Table 2. Relative abundance of benthic foraminiferal species and overall abundance of benthic foraminifers at Holes 1080A and 1080B.
Core, section,
interval
Depth
(mbsf)
Abundance Bolivina seminuda Bolivina sp. 1 Bolivina sp. 2 Bulimina aculeata Bulimina exilis Bulimina mexicana Cassidulina laevigata Cassidulina minuta Cassidulinoides cf. bradyi Chilostomella ovoidea Cibicidoides wuellerstorfi Cibicidoides sp. 1 Eggerella bradyi Epistominella exigua Fissurina spp. Frondicularia sp. 1 Fursenkoina fusiformis Fursenkoina sp. 1 Gyroidinoides soldanii Hyalinea balthica Melonis barleeanum Nodosaria spp. Nonion sp. 1 Nonionella turgida Oolina spp. Oolina hexagona Oridorsalis umbonatus Praeglobobulimina/Globobulimina group Pullenia bulloides Pullenia subcarinata Pyrgo spp. Quadrimorphina allomorphinoides Quinqueloculina sp.1 Sphaeroidina bulloides Stilostomella spp. Triloculina tricarinata Uvigerina auberiana Uvigerina hispidocostata Uvigerina peregrina Unidentified Number of specimens counted
175-1080A-
1H-CC 3.25 A 3

+ +
4 3


+
+ 2
+ + +
7
54 5 + + 5
1 + +
4 +
+ + + 3 3 518
2H-CC 13.15 R



25











2
2 2
2


2 32
3



3
2 7 6 14 59
3H-CC 23.13 F 2


7 1
6 +

9 3 1 5 2 5 2


+ 2 +
+ 9 13 1 1 1 2 +
5
3 2 + 13 172
4H-CC 34.07 R 2


25 4





4
10 10

2
4






2
2


10
12 2 10 4 52
5H-CC 42.50 B







































0
6H-CC 51.27 B







































0
175-1080B-
1H-CC 9.17 C 3 + 2
2
9 3
+ 2 2 1
4
2 + +
18
23 1 + + 8 + 2 4

2 5




4 170
2H-CC 18.78 C

+
52
+
18



+ 8 2
+ +
+




+ + 1




7
1 2 1 3 228
3H-CC 28.91 B







































0
4H-CC 39.10 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); C = common (250–500 specimens); F = few (100–249 specimens); R = rare (50–99 specimens); and B = barren (no specimens).