Conicotheca nigrans
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Conicotheca nigrans is a species of benthic Foraminifera that was first identified from samples collected from the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench.[2][3] C. nigrans has a test or outer shell of agglutinated organic materials and minerals.[2] As a species belonging to a basal clade of foraminifera, the order Allogromiida, C. nigrans may be informative about the evolution of the forams.[4]
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Family: | Allogromida incertae sedis |
Genus: | Conicotheca |
Species: | Conicotheca nigrans[1] Gooday, Todo, Uematsu & Kitazato, 2008 |
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