Table 4. Relative abundance of benthic foraminiferal species and overall abundance of benthic foraminifers at Hole 1077A.
Core, section, interval
Depth (mbsf)
Abundance Astrononion novozealandicum Bolivina seminuda Bulimina aculeata Bulimina exilis Bulimina marginata Bulimina mexicana Bulimina truncana Cassidulina laevigata Cassidulina minuta Cassidulinoides cf. bradyi Chilostomella oolina Chilostomella ovoidea Cibicidoides pachyderma Cibicidoides wuellerstorfi Dentalina spp. Eggerella bradyi Epistominella exigua Eponides sp. 1 Fissurina spp. Fursenkoina fusiformis Fursenkoina sp. 1 Globocassidulina subglobosa Gyroidinoides soldanii Hoeglundina elegans Lenticulina iota Melonis barleeanum Melonis pompiloides Nodosaria spp. Nonionella turgida Oolina spp. Oridorsalis umbonatus Praeglobobulimina/Globobulimina group Pullenia bulloides Pullenia subcarinata Pyrgo spp. Quadrimorphina allomorphinoides Quinqueloculina spp. Robertinoides bradyi Sigmoilinopsis schlumbergeri Sphaeroidina bulloides Spiroloculina pusilla Stilostomella spp. Triloculina trigonula Uvigerina auberiana Uvigerina hispidocostata Uvigerina peregrina Unidentified Number of specimens counted
175-1077A-

















































1H-CC 4.93 A

3 2 1

12




+



3 +

+

10 3
+ 1 4 1 2
+ + 1 +
+


1 24 5 + 346
2H-CC 10.78 F

20 2


10
+
2 2 4


2


+


6

9 + 13 4

7 4 6





+ 4 + + 124
3H-CC 24.09 C

2 +


10 +



2 +


3 1 8

+
24 1
4
2 1 10
2 2


+


+ 5 + + 248
4H-CC 33.85 F

19



12




7



13





1



4
4
22 1



1

1 9 1
67
5H-CC 43.39 C
1 20 1
+
+
+
+
+


+ 1
17
+

22

2 + 9 + 2 + 1 + +

+


1 9 4 + 327
6H-CC 52.93 C





+ 10 +

3 +


+
1
5
+

10 42
+ + 4 + 2
+ +






3 12 2 4 352
7H-CC 62.55 C

1 14


9


+
3



2 + 5
+

9 24
+
8 2 3 + + + +

+


+ 10 3 3 360
8H-CC 72.22 F


14


21
+


2



3 + 4



2 26

+ 9 + +
4
+





+ 5 2 3 210
9H-CC 80.89 T


P


P




P









P



P
P

P








P P
35
10H-CC 91.06 C + +
+


17


1
+



2
8
+

20 19


13 3 2 + 2 5 +





+

2 366
11H-CC 100.46 C

4 34


4


+
+



+ + 1 +
+
+ 26 +

7 5 4
+ 1






1 7 1 1 341
12H-CC 110.14 F






28



+ 8



4
4 1
9

6 + + + 1 2 4 + 6 + +
4 2
6
+ 4 3 5 228
13H-CC 119.47 C
2 + 15


16




+ + +

+
7
+


38
+
5 3 + + +
2



+ + 4 2 + 2 418
14H-CC 127.47 T


P


P









P
P




P



P P







P
P

P 16
15H-CC 138.67 F
+ 39



4
+ +
2 5



7 + +

+
+ 1


+ 8 +
8
+

+
11
1 1
5 232
16H-CC 148.28 T

















7
36









43

7










7 14
17H-CC 157.55 R


13
9


2

4 4



6
9





2


26 2
9





4
6 2
2 53
18H-CC 166.73 R


43








2

9
2


4






2 20 4
2





6

2
4 53
19H-CC 176.39 B














































0
20H-CC 185.93 T











P P



P
P







P
P

P



P
P

P
P 27
21H-CC 195.49 B














































0
22H-CC 205.01 T








P

P



P




P






P

P





P



6 18

Notes: The relative abundance of benthic foraminifer species is given as a percentage, where + = <1% and P = present (the relative abundance was not calculated because of small sample size). Absolute abundance (per ~20 cm3 of sediment) of benthic foraminifers is given as A = abundant (>500 specimens); C = common (250-500 specimens); F = few (100-249 specimens); R = rare (50-99 specimens); T = trace (1-49 specimens); and B = barren (no specimens).