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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL-DEVELOPMENT.

BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES

GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS.

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Records 1958/25 " l . ~ .c · ·

RECENT FORAMINIFERA FROM SHORE SANDS mOM NOm~A?

NEW CALEDONiA AND 'OTHER -iSLANDS IN THE LOYADTY GROUP.

by

Irene Crespin

by

Irsns Crospin

Records 1958/25

Dr. J. Gall, Dirccteur de Services de Mines, Noumea, New Caledonia, recently submitted for micropalaeontological examin£tion six samples of shore and coral sands from Anse-Vata, Noumea, New Caledonia G.nd the islands of Longue and Tiga in the Loyalty Islands Group. For the most part, the tests of the foraminifera were very worn. All assemblages contained genera characteristic of warm shallow watsrs in the vicinity of coral reefs such as AmphisteginEI, Baculogypsin2, Calcarina, Mo.rginopora, Peneroplis and Sori tes. Some \:iIGll-preserve<f"'"tests of small speCies, which thrive in water from 20 to 50 fathoms in depth, were present in the sample from Anse-Vatn, Noumen and from Chesterfield, Ile Longue.

The majority of the species found are either listed or figured by Todd and Post (1954) in their work on the Bikini and nearby stolls. Other publications to which reference was mado included those by Brady (1884), ChQpman (1900), Cushman (1921, 1933), Heron-Allen cmd Earland (1914-1915), Pc.rr (1950).

A detailed list of foraminifera found in each sample is given below.

Shore sand from~~se-Vatn, Noumo~

Discorb~s c~. 9011ins1 Parr

Discorbis opima Cushmo..n

Loxostomum limbatum (Brc.dY) var. costulutum Cus~aan

Pate~pa udy~ Cushman VGr. altiformis Cushman

PoneroPlis·pertusus (Forsknl)

~~nguq].,oculina di!3pOorilis d I Orb.

Quinguoloculina l2.o..rkcri (Bre,dy)

Discopulyinu1ino.. cf. ,:llirbo(d'Orb.)

Siphoninoi~. echino.tus (Brady)

Spiroloculina communis Todd Oond Post

Triloculina tricnrinr.~ t.£ d' Orb.

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Shore sand from rle de Tiga

1. Amphipteginn mndagnscnronsis d'Orb.

Baculogypsinn sphnerulatn (Parker ~nd Jones)

Calcarine calcar d'Orb.

Calcarine defrancii d'Orb.

Mnrginopor~ vortebrnlis Blainville

Pcneropli s oertusus (Forslml)

2. Calcnrina defrunci~ d'Orb.

Gypsinu. globulu Rouss

Mur~inoporQ~tcbrnlis Blninville

Textulnrin sp.

Sand trom first plateau at Tiga

Amphistcginn madng~scarensis d'Orb.

~Qculogypsina sphoorulntn (Porker and Janos)

Cnlco.rinC'. cCllca.r d'Orb.

Colcorinn defrancii d'Orb •

Co.lcnrincsponglcri (Gmclin)

~lphidium odvenum Cushman

Elphidium craticulatum (F. & M.)

Elphidium crisp~ (Linne)

Gypsina vesicularis (Pa.rker and Jones)

MarEinopora vertebralis Blainville

Peneroplis pertusus (Forskal)

Rotalia schroeterial},g, Parker and Jones

Sori tes rl1arginalis (Lam.)

Coral sands from Chesterfield - lIe Longue

T2A - Alveolinella quoyi (d'Orb.)

Amphistegina madagascare~ d'Orb •

Baculogypsinu sphaerulata (Parker and Jones)

CCllarina defrancii d'orb.

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Conicospirillina semi-inv.oluta (Cushman)

~orbis 12a1ielliformis (Brady)

Ql£§}na globula Reuss

Heterostegina depressa d'Orb.

Loxostomum limbatum (Brady) var. costulatum Cushman

Marginopora vertebralis Blainville

Patellina advena Cushman var. altiformis Cushman

Peneroplis pertusus (Forskal)

Spirillina tuberculato-limbata Chapman

Sorites marginalis (Lam.)

R4C - Amphistegina madagascarensis d'Orb.

Articulina pacifica Cushman

Anomalinellu rostrata (Brady)

Baculogypsina sphaerulata (Parker and Jones)

Buliminella madagascarensis (d t Orb.) var. spica ta . Cusrunan and Parlcer

Cal£££ina caloar d'Orb •

Calcarina defranci id' Orb.

Calcarina spengleri (Gmelin)

Conicospirillina semi-involuta Cushman

Cycloclypeus sp.

Cymbaloporetta bradyi (Cushman)

Discorbis australis. Parr

Discorbis australensis (Heron-Allen and Earland)

Discorbis mnlovensis (Heron-Allen and Eurland)

Discorbis putellifo~ (Brady)

Elphidium crispum (Linne)

Elphidium macellum (F. and M.)

Elphidium advenuill Cushman var. dispar Todd and Post

Gypsina globulu Reuss

Gypsina v8sicularis (Parker and Jones) ,

Heterostegina depressa d'Orb.

Loxostomum limbatum (Brady) var. costulatum Cushman

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Marginopora vertebr~ Blainville

Miliolinella australis (Parr)

Neoalveolina melo (F. and M.)

Patellina advenum Cushman var. altiformis Cushman - .

Peneropli~ pertusus (Forskal)

~uingueloculina bicostata (dtOrb.)

Quingueloculina parkeri (Brady)

Rotorbinella cf. dimidiata (Parker and Jones)

Reussella simplex (Cushman)

Sigmoilina achlumberg~h Silvestri

Siromoidella elegantissima (Parker and Jones)

Siphogenerina raphuna (Parker end Jones)

Siphonina philippinensis Cushman

Sorites marginalis (Lam.)

Spirillina tuberculato-limbata Chapman

Spirillina cr. radiosa Parr

Triloculina tricarinata dtOrb •

R5P Amphistegi~nadagascarensis d'Orb •.

Baculogypsina sphaerulata (Parker and Jones)

Calcarinu calcar d'Orb.

Calcarina defrancii dtOrb.

Heterostegina depressa d'Orb.

Marginopora vertebralis Blainville

BRADY, H.B., 1884

CHAPMAN, F., 1900

CUSHMAN, J.A., 1921

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REFERENCES

- Report on the Foraminifera dredged by H.lvI.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Rept.Sci.Res.Challenger~ 9 (Zoology) LONDON.

On some new and interesting Foraminifera from the Funafuti Atoll, Ellice Islands. J.Linn.soc.Zool. 28, 1-27 •

- Foraminifera of the Philippine and Adjacent Seas. U.S.Nat.M~.Bull.100.

- Some new Recent Foraminifera from the Tropical Pacific. Cush.Lab.Foram.Res. 9 (4), 77-95.

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HER ON -ALLEN, E. and EAR LAND , A., 1914-.1915

~ARi, W.J., 1950

TODD 9 Ruth and POST, Rita J., 1954

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- The Foraminifera of the Kerimba Archipelago (Portuguese East Africa) • Trans.Zool.Soc.Lond. 20, (12), 1914, 363-390 ; (17),1915,543.,..794.

- Foraminifera. B.A.N.Z. Ant.Res.Exped. 1929-1931, Rep.SGr.B (Zool. and Bot.), 5 (6). (

- Recent Foraminifera of the Marshull Islands, Bikini . Bnd Nearby Atolls. U.S.Geol.Surv.Prof.Pap. 260-H •