Geological Behavior (GBR)

This study has focused on the distribution and systematic paleontology are presented with more emphasis on their modern nomenclatural aspects and ecology of 27 new Recent foraminiferal species, belonging to 22 genera, were identified from three marine bodies in western, central and eastern Mediterranean Sea. 17 species of them (~63%) are recorded from Western Mediterranean Sea (WMS), 7 species (~26%) from Central Mediterranean Sea (CMS), while only 3 species (~11%) from Eastern Mediterranean Sea (EMS). Eight species of them are belonging to the Suborder Textulariina, 6 to Miliolina, 2 to Lagenina and 11 species to Rotaliina. These new species are: Turritellella cimermani, Reophax langeri, Haplophragmoides mediterranensis, Spiroplectinella milkeri, Sahulia saidi, Textularia kaminskii, T. mediterranensis, T. schmiedli, Spirophthalmidium milkeri, Spiroloculina schmiedli, Siphonaperta mallorcaensis, Lachlanella alboranensis, Affinetrina alboranensis, A. alboranica, Tollmannia aegeanea, Globulina alboranica, Siphouvigerina oranica, Uvigerinatella mediterranea, Trimosina mallorcaensis, Sigmavirgulina oranica, Mississippina alboranensis, M. alboranensis, Rosalina mallorcaensis, Discorbinoides oranica, D. alboranensis, Falsocibicides levantinea and Elphidium alboranica.