Intertidal foraminifera from the Savitri estuary, west coast, Maharashtra and their implications on the depositional environment

Intertidal foraminifera from the Savitri estuary, west coast, Maharashtra and their implications on the depositional environment

The benthic foraminifera from the Savitri estuary are being reported for the first time. The faunal analyses reveal the occurrence of mixed assemblage. It is observed that Trochammina inflata is the most dominant species and appears to be the indigenous to mangrove environment.

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Published in:Journal of the Geological Society of India Vol. 83; no. 1; pp. 71 - 75
Main Authors: Pachkhande, Sangita M., Kamble, Prafull B., Mookherjee, Aditi, Rajshekhar, C., Kavathankar, Nikhil A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: India Springer India 2014
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Dominant species
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Estuaries
Geology
Hydrogeology
Marine
Microorganisms
Maharashtra India
India
ISW, India, Maharashtra
West coast
Savitri Estuary
Maharashtra
Intertidal
Foraminifera
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Summary:The benthic foraminifera from the Savitri estuary are being reported for the first time. The faunal analyses reveal the occurrence of mixed assemblage. It is observed that Trochammina inflata is the most dominant species and appears to be the indigenous to mangrove environment.
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ISSN:0016-7622
0974-6889
DOI:10.1007/s12594-014-0008-3