Table T3. Biostratigraphic ranges of selected larger foraminifers in northern Australia.
 
Planktonic foraminiferal zone:
N3/N4
N3/N4
N5
N6
N6
N7/N8
N9
N9
N10
N11
N12
late Miocene Holocene
Larger foraminiferal association:
LF1
LF2
LF3
LF4
LF5
LF6
LF7
LF8
Taxon:












Austrotrillina howchini





X X




Austrotrillina striata
X










Lacazinella sp. cf. L. wichmanni X











Flosculinella bontangensis






X




Operculina complanata X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Operculinella venosa




X X X




Cycloclypeus spp.
X X X X X X X X X X X X
Cycloclypeus annulatus




X X





Heterostegina borneensis X X










Heterostegina suborbicularis




X






Spiroclypeus sp. cf. S. margaritatus
X










Miogypsina globulina
X










Miogypsina intermedia
X










Miogypsina thecideaeformis

X X X X X X




Miogypsina dehaarti
X X X X X






Amphistegina bikiniensis X X










Amphistegina hauerina



X X X X




Amphistegina spp. X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Gypsina globulus
X
X X X X X




Gypsina howchini X X


X X X




Gypsina mastaelensis





X X




Gypsina sp.



X X






Lepidocyclina badjirraensis



X







Lepidocyclina ephippoides X X










Lepidocyclina howchini X X X X X X X X X X X X
Lepidocyclina japonica



X







Lepidocyclina orakeiensis waikukuensis




X






Lepidocyclina orakeiensis orakeiensis
X










Lepidocyclina sumatrensis
X










Note: Adapted from Chaproniere (1981, 1984) and modified after Chaproniere and Betzler (1993) and Betzler (1997).