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Quinqueloculina variolata d'Orbigny ex Terquem 1878

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Quinqueloculina variolata is a species of foraminifers in the family Hauerinidae. Dead Quinqueloculina variolata form calcareous oozes. They are herbivores. They are sessile organisms.

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  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_02000046
  • Definition: Calcareous ooze is a marine sediment composed primarily of the shells--also known as tests--of foraminifera, coccolithophores, and pteropods. This is the most common pelagic sediment by area, covering 48% of the world ocean's floor. This type of ooze is limited to depths above the Carbonate Compensation Depth at time of burial. It accumulates more rapidly than any other pelagic sediment type, with a rate that varies from 0.3 - 5 cm / 1000 yr.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Quinqueloculina variolata d'Orbigny ex Terquem 1878. View this species on GBIF