Table 4. Relative abundance of benthic foraminiferal species and overall abundance of benthic foraminifers at Hole 1079A.
Core, section,
interval
Depth (mbsf)
Abundance Bolivina sp. 1 Bolivina sp. 2 Bolivina sp. 3 Bulimina aculeata Bulimina exilis Bulimina marginata Bulimina mexicana Bulimina truncana Bulimina sp.1 Cancris auriculus Cassidulina laevigata Cassidulinoides cf. bradyi Chilostomella ovoidea Cibicidoides pachyderma Ehrenbergina trigona Eponides sp. 1 Epistominella sp. 1 Fissurina spp. Fursenkoina sp. 1 Globocassidulina subglobosa Gyroidina acuta Hoeglundina elegans Hyalinea balthica Lenticulina sp. 1 Martinottiella communis Melonis barleeanum Nodosaria spp. Nonionella turgida Oolina spp. Oridorsalis umbonatus Planulina sp. 3 Praeglobobulimina/Globobulimina group Pullenia bulloides Pullenia subcarinata Pyrgo spp. Quadrimorphina allomorphinoides Quinqueloculina spp. Rectuvigerina cf. multicostata Sigmoilinopsis schlumbergeri Siphotextularia catenata Sphaeroidina bulloides Uvigerina auberiana Uvigerina hispidocostata Uvigerina peregrina Unidentified Number of specimens counted
175-1079A-
1H-CC 5.29
A
 4 23 10

1

+



17
+
7

+

5

1
+





+

1
+
 3
+
 13


+

+
+
+
+

3
1
1
4
354
2H-CC 15.16
A
 49 14
+

7

+


+
 4





8

4



+




+

+

11









+

+

417
3H-CC 24.75
A
 9 5 1

4
2
 2



3

4


+
1

2

+

27

4

+
+

2
3
 13

+
1


+
+

2
 5
3
3
1
352
4H-CC 34.04
A
 69   9

3
4




4

2














2

+

7

+




+


+



410
5H-CC 43.58
A
 56 18  

11
+




2







+

1








+

8





+




+


309
6H-CC 53.19
A
 38 12  

10
6
+

+

17

5














6



5









+



395
7H-CC 62.84
A
 29 15 3

+
7
 15



10

1
+




+


+





1

3
+
 5
+


+





7
+
+
+
346
8H-CC 72.48
A
 41 27
+

7
4




7

+














+

 

10









+
+
+

319
9H-CC 81.28
A
 19 44
+

5
1

+


7
2
1
+


+



+
+


+


1
+
 2

7






+

+
 4
+
+
+
304
10H-CC 92.14
A
 62 5


3





3
+
+







+






+

10

11








+
 2

+
+
309
11H-CC 99.01
A
 47 15

+
 4
1




14
+
2
+



+
1




+



+
+
 1

7

+




+

+
 3



325
12H-CC 108.38
A
 35 13

2
 5
8




26

+





+








1

 

8









1



368
13H-CC 117.73
A
 19 8

+
 2
3
1
+


4
3
3
2




2

+
+
3
+



+

1

4








+
 32
8


212
14H-CC 121.02
B













































0

Notes: The relative abundance of benthic foraminiferal species is given as a percentage, where + = <1%. Absolute abundance (per ~20 cm3 of sediment) of benthic foraminifers is given as A = abundant (>500 specimens) and B = barren (no specimens).