwan, di stribution and abundance in various strati­ No.2, Jubilee Volume in commemoration of graphic sections. the seventieth birthday of Mr. Hung-Hsun DOLITSKAYA, I. V. Evoluthija v Predelakh Vida Ling, Dec. 1963 , p. 183-206, text fig . I (map), Cibicides mOlltallus sp. nov. iz Kampanskikh tables 1-6.-Quantitati ve analysis of species in Otlozhenij Juzhnogo Priaral'ja.- Akad. Nauk 4 zonules. One hundred and five species are SSSR, Otdel. geol.-geogr. nauk, geol. inst., Vo­ identified. prosy Mikropaleont., vyp. 7, 1963, p. 127-137, CHEN' THZIN'-SHI. K Morfologii i Sistematike pis. I, 2, text figs . 1-3 (graph, drawings, co­ Rodov Protriticites, Quasifusulilloides i Obso­ lumnar section) .-A new Cibicides with 2 sub­ letes iz Pogranichnykh Otlozhenij Srednego i species, both new, from upper Santonian and Verkhnego Karbona.-Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ot­ lower Campani an respectively. del. geol.-geogr. nauk, geol. inst. , Voprosy Mikropaleont., vyp. 7, 1963 , p. 71 -84, pis. 1-6, ECKERT, HANS RUEDI. Die obereozanen Globi­ figs. 1-5 (charts, columnar section ) . gerinen-Schiefer (Stad- und Schimbergschiefer) zwischen Pilatus und Schrattenfluh.-Eclogae CHRISTODOULOU, G. Geologische und mikropal­ Geol. Helvetiae, v. 56, No. 2, Dec. 31 , 1963 , aontologische Untersuchungen im Neogen der p. 1001-1072, pis. 1-7, text figs . 1-35 (maps, insel Kreta.-Athens, 1963 , 157 pp., 15 pis., geol. sections, columnar section, photograph, 8 figs. (map, columnar sections, distrib. tables) . drawings, photomicrograph, correl. chart).­ - A Miocene cycle of sedimentation (upper Includes illustrated systematic catalog of 98 Helvetian, Tortonian, and ending with Sarma­ species and subspecies. The fauna belongs in tian lacustrine beds) overlain by a Pliocene the Globigerapsis semi-ill voluta zone. cycle (Piacenzian, Astian, and ending wi th Levantine lacustrine beds) . Illustrated catalog ERICSON, DAViD B., EWING, MAUR ICE, and WOLLIN, of 344 species and subspecies, I new (Gyraidi­ GOESTA. Sediment cores from the Arctic and Ilaides graecus n. sp.). Subarctic seas.-Science, v. 144, No. 3623, CtRY, RAYMOND. A propos de M ealldrapsilla lar­ June 5, 1964, p. 11 83- 11 92, text figs. 1-7 razeti Mun.-Ch., genotype d'un genre nouveau: (maps, photographs of cores, graphic logs, Larrazetia Ci ry.-Revue de Micropaleontolo­ climatic curves), table I.-Indications of a gie, v. 6, No.4, March 1964, p. 185-195, pis. northward shift of the 7. ZOC isotherm at the 1-3, text figs. 1, 2. end of the last glacial stage, of direction of ice COLA LONGO, MARIA LUISA. Sellialveolilla viallii n. movements, and of continuity of ice cover are gen. n. sp. di alveolinide Cenomaniano dell'Ap­ derived from study of flu ctuating percentages pennino Meridionale.- Giornale Geol., Ann. of warm- and cold-water planktonics, domi­ Mus. Geol. Bologna, ser. 2, v. 30,1962 (1963), nant coiling direction in Globigerilla pachy­ p. 1-10, pI. I, text figs. 1, 2 (map, schematic derma, and presence of reworked Cretaceous reconstruction) . Foraminifera. D AN ILOVA, ALEKSANDRA. Neoiraqia COll vexa-a FEYLING-HANSSEN, ROLF W. Foraminifera in Late new Foraminifer from the Cenomanian-Turo­ Quaternary deposits from the Oslofjord area. nian of Kosovo polje.-Yugoslavia Instit. Geol. - Norges Geol. Unders., Nr. 225, April 1964, Geophys. Res., Bull. (Geol. ), ser. A, No. 20, p. 1-383 , pis. (-21 , text figs. 1-44 (maps, 1962 (1963), p. 225-237, pis. 1-4. graphs, range charts, profiles, columnar sec­ tions, correl. chart, outline drawings), table of DECIM A, A. 11 Pleistocene in facies levantina di occurrence and abundance.-Quantitative an­ Montallegro (Sicilia Sud-Occidentale) .-Geo­ alysis of about 2500 core samples from 130 logica Romana, v. lJ, 1963 , p. 59-106, pis. 1-5, borings between 4 and 40 meters long. An fi gs. 1-15 (maps, photographs, geol. sections, ecological zonation of 7 zones and 10 subzones columnar sections, histograms, range chart), is recogni zed and correlated with an ameliora­ distrib. chart.-Includes illustrated systematic tion from Arctic to Boreal conditions and shal­ catalog of 3 I species of Foraminifera, none lowi ng of water resulting from isostatic land new. rise. Included is an ill ustrated catalog of 180 DIVINO-SANT IAGO, PAZ. Planktonic fo ramini feral species, subspecies, and forms (2 species of species from west side of Tarlac province, Lu- Delltalilla new) . CONTHIBUTI ONS FROM THE CL"S Hi\i AN FOL" ~ D ATI O N F OR F ORAi\llNIFERAL RES EARCH 155

GROSDIDIER, EMMANUEL, and SAINT-MARC, PIERRE. a/.-Geol. Rundschau, Stuttgart, v. 53 , No. I, Sur la presence de Thomasillella (Foramini­ May 1964, p. 256-259.-Species listed from fere) en Aquitaine.-C. R. S. seances Soc. Geol. several formations and correlations made with France, fasc. 2, Feb. 3, 1964, p. 68-70, draw­ the West Indian zones. -In the Cenomanian. ing, photomicrograph. HILTERMANN , HEINRICH. Erkennung fossiler Brack­ HANZAWA , SHOSHIRO. The phylomorphogeneses of wassersedimente unter besonderer Beriicksich­ the Tertiary foraminiferal families, Lepido­ tigung der Foraminiferen.- Fortschritte in der cyclinidae and Miogypsinidae.-Sci. Repts. To­ Geologie von Rheinland und West fa len, Kre­ hoku Univ., Sendai, 2nd Ser. (Geol.), v. 35, feld, Band 10, Oct. 1963 , p. 49-52. No. 3, March 20, 1964, p. 295-31 3, correl. table, range chart, phylogenetic diagrams.­ HOFK ER, 1. Foraminifera of the Cretaceous of South­ Consideration of evidences for correlation be­ Limburg, Netherlands. LXVIII. P/allorbuli­ tween zonation by larger Foraminifera and lIella cretae ( Marsson) .-Natuurhist. Maand­ 52' lrg., No.9, Sept. 26, 1963 , p. 129- zonation by planktonics, and for placement of blad, Oligocene-Miocene boundary below or above 131 , text figs. 1-6.-ln the Paleocene, a double­ walled species possibly related to the orbitoid Aquitanian. Charts show phylogenetic connec­ group. tions between genera of the Lepidocyclinidae and between species of the Miogypsinidae. LXIX. The Miliolidae of the Maestricht Tuff HANZAWA, SHOSHlRO, and URATA , HIDEO. Supple­ Chalk.-Natuurhist. Maandblad, 52' lrg., No. mentary note to the Nummulitic rocks of 10, Oct. 30, 1963 , p. 143 -1 44, text figs. 1-3 .­ Amakusa, Kyushu, lapan.-Repts. on Earth Four species, none new, in the lowermost Sci., Dept. General Educ., Kyushu Univ., No. Paleocene. II, March 1964, p. 1-12, pis. 1-6.-Descrip­ LXX. The finer structure of the test of Missis­ tions of 3 species of Nummulites (2 new) and sippilla billkhorsti (Reuss, 1862) and its bear­ 2 of Discocyciilla ( I new) from rocks prob­ ing on the taxonomic position of Mississippilla. ably Ypresian in age. -Natuurhist. Maandblad, 52' lrg., No. II, HERB, RENE. Ober Vorkommen von Amdener­ Nov. 27 , 1963, p. 157-160, text figs. 1-6.­ schichten im mittleren Santisgebirge.-Eclogae Transverse sections of well-preserved material Geol. Helvetiae, v. 56, No. 2, Dec. 31 , 1963, p. reveal the original wall is agglutinated of fine 904-906, pis. I, 2.-IIIustrations of 10 species chalky material that is covered, except in the of Upper Cretaceous Foraminifera from 2 su nken parts, by a pore-less hyaline layer of wells. fine chalk prisms perpendicular to the wall sur­ HERB, REN E, and SCHAUB, HANS. Zur Nummulit­ face. The structure suggests an affinity with enfauna des Mitteleozans von Sordel'Abbaye the Tetrataxidae. (Landes, Frankreich) .-Eclogae Geol. Helve­ LXXI. The increase of the pore-diameters in tiae, v. 56, No.2, Dec. 31, 1963 , p. 973-999, Gavelillopsis illvo/uta (Reuss, 1862) during the pis. 1-12, text figs . 1-12 (map, geol. section, later Cr 4 and the Maestricht Tuff Chalk in drawings, graphs, range chart) .- Twelve spe­ the Canal Albert region.-Natuurhist. Maand­ cies, 2 new. blad, 52' lrg., No. 12, Dec. 30, 1963 , p. 173- HERMAN , YVONNE. Temperate water planktonic 176, text figs . 1-3, table.-Pore-diameters show Foraminifera in Quaternary sediments of the jumps in continuity corresponding to discon­ Arctic Ocean.-Nature, v. 201 , No. 4917, I an. tinuities in sedimentation. 25, 1963 , p. 386, 387, text figs. I, 2 (graph, LXXII. On the wall-structure of some Upper correl. diagram) , table \.-In 5 deep-sea cores Cretaceous and Paleocene agglutinated Foram­ from the Alpha Rise occur alternations of inifera.-Natuurhist. Maandblad, 53 ' lrg., No. brown Foraminifera-rich layers (interpreted as I, 1an. 29, 1964, p. 8-1 1, I pl.-Nine species slow deposition during cold periods) and silty - from Cretaceous, Eocene, and Recent-hav­ Foraminifera-poor layers (interpreted as rapid ing agglutinated walls perforated by pores, deposition during warm periods). Specimens some with an inner crystal layer. of several temperate water species occur in the LXXIII. The genus Cymba/opora.-Natuurhist. silty layers. Maandblad, 53 ' lrg., No.3, March 25 , 1964, HERMES , 1. 1. Planktonic Foraminifera from Ter­ p. 40-43 , text figs . 1-6.-Study of the 3 known tiary of the region of Velez Rubio, appendix to species by thin sections shows a 3-layered wall : Further notes on the geology of the Betic of a single row of coarser sand grains between Malaga, the Subbetic, and the zone between inner and outer layers of finer agglutinated these two units, in the region of Velez Rubio material. Cymba/oporetta is probabl y unre­ (southern Spain), by H . 1. MA CGILLAVRY , et lated, differing in wall structure and in possess- 156 TODD-RECENT LITERATURE ON THE FORAMINIFERA

ing connections between rows of chambers, ser. , sect. II, (Sti. nat.) , Tom IX, Anul 1963, not found in Cymbalopora. p. 23-38, pis. 1-6, tables I, 2.-lncludes photo­ La position taxonomique de Cabonel/a.-Revue micrographs of Foraminifera assemblages from de Micropaleontologie, v. 6, No.4, March 2 zones in the Miocene. 1964, p. 259-261 , pI. I.-Because wall is non­ [SHIWADA, YASUFUMI. Benthonic Foraminifera off perforate the genus should not be classified in the Pacific coast of Japan referred to biostra­ Heterohelicidae. It is related to Siphogaudry­ tigraphy of the Kazusa group.-Geol. Survey ina (Bolivinitel/a) and V alvobifarina. Japan, Rept. No. 205, 1964, p. 1-44, pis. 1-8, HOTTINGER, LUCAS. Quelques Foraminiferes por­ text figs. 1-14 (map, graphs, composition dia­ celanes oligocenes dans la serie sedimentaire grams, frequency diagrams, distrib. diagram, prebetique de Moratalla (Espagne meridio­ structure map, correl. diagram), tables 1-6.­ nale).-Eclogae Geol. Helvetiae, v. 56, No.2, Quantitative analyses of samples from 37 sta­ Dec. 31, 1963, p. 963-972, pis. 1-5, text figs. tions provide a picture of faunal composition 1-4 (drawings).-Eleven species ( 1 miliolid at depths ranging from 22 to 11 80 meters and and 10 peneroplids), none new, illustrated in within 3 different water masses: Oyashio, Ku­ rock sections. roshio, and mixed Kuroshio. Coexistence of HUANG, TUNYOW. Planktonic Foraminifera from past Oyashio and past Kuroshio waters is rec­ the Peikang PK-3 Well in the Peikang Shelf ognized in the Pliocene assemblages. Area, Yunlin, Taiwan.-Petr. Geol. Taiwan, KA EvER, MATTHIAS. Das Hadjar-Kreide-Tertiar- No.2, Jubilee Volume in commemoration of Profil und seine Stellun& in der Ober-Kreide the seventieth birthday of Mr. Hung-Hsun Zentral-Afghanistans.-Neue Jahrb. Geol. Pa­ Ling, Dec. 1963, p. 153-181 , pis. 1-6, text figs. laont. Mh., Band 12, Dec. 1963, p. 669- 1-4 (map, range chart, distrib. table, subsur­ 677, map, columnar section.-Foraminifera face correl. chart), tables 1, 2.-About 50 from several units from below and above the species are illustrated from 4 formations ( I boundary. Pleistocene, 1 Pliocene, 2 Miocene) in a sec­ KARNKOWSKl, PIOTR, and JURKI EW ICZ, HENRYK. tion of about 2000 feet. Restricted stratigraphic Comparison of the Weglowiec marls with ranges are indicated for the more important marls from the Comarnic area (Rumania) species-25 planktonic and 20 benthonic. (English summary of Polish text) .-Poland Smaller Foraminifera from the Sanhsien-Chi, Tai­ lnstyt. Geol., Kwartal. Geol., tom 7, no. 4, tung, eastern Taiwan.-Proc. Geol. Soc. China, 1963 , p. 629-637, pI. I , text fig. 1 (geol. map) . No.7, April 1964, p. 63-72, pis. 1-4, text figs. -Photographs of Foraminifera assemblages 1-4 (map, graphs, frequency diagrams), table and lists of species. I-Illustrations and tables showing distribu­ KECSKEMETI, T. Le dimorphisme des Nummulites tion and abundance of about 150 species, sub­ (in Hungarian ) .-Bull. Hungarian Geol. Soc., species, and varieties in 15 samples of a sec­ v. 94, No. I, Jan.-March 1964, p. 112-120, pis. tion. The beds, deposited in warm and mod­ 11, 12. erately deep water of a gradually shallowing KNA UFF, WOLFGANG. Ober Zuchtversuche an Pa­ sea, are Pliocene or younger. Bolivina wui n. tel/ilia corrugata (Foram.) in untershiedlichen sp. is described. Meerwasserlosungen.-Fortschritte in der Ge­ IGo, HISAYOSHI. Permian fusulinids of Nyukawa, ologie von Rheinland und Westfalen, Krefeld, central Japan, Part I. Some fusulinids from Band 10, Oct. 1963, p. 363-366, text fig. 1, the Shiroi and Kono Formations.-Jour. Pale­ table I.-Beginning experimentation concern­ ontology, v. 38, No.4, July 1964, p. 637-649, ing trace-elements in shell material of labora­ pis. 103-106, text figs. 1-5 (map, strat. sec­ tory-controlled specimens. tions), tables 1-3 .-Eleven species, 5 new. KONOVALOVA, M. V. Novye Pozd nekamennougol'­ IL'INA , A. P. Krupn'ie Foraminifery Eotheno- nye i Rannepermskie Fuzulinidy Timano-Pe­ vykh Otlozhenij Keljata ( Kopet-dag) .-Pale­ chorskoj Provinthii.-Akad. Nauk SSSR, Pa­ ont. Sbornik 3, Trudy, Vses. Neft. Nauchno­ leont. Zhurnal, No.1, 1962, p. 47-57, pis. 5, 6, issl., geol. instit. (VNIGRI) , vyp. 196, 1962, correl. table.- Thirteen new fusulinids. p. 325-332, pis. 1, 2.-Twelve species of num­ mulites and discocyclinids, none new. Novye Vidy Sakmarskikh Foraminifer Timano­ Pechorskoj Provinthii.-Akad. Nauk SSSR, [ON ES I, BICA . Contributions a ('etude du Bouglo­ Paleont. Zhurnal, No.3, 1962, p. 16-23, pis. 2, vien de la partie nord de la Plate-forme Mol­ 3.-Fifteen new Carboniferous species. dave (La region Vicsani-Ia ville de Sirel­ Gramesti) (French resume of Rumanian text). KORECZ-LAKY, iLONA . Untersuchung der Mioza­ -Ann. Stiint. Univ. "AI. I. C uza" din l asi, n. nen Foraminiferen-Fauna des Ostlichen Mec- CO NTRIBUTIONS FROM THE CUSHi\IAN FOL':-\OATI O:"ol' FOR F ORAl\UN JFE RA L RES EARCH 157

sek-Gebirges (German summary of Hungarian metric diagram) , table I.--Study of assem­ text) .-Hungarian Geol. Instil., Ann. Rept. of blages from 2 deep wells and surface sa mples. 1961, pI. I, 1964, p. 143-159, pi s. 1-3, ·'ext figs. A thick sequence covers tbe interval from Mio­ 1-3 (map, pie di agrams, columnar sectiol').­ ce ne to Pleistocene and tbe faunas indicate a Includes photomicrographs of assemblages deep-neritic to bathyal environment in the from 6 horizons in the Tortonian. Miocene, becoming sballow-neritic in the Plio­ KRISTAN-ToLLMANN , EDITH. Zur Charakteristik cene and Pleistocene. Illustrated systematic triadischer Mikrofaunen.- Pal aont. Zeitschr., catalog includes 333 species ( 18 species and 5 Stuttgart, Band 38, Nr. 1/ 2, March 1964, p. varieties new ) . 66-73, pIs. 6, 7, text figs . 1-3 (drawings) .-A LEV EN, E. JA. 0 Filogenii Vysshikh Fuzulinid i few Triassic Foraminifera in rock sections and Raschlenenii Verkhnepermskikh Otlozhenij Te­ illustrated as free specimens. tisa.-Akad. Nauk SSSR, Otdel geol.-geogr. nauk, geol. ins!., Voprosy Mikropaleont., vyp. KUZNETZOVA, K. I. Biometricheskoe lzuchenie Ra­ 7, 1963 , p. 57-70, text figs . 1, 2 (phylogenetic kovin Margillulina robusla Reuss-Osnovnogo diagrams) . Elementa Kompleksa Zony Epivirgalites Ilikililli Podmoskovnogo Bassejna.-Akad. Nauk SSSR, LiPINA, O. A . Ob Etapnosti Razvitija Turnejskikh Otdel. geol.-geogr. nauk, geol. inst., Voprosy Foraminifer.-Akad. Nauk SSSR, Otdel. geol.­ Mikropaleon!., vyp. 7, 1963 , p. 105-126, pIs. 1- geogr. nauk, geol. inst., Voprosy Mikropale­ 3, text figs . 1-7 (range chart, graphs).-Eight on!., vyp. 7, 1963 , p. 13-21 , text figs . 1-3 (co­ species (5 new) described and illustrated from lumnar section, maps), table I.-Concerning the Upper Jurassic with illustrations of addi­ Tournaisian Foraminifera. tional species, mostly in the Lagenidae. LOEBLlCH, ALFRED R., JR. , and TAPPAN, H ELEN. LAFRENZ, HANS RAU ERT. Foraminiferen aus dem Foraminiferal facts, fallacies, and frontiers.­ marinen Ri ss-WUrm-lnterglazial (Eem) In Bull. Geol. Soc. America, v. 75, No. 5, May Schleswig-Holstein.-Meyniana, Univ. Kiel 1964, p. 367-392, text figs. 1-13 (graphs, table), Geol. Inst. , Band 13 , Dec. 1963 , p. 10-45, pi s. tables I, 2. 1-4, text figs. I, 2 (maps), tables 1-7.-A LONGIN ELLI , A., and TONGIORGI , E. Oxygen iso­ fauna of 62 species, 2 new, is quantitatively re­ topic composition of some right- and left-coiled corded from numerous borings. About half Foraminifera.--Science, v. 144, No. 3621 , May the species are illustrated. 22, 1964, p. 1004, 1005, table I.--Study of LAFRENZ, H . R. , and WOSZIDLO, H . Wichtige For­ Rolalia beccarii and several otber species from aminiferen aus dem Holstein- und dem Eem­ 3 fossil and 2 Recent environments shows a Interglazial Scbleswig-Holsteins und ihre okol­ consistent difference in oxygen isotopic compo­ ogische Auswertung.--Scbrift. Naturwiss. Ver­ sition of right and left specimens of the same eins Schleswig-Holstein, Band 34, Dec. 1963, species in the same sample. The difference is p. 106-115, text fig. I (map ), table I.-Certain possibly a result of the shells depositing tbeir species appear to be restricted to one or the CaCOo during different periods of the year. other interglacial stage. LUTERBACHER, HANS PETER, and PREMOLl SILVA , LEHMANN, ROGER. Un exemple de differences re­ ISABE LLA . Biostratigrafia del limite Cretaceo­ marquables entre I'bolotype et des hypotYPoldes Terziario nell'Appennino Centrale.-Riv. Ita I. d'une espece de petits Foraminiferes: Globo­ Paleont. Stratig., v. 70, No. I, 1964, p. 67-128, rOlalia aeqlla Cushman & Renz.-Eclogae Geol. pIs. 2-7, text figs. 1-12 (columnar sections, Helvetiae, v. 56, No.2, Dec. 31, 1963 , p. 957- map, correl. diagrams, drawings) .-A new 962, pI. I.-Comparison of copied illustrations zone, the Globigerilla eugubilla zone, is dis­ of 9 specimens originally identified as G. aequa covered in the lowest known Tertiary. The reveal that 6 of them belong in 5 other species new zone, older than the Danian of Denmark (all unnamed) . The whole sequence is shown and Sweden, is characterized by 6 species (5 ranging in age from late Paleocene to early new) of extremely small globigerinids (aver­ Eocene. Adoption of an international plan of age diameter less than 0.1 mm) and presum­ standard magnifications for genera or families ably contains the primitive stock from which is recommended. the Tertiary Globigerinacea evolved. LERoY, L. W. Smaller Foraminifera from the late MALAKHOVA , N. P. A new foraminiferal genus Tertiary of southern Okinawa.-U. S. Geol. from the Lower Devoni an of the Urals (i n Survey Prof. Paper 454-F, May 6, 1964, p. FI ­ Russian).- Akad. Nauk SSSR, Paleon!. Zhur­ F58, pis. 1-16, figs. 1-6 ( map, foram assem­ nal, No.2, 1963, p. 141-144, text fig. 1.­ blages, columnar sections, range cbart, batby- JvdelillCi elollgala gen. nov., sp. nov. 158 TODD- RECENT LITERATURE ON THE FORAl\I1NIFERA

MASLAKHOYA, N. I. Stroenie Stenki Rakoviny Glo­ PAR KER, FRANCES L. Foraminifera from the Ex­ botrunkanid.-Akad. Nauk SSSR, Otdel. geol.­ perimental Mohole drilling near Guadalupe geogr. nauk, geol. inst., Voprosy Mikropale­ Island, Mexico.-Jour. Paleontology, v. 38, ont., vyp. 7, 1963 , p. 13 8-149, pis. 1-7, text No.4, July 1964, p. 617-636, pis. 97-102, figs. 1-6 (drawings).-Wall structure studied tables 1-3 .--Study of I Pliocene and 11 Mio­ in thin section. cene core samples taken between 29 and 159 MELLO, J. F., MINARD, J. P., and OW ENS, J. P. meters below the sediment surface at a depth Foraminifera from the Exogyra pOllderosa of 948 meters. Illustrated systematic catalog zone of the Marshalltown Formation at Au­ includes 132 benthonic species (2 new) and burn, New Jersey.-U. S. Geol. Survey Prof. 34 planktonic ones. Paper 501 -B, July 21 , 1964, p. B61 -B63 , text PAS IC, MILENA. Dinaric (Western Serbian) Or­ figs. I, 2 (map, outcrop section), tables I, 2. bitolinas of the Upper Cretaceous.-Yugosla­ -Listed species suggest late Taylor age. via Instit. Geol. Geophys. Res., Bull. (Geol.), NAGy-G ELLAI, AGN ES. Die Foraminiferen des Oli­ ser. A, No. 20, 1962 (1963), p. 131-187, pis. gozlins im Doroger Becken (German summar y 1-14, text fi gs. 1-10 (graphs).-Five species, of Hungarian text) .-Hungarian Geol. Instit. , 4 new, from the Turonian. Ann. Rept. of 1961 , pt. 1, 1964, p. 369-382, PESSAGNO, EMILE A., JR. Form analysis of sec­ pis. 1-3, fig. I (columnar section).- Includes tioned specimens of Globorotalia s. s.-Micro­ photomicrographs of assemblages from Lat­ paleontology, Y. 10, No.2, April 1964, p. 217- torfian and Rupelian. 224, pis. 1-6, text figs. 1-5 (diagrams, graphs), NOGAN, DONALD S. Foraminifera, stratigraphy, charts 1-6.-Distances and angles measured on and paleoecology of the Aquia formation of oriented thin sections of 6 Recent species. Pore Maryland and Virginia.--Spec. Publ. No.7, patterns are also found to be distinctive. Cushman Found. Foram. Res., July 17, 1964, PETROVIC, MIODR AG V. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der p. 1-50, pIs. 1-7, text figs. 1-16 (map, correl. Tortonischen Foraminiferen von Beograd und chart, graphs), tahles 1-3.--Study based on ihrer Nlicheren Umgebung (German summary 13 Maryland localities and 2 in Virginia, some of Jugoslavian text).- Ann. Geol. de la Penin. sections having quantitative analyses of fami­ Balkan., Instit. Geol. Univ. Beograd, tome 29 , lies, foraminiferal number, and number of spe­ 1962, p. 27-38, pIs. 1, 2, map, range and abund. cies shown graphically. Three planktonic as­ table.-Many species listed and illustrated and semblage zones (one corelated with Danian, their occurrence and abundance shown in 3 one with Thanetian, and one with Sparnacian) zones. are recognized in the Aquia. Deposition was in a gradually shoaling sea. Dominance of PEZZAN I, F. Studio micropaleontologico di un A Il omalilloides umbolliferlls and high percent­ campione della serie Messiniana di Tabiano ages of plank tonics characterize glauconitic Bagni (Parma) .-Riv. Ital. Pal. Stratig., v. 69, parts of the Aquia. No.4, 1963 , p. 559-663 , pIs. 29-38, text figs. OLSSON, RICHARD K. Late Cretaceous planktonic 1-4 (geol. section, pie diagrams) .--Study of a Foraminifera from New Jersey and Delaware. richly planktonic sample from the top of the -Micropaleontology, Y. 10, No. 2, April 1964, Messinian. lIIustrated systematic catalog con­ ta p. 157-188, pIs. 1-7, text figs. 1-3 (correl. chart, ins over 100 species, subspecies, and varieties range chart, phylogenetic diagram).-Descrip­ (9 new). tions and illustrations of 28 species ( I new) PHLEGER, FRED B Foraminiferal ecology and ma­ from 8 New Jersey localities and 2 Delaware rine geology.-Marine Geology (Elsevier Publ. ones. Ranges between upper Campanian and Co., Amsterdam), v. I, No. I, Feb. 1964, p. 16- upper Maestrichtian are indicated. 43, text figs . 1-13 (diagram, maps), table 1.­ Praeorbulilla Ol sson, a new foraminiferal genus. Summation and evaluation of current thought - Jour. Paleontology, v. 38, No. 4, July 1964, and prospective problems in this field. Bibli­ p. 770, 771.-Type species Globigerilloides ography is included. glomerosa Blow, 1956. PIRINI, CAMILLA, and RADRIZZANI, SERGIO. Strati­ PAGHlDA , NATALIA . Contributions a I'etude micro­ grafia del Foglio 11 8 "Ancona."-Boll. Serv. faunique du Sarmatien moyen de la region Pie­ Geol. Ital., v. 83,1962 (1963), p. 71-110, pis. trisu-Ruginoasa (French resume of Rumanian 1-45, text fi gs. 1-5 (map, columnar sections, text) .-Ann . Stiint. Univ. "AI. I. Cuza" din Iasi, correl. chart).-Includes lists of species and n. ser., sect. IT , (Sti. nat.) , Tom IX, Anul 1963, photomicrographs of Foraminifera assemblages p. 75-82, pis. I, 2.-Foraminifera assembl age and of thin sections (foram-bearing rocks and of neritic-littoral from the middle Sarmatian. oriented specimens of planktonic Foraminif- CONTRI B U TIONS F R O).l THE C!';SH )'I AN F' OCXDA'l' JOX F OR FORAMIX IFER A L RES EARCH 159

era) from beds between Lower Cretaceous and Micropaleontology, v. 10, No.2, A pril 1964, Pleistocene. p. 25 1-263 , pis. 1, 2, text figs. 1-3 (diagrams) . PODO Bl NA, V. M. On the subdivision of Santonian­ - Twelve species ( 10 new) in 6 genera (4 Campanian deposits of West Siberia according new ) cl assified in 2 subfamilies ( I new) . to Foraminife ra (in Russian ).-Akad. Nauk REITLING ER, E. A. Ob Odnom Paleontologiches­ SSS R, Sibi rskoe Otdel., Geol.' Geofi z., No. I, kom Kriterii Ustanovlenija G rani th Nizhne­ 1964, p. 60-75 , pi s. 1,2, text figs. 1, 2 (colu m­ kamennougol'nogo Otdela po Faune Foramini­ nar secti ons, map) .-Seven species (4 new and fer.- Akad. Nauk SSS R, Otdel. geol. -geogr. I new subspecies), all arenaceous. Well ,e­ nauk , geol. ins!., Voprosy Mi kropaleon!. , vy p. quences are subdivided into 2 zones and 2 7, 1963 , p. 22-56, pi s. 1-3 , figs. 1-4 (chart, subzones. phylogeneti c diagrams) , tables 1-4 .-Six species POGR EBNJAK, V. A. 0 Rodakh Foramini fe r MOll o­ (3 new) and 4 subspecies (2 new) in 2 fusu­ taxill oides i EolasiodisClls.-Akad. Nauk SSS R, lin id genera. Eostaffellilla subge n. nov. (ge n­ Paleon!. Zhurnal, No. I, 1964, p. 3-9, pI. I, fig . otype Eostaffella protvae Rauser 1948) is I (diagram) .- Two species, one wi th 3 sub­ erected. species (one new), in Eolasiodiscus. RENZ, OTTO, LUTERBAC HER, HANSP ETER, and SCHNE ID ER , ALFR ED. Stratigraphisch-palaon­ POIGNANT, ARM ELL E. Ape r ~ u sur les di ffe rentes espi:ces de Lituonelles et notamment celles tologische Untersuchungen im Albien und Ce­ d'Aquitaine.- Revue de Micropaleontologie, v. nomanien des Neuenburger J ura.-Eclogae 6, No. 4, March 1964, p. 2 11 -222, pi s. 1,2.­ Geol. Helveti ae, v. 56, No.2, Dec. 31, 1963 , Re view of 12 species of Litll oll ella: one is a p. 1073- 111 6, pis. 1-9, text figs . 1-4 (map, geol. young stage, one does not belong in the genus, ,ection, columnar secti on, drawings) , correl. and another probably belongs in A rellagllla. table.-Correlati on between pl anktonic Fo­ rami nifera and ammonites. Twenty species ( I PROKSOVA, DANICA. Mi kropaJaontologische Am- new) of planktonic Foraminifera are recorded wertung des Terti ars im Gebiet von Stu rovo and some of them illustrated. (SUdslowake i) (German summary of Czech text) .- Geol. Prace, Bratislava, zpravy 19, ROZOVSKAJA , S. E. Drevnejshie Predstaviteli F u­ 1960, p. 11 7-1 23 , pis. 17-20.-lncJ udes pho!o­ zu linid i ikh Predki.-Akad. nauk SSSR, Trudy micrographs of assemblages between lower Paleon!. Insti!. , tom 97, 1963, p. 1-1 28, pi s. 1- Eocene and Rupeli an. 22, tables I, 2 (comparison chart, phylogen­ PRO NINA , T . V. Foraminifery Berezovskoj Svi.y eti c diagram ) .- Illustrated systematic catalog Karbona Vostochnogo Sklona Juzhnogo Urala. incl udes 57 species (19 new) and 14 subspe­ -Akad. Nauk SSS R, Ural., Trudy Insti !. Geol. , cies (8 new) in the fa milies Endothyridae, vyp. 65, 1963 , p. 11 9-1 76, pis. 1-7 .- About Quasiendothyridae, and Ozawainellidae. 60 Carboniferous species, 14 new. SAITO, TSUN EMASA, and BE, ALLAN W. H. Pl ank­ PUTRJA, F. S. Pozdnemelovye Pull eniidy Zapad no­ tonic Foraminife ra from the Ameri can Oligo­ Sibirskoj Nizmennosti.-Akad. Nauk SSS R, cene.-Science, v. 145 , No. 3633, Aug. 14, Paleon!. Zhurnal, No. I, 1963 , p. 35 -4 1, pI. 1964, p. 702-705, text figs. I, 2 (range and 3, text fi g. I.- Four species of Pllllell ia (2 correl. chart, drawings of specimens), table I. new) from western Siberia. and a new famil y -Species from 3 localities of the Marianna Pulleniidae. fo rmati on affi rm the placement of the beds RADOIC IC, RAJKA. The microfauna of the Upper within the Globigeril1 a oligocaenica zone of Liassic Li mestones of northern Montenegro, Tanganyika. Stara Raska and Rozaj.- Yugoslav ia Instit. SA LAJ , JOZEF. Eini ge neuen Stratigraphischen Geol. Geophys. Res., Bull. (Geol. ), ser. A, Kenntnisse aus der Kreide der inneren KJip­ No. 20, 1962 ( 1963 ) , p. 201 -223 , pi s. 1-8.­ penzone von Westkarpaten (German summary Foraminife ra in thin-section photographs. A of Czech text ) .-Geol. Prace, Bratislava. new species of Vidalilla. zpravy 22, 196 1, p. 83-97, correl. table.­ RAUSER-CHERN OUSOVA , D. M. Istoricheskoe Razvi­ Forami nifera zones between Barremian and ti e Fuzu linid i Grani ihy Strati gra fi cheskik h Po­ Paleocene. drazdelenij .- Ak ad. Nauk SSS R, Otdel. geol.­ SALAJ , JOZEF, and SAM UE L, ONDR EJ . Zur licro­ geogr. nauk, geol. ins!., Voprosy Mik ropaleon!., biostrati graphie der M ittel- und Oberkreide im vyp. 7, 1963 , p. 3-12, text fi gs. 1-3 (co'umnar Ostteil der Kl ippenzone (German summary of secti ons, phylogenetic diagrams) . Czech text) .- Geol. Prace, Bratislava. zpravy REDM OND, C. D. The fo ramini fera l fa mil y Pfe n­ 30, 1963 , p. 93- 11 2, pi s. 6-8 , text fi gs. A-C. derinidae in the Jurassic of Saudi Arabia.- correl. char!.- Incl udes descriptions and iIII1$- 160 T ODD- RECENT LITERATUR J<:; ON THE FORAMINI FERA

trations of II planktonic species, I new, from du Miocene Inferieur.-Annemasse, privately Albian to Maestrichtian. printed, 1964, p. 3-8. SAMUEL, ONDREJ . Microbiostratigraphic situation URB AN IAK, J ADWI GA. The localities of fauna in in Cretaceous sediments of Klippes-zone in the Northern Flysch Carpathians. Part II, vicinity of Benatina (English summary of Larger Foraminifera.-Instyt. Geol., Warsaw, Czech text) .-Geol. Prace, Bratislava, zpravy Biul. 180, tom 9, 1963 , p. 121-138, pI. I (local. 24, 1962, p. 153-197, pis. 1-13, text fig. I map ) .-An alphabetical catalog of species (range and abund. chart) .-lIIustrated sys­ with their localities and a catalog of localities tematic catalog of 43 species, I new, from a arranged according to age. sequence extending from Albian to upper VANGEROW, ERNST FRIEDRICH . Untersuchungen Emscherian. iiber die Windungsverhaltnisse der Foramini­ SCHMID, MANFRED E. Die Foraminiferenfauna des fere A gallwmmilla pusilla (Geinitz 1848 ).­ Bruderndorfer Feinsandes (Danian ) von Haid­ Geol. Mitteil., Aachen, Festschrift Karl Rode, hof bei Ernstbrunn, NO.- Osterreich. Akad. Band 3, Heft I, May 1962, p. 33-38, pI. I, text Wissenschaften, Math.-nat. Klasse, Sitzungs­ fig. 1.- A model of the internal coiling of A. ber., Abt. I, Band 171 , heft 8-10, 1962, p. 315- pusilla prepared from study of thin sections of 361, pis. 1-6, text figs. 1-4 (map, graphs).­ the species. Illustrated systematic catalog includes about VANOVA , MARGITA . Grossforaminiferen von Solos­ 70 species, 2 new but not named. nica.-Geol. Prace, Bratislava, zpravy 27, SEGURA, LUIS R. Sistematica y distribucion de los 1963 , p. 131-141, pis. 5, 6.-Four species, Foraminiferos litorales de la "Pl aya Washing­ none new. ton," al sureste de Matamoros, T amaulipas, VDOVENKO, M. V. Nekotorye Novye Vidy Fora­ Mexico.-Univ. Nac. Auto. de Mexico, Instit. minifer iz Verkhnevizejskikh i Nizhnenamjurs­ Geol., Bol. No. 68, 1963 , p. 1-92, text figs. 1- kikh Otlozhenij Jugo-Zapada Thentral'nogo 42 (maps and tables showing distribution and Kazakhstana.-Akad. Nauk SSSR, Paleont. abundance) .-Quantitative study of Forami­ Zhurnal, No. I, 1962, p. 41-46, pis. 3, 4.­ nifera in a series of 12 traverses across the lit­ Eight new species from the Carboniferous. toral zone, samples taken at the strand, and at VENGLINSKI , I. V. 0 Novykh Vidakh Nodobacu­ depths of I , 5, 10, and 15 meters. Distribution lariella iz Buglovskikh Otlozhenij Podolii.­ and abundance of 96 species are recorded. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Paleont. Zhurnal, No.3, Number and percentage of living specimens is 1962, p. 10-15, pI. I, table I.-Three new Mio­ shown for 17 species. cene species of Nodobaculariella. SUBBA RAO, M. Some aspects of continental shelf VITALlS-Z ILAHY , LID IA. Paleogene Foraminifera of sediments off the east coast of India.-Marine Operculilla character from the Esztergom Basin Geology (Elsevier Publ. Co., Amsterdam ), v. (English summary of Hungarian text) .-Hun­ I , No. I, Feb. 1964, p. 59-87, text figs . 1-17 garian Geol. Instil., Ann. Rept. of 1961 , pt. I, (maps, graphs, photomicrographs), table 1.­ 1964, p. 337-342, text fi g. I.-Measurement On the outer shelf a zone of oolites and Fo­ methods. raminifera, interpreted as relict, from the Pleis­ tocene time of lowered sea level, remains un­ Differentiati on of the species Operculillella covered by non-calcareous detritus from river vaugilani (Cushm.) (in Hungari an).-Bull. and coastal erosion. Hungarian Geol. Soc., v. 94, no. I, Jan.-March 1964, p. \07-111 , text figs. 1-3 (map, colum­ SULEIMANOV, I. S. Pervaja Nakhodka Iskopaemogo nar section, graphs, drawings) .-Differentia­ Predstavitelya Roda A rellaparrella (Forami­ tion through distortion of septa and develop­ nifery) .-Akad. Nauk SSSR, Paleont. Zhurnal, ment of secondary septa. No. I, 1962, p. 159, 160, text fig . I.-A rella­ parrella crelacea sp. nov. from the Albian. WALDRON , ROBERT P. A seasonal ecological study of Foraminifera from T imbalier Bay, Louisi­ New species of agglutinized foraminifers of the ana.-U. S. Gulf Coastal Studies, Tech. Rept. family Textulariidae (in Russian).-Akad. No. 16, pI. B, Feb. 28, 1963, p. 132-/88, text Nauk SSSR, Paleon!. Zhurnal, No.2, 1963 , figs. 1-/2 (maps, histograms, diagrams), tables p. 138-141 , text fi gs. 1-3.-Three new species, 1-29 [published by Gulf Coast Research Lab­ two from upper Paleocene, one from lower oratory, Ocean Springs, Miss.].-Quantitative Albian. analys is of monthly sa mples from 17 stations, SZiiTS, ENDRE . Nouvelles remarques critiques 12 from open bay, 2 from eroded natural sur les zones pl anctoniques de l'Oligocene et levee, and 3 from bayou mouth. Analysis was CONTRIBU TIONS FROY THE Cl· SH1IA~ FOC~DAT I ON FOR FORAMINIFERAL RESEARCH 161

done in terms of 23 species found to be com­ berg (Nordbayero). Bemerkungen zur Strati­ mon. March and July species dislribution pro­ graphie und Palaogeographie des Rhiits in files are graphically s/>o1o." fO<" 2 traverses ex­ Franken.-Geol. Bavarica, No. 53, 1964, p. tending from innermosl bay southwesterly and 36·62, pIs. I, 2.-Nineteen Rhaetian species, southerly to the open bay. Most species had II new. several reproductive periods during the year ZHUKOVA, E. A. Stratigrafija Melovykh Otlozhenij but reproductive activity ..-as low in winter. J ugo-Zapadnykh Otrogov Gissarskogo Khrebta Sudden increases in populations tend to shift po Faune Foraminifer.-Akad. Nauk Uzbek. from one area to another, poosibly follow;.'ng SSR, Instit. Geol. Razrab. Neft. G azov. Mes­ fluctuations in organic nutrients entering the tor., Tashkent, 1963 , p. 1-139, pis. 1·16, tables bay from the land. I , 2 (correl. tables).-Twenty-two zones be­ WEZEL, FORE SE CARLO. U"ig~r;Nl lorqJIQ1D. nu­ tween Hauterivian and Danian. Twenty-eight ova specie del Pliocene siciliaoo.-Riv. ltal. arenaceous species, 10 new. Paleont. Stratig., v. 70, No. I, 1964. p. 139- 142, pI. 9. RUTH TODD ZIEGLER, JOSEP H H. Beschreibung einer Foramioi­ U. S. Geological Survey ferenfauna aus dem Rhiit yom Grossen Hass- Washington, D. C.