TY - JOUR
T1 - Glomulina oculus, New Calcareous Foraminiferal Species from the High Arctic
T2 - A Potential Indicator of a Nearby Marine-Terminating Glacier
AU - Jennings, A. E.
AU - Seidenkrantz, Marit-Solveig
AU - Knudsen, Karen Luise
PY - 2020/4
Y1 - 2020/4
N2 - A new calcareous Arctic foraminiferal species, Glomulina oculus n. sp., belonging to the suborder Miliolina has been observed in surface samples from northern Nares Strait and Petermann Fjord, NVV Greenland, and off Zachariae Isbrae, NE Greenland, as well as in early Holocene sediments from the northern Baffin Bay region and on the NE Greenland shelf. In some samples, this new porcelaneous species makes up a significant fraction of the foraminiferal assemblage, particularly in samples with a relatively large sand content, and we suggest that this species is indicative of an Arctic environment with marine-terminating glaciers. Yet, further studies are needed to ascertain its full habitat range.
AB - A new calcareous Arctic foraminiferal species, Glomulina oculus n. sp., belonging to the suborder Miliolina has been observed in surface samples from northern Nares Strait and Petermann Fjord, NVV Greenland, and off Zachariae Isbrae, NE Greenland, as well as in early Holocene sediments from the northern Baffin Bay region and on the NE Greenland shelf. In some samples, this new porcelaneous species makes up a significant fraction of the foraminiferal assemblage, particularly in samples with a relatively large sand content, and we suggest that this species is indicative of an Arctic environment with marine-terminating glaciers. Yet, further studies are needed to ascertain its full habitat range.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85091500498&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2113/gsjfr.52.2.219
DO - 10.2113/gsjfr.52.2.219
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0096-1191
VL - 50
SP - 219
EP - 234
JO - Journal of Foraminiferal Research
JF - Journal of Foraminiferal Research
IS - 2
ER -