Atlas of Benthic Foraminifera from China Seas: The Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea

✍ Scribed by Yanli Lei, Tiegang Li (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 411
• Series: Springer Geology
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This atlas gives a comprehensive account on the benthic foraminiferal fauna in the China Seas, especially on the Bohai and the Yellow Seas. Details of about 183 species, subjected to 5 orders, 52 families and 92 genera are included. For each species there is a brief description of the morphological characteristics, synonymised names, measurements and geographical distribution worldwide, as well as a top-level elegant plate illustrated the fossil and live specimens. It could be used as a reference book for researchers working at marine biology, marine geology, micropaleontology, paleoceanography, paleobiology and related fields.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Order Astrorhizida Brady, 1881....Pages 1-9
Order Textulariida Delage et Hérouard, 1896....Pages 11-88
Order Miliolida Delage et Hérouard, 1896....Pages 89-134
Order Lagenida Delage et Hérouard, 1896....Pages 135-198
Order Rotaliida Delage et Hérouard, 1896....Pages 199-377
Back Matter....Pages 379-399

✦ Subjects

Paleontology;Oceanography;Developmental Biology;Marine & Freshwater Sciences